BOK antibody, bok antibody, zgc:100979 antibody, zgc:64041 antibody, BCL2L9 antibody, BOKL antibody, Bok-BH3 antibody, AI847676 antibody, AU021146 antibody, matador antibody, mtd antibody, BOK, BCL2 family apoptosis regulator antibody, BCL2-related ovarian killer a antibody, BCL2-related ovarian killer b antibody, BCL2-related ovarian killer antibody, BOK antibody, boka antibody, bokb antibody, Bok antibody
Background
The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the BCL2 family, members of which form homo- or heterodimers, and act as anti- or proapoptotic regulators that are involved in a wide variety of cellular processes. Studies in rat show that this protein has restricted expression in reproductive tissues, interacts strongly with some antiapoptotic BCL2 proteins, not at all with proapoptotic BCL2 proteins, and induces apoptosis in transfected cells. Thus, this protein represents a proapoptotic member of the BCL2 family.