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HAX1: A versatile, intrinsically disordered regulatory protein
Alicja Trębińska-Stryjewska1, Maciej Wakula2, Mateusz Chmielarczyk2
1Institute of Optoelectronics, Military University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland.
Abstract:
HAX1 is a relatively small, ubiquitously expressed, predominantly mitochondrial, intrinsically disordered protein. It has been implicated in the regulation of apoptosis, cell migration, calcium cycling, proteostasis, angiogenesis, autophagy and translation. A wide spectrum of functions, numerous interactions and still elusive molecular mechanisms of action make HAX1 an intriguing subject of research. Moreover, HAX1 is involved in the pathogenesis of diseases; its deficiency leads to neutropenia and its overexpression is associated with cancer. In this review we aim to describe the characteristics of HAX1 gene and protein, and comprehensively discuss its multiple functions, highlighting the emerging role of HAX1 in protection from stress and apoptosis through maintaining cellular proteostasis and homeostasis.
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