Structural highlights
Function
B2LA1_HUMAN Retards apoptosis induced by IL-3 deprivation. May function in the response of hemopoietic cells to external signals and in maintaining endothelial survival during infection (By similarity).
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
Evasion of apoptosis is recognized as a characteristic of malignant growth. Anti-apoptotic B-cell lymphoma-2 (Bcl-2) family members have therefore emerged as potential therapeutic targets due to their critical role in proliferating cancer cells. Here, we present the crystal structure of Bfl-1, the last anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 family member to be structurally characterized, in complex with a peptide corresponding to the BH3 region of the pro-apoptotic protein Bim. The structure reveals distinct features at the peptide-binding site, likely to define the binding specificity for pro-apoptotic proteins. Superposition of the Bfl-1:Bim complex with that of Mcl-1:Bim reveals a significant local plasticity of hydrophobic interactions contributed by the Bim peptide, likely to be the basis for the multi specificity of Bim for anti-apoptotic proteins.
Completing the family portrait of the anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 proteins: crystal structure of human Bfl-1 in complex with Bim.,Herman MD, Nyman T, Welin M, Lehtio L, Flodin S, Tresaugues L, Kotenyova T, Flores A, Nordlund P FEBS Lett. 2008 Oct 29;582(25-26):3590-4. Epub 2008 Sep 21. PMID:18812174[1]
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References
- ↑ Herman MD, Nyman T, Welin M, Lehtio L, Flodin S, Tresaugues L, Kotenyova T, Flores A, Nordlund P. Completing the family portrait of the anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 proteins: crystal structure of human Bfl-1 in complex with Bim. FEBS Lett. 2008 Oct 29;582(25-26):3590-4. Epub 2008 Sep 21. PMID:18812174 doi:S0014-5793(08)00763-1
