Abstract
Background: BH3 mimetics are promising chemotherapeutics, but their full mechanisms of action are underexplored.
Results: BAX, BID, and BIM directly influence BH3 mimetics to pharmacologically inhibit anti-apoptotic BCL-2 proteins.
Conclusion: BH3 mimetics display differential activities that are dependent upon both anti- and proapoptotic BCL-2 members function.
Significance: Understanding how BH3 mimetics function within the BCL-2 family repertoire will improve the utility of these drugs.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 26481-26491 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Journal of Biological Chemistry |
Volume | 289 |
Issue number | 38 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 19 Sep 2014 |