Transient binding of an activator BH3 domain to the Bak BH3-binding groove initiates Bak oligomerization
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Transient binding of an activator BH3 domain to the Bak BH3-binding groove initiates Bak oligomerization
The mechanism by which the proapoptotic Bcl-2 family members Bax and Bak release cytochrome c from mitochondria is incompletely understood. In this paper, we show that activator BH3-only proteins bind tightly but transiently to the Bak hydrophobic BH3-binding groove to induce Bak oligomerization, liposome permeabilization, mitochondrial cytochrome c release, and cell death. Analysis by surface ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Cell Biology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1540-8140,0021-9525
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201102027