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Symbol BCL2L2 contributors: mct - updated : 03-12-2014
HGNC name BCL2-like 2
HGNC id 995
EXPRESSION
Type ubiquitous
   expressed in (based on citations)
organ(s)
SystemOrgan level 1Organ level 2Organ level 3Organ level 4LevelPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
Endocrineparathyroid   highly
Respiratoryrespiratory tracttrachea  highly
tissue
SystemTissueTissue level 1Tissue level 2LevelPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
Connectivebone  highly
cells
SystemCellPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
Nervousneuron Homo sapiens
cell lineage lymphoid and myeloid cells
cell lines
fluid/secretion
at STAGE
PROTEIN
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
STRUCTURE
motifs/domains
  • from the N terminal, three BCL2 homology domains, BH3, BH1, BH2
  • bh4 motif seems to be involved in the anti-apoptotic function
  • a C terminal membrane anchoring segment
  • secondary structure eight alpha helices
    HOMOLOGY
    Homologene
    FAMILY BCL-2 family of anti-apoptotic proteins
    CATEGORY regulatory
    SUBCELLULAR LOCALIZATION extracellular
        intracellular
    intracellular,cytoplasm,organelle,mitochondria,outer
    intracellular,cytoplasm,organelle,membrane
    intracellular,cytoplasm,cytosolic
    text
  • evidence of BCL2L2 localization in the growth cones of differentiating neuronal cells
  • basic FUNCTION
  • promotes cell survival
  • mediates survival of postmitotic Sertoli cells by suppressing death-promoting activity of BAX
  • essential for the regulation of cellular survival, and up-regulated in different human tumors, such as gastric and colorectal carcinomas
  • not only promotes neuronal survival, but also neuronal differentiation
  • is required for the viability of small fiber nociceptive sensory neurons
  • functions of BCL2L2 and BAX are mimicked by other pro-survival and pro-apoptotic members, such as BCL2L1 and BAK, respectively
  • CELLULAR PROCESS
    PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS
    PATHWAY
    metabolism
    signaling
    a component
    INTERACTION
    DNA
    RNA
    small molecule
    protein
  • 17beta-estradiol (E2) upregulates expression of antiapoptotic BCL2L2 and downregulates expression of proapoptotic BCL2L11 in an estrogen receptor (ER)-dependent manner
  • BCL2L2 and GRID2 might interact genetically to regulate mitochondria, autophagy, and neuronal function
  • AKT1 may induce anti-apoptotic signals at least in part through the regulation of the amount and activity of BCL2L2
  • upon stress, NEUROD6 promotes colocalization of BCL2L2 with mitochondria and endoplasmic reticulum
  • interacts with BAX and suppresses the CASP6 apoptotic cascade that fosters axonal degeneration
  • cell & other
    REGULATION
    induced by pericytes that induced the antiapoptotic protein BCL2L2 in tumor endothelial cells (ECs)
    ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
    corresponding disease(s)
    Susceptibility
    Variant & Polymorphism
    Candidate gene
    Marker
    Therapy target
    ANIMAL & CELL MODELS
  • Bclw(-/-) mice demonstrate an adult-onset progressive decline in thermosensation and a decrease in nociceptor innervation of the epidermis