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1Novartis Pharma AG, Oncology, Molecular Genetics, Basel, Switzerland. hzhang@uhbs.ch
Abstract:
By PCR and EST database searches we have identified three novel BNIP1 splice variants, and found that one of them, BNIP1-b, contains a highly conserved BH3 domain. The BNIP1 gene has been assigned to chromosome 5q33-34. Using in vitro protein-protein interaction assays, all BNIP1 variants were shown to interact with BCL2 and also with BCL2L1 (previously Bcl-xL). These interactions are BH3-independent. Furthermore, the BNIP1 variants cannot interact with BAX. The results suggest that the BNIP1 variants are novel members of the BCL2 family but function through a mechanism different from other BH3-only members.
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