The peroxisomes strike BAK: Regulation of peroxisome integrity by the Bcl-2 family

Jerry Edward Chipuk, Mark P.A. Luna-Vargas

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Abstract

Within the mitochondrial pathway of apoptosis, VDAC2 controls both the localization and proapoptotic activity of BAK. In this issue, Hosoi et al. (2017. J. Cell Biol. https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.201605002) find that loss of VDAC2 diverts BAK into peroxisome membranes, revealing the ability of BAK to control peroxisome membrane integrity and the release of soluble peroxisomal matrix proteins.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)547-549
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Cell Biology
Volume216
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 6 Mar 2017

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