Cell BiologyNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewed
A gated hydrophobic funnel within BAX binds long-chain alkenals to potentiate pro-apoptotic function
Jesse D. Gelles, Yiyang Chen, Mark P.A. Luna‐Vargas…·Jerry E. Chipuk
The paper identifies a hydrophobic funnel in BAX that binds 2t-hexadecenal, enhancing BAX activation with BIM, and shows proline 168 regulates this interaction.
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