Entrez gene ID | | 597 |
Official gene symbol | | BCL2A1 |
Full name | | BCL2-related protein A1 |
Aliases | | ,ACC-1,ACC-2,BCL2L5,BFL1,GRS,HBPA1, |
Gene summary | | This gene encodes a member of the BCL-2 protein family. The proteins of this family form hetero- or homodimers and act as anti- and pro-apoptotic regulators that are involved in a wide variety of cellular activities such as embryonic development, homeostasis and tumorigenesis. The protein encoded by this gene is able to reduce the release of pro-apoptotic cytochrome c from mitochondria and block caspase activation. This gene is a direct transcription target of NF-kappa B in response to inflammatory mediators, and is up-regulated by different extracellular signals, such as granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), CD40, phorbol ester and inflammatory cytokine TNF and IL-1, which suggests a cytoprotective function that is essential for lymphocyte activation as well as cell survival. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | | Chromosome: 15 Locus: 15q24.3 |
Gene position | | 80263643 - 80253232 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | minus |
Gene size | | 10412 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 601056 |
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