title: Combinatorial interaction of human bcl-2 related proteins: mapping of regions important for bcl-2/bcl-x-s interaction.
abstract: Human bcl-2 family of genes including bcl-2, bcl-x-l, bcl-x-s, and bax has been shown to be functionally involved in apoptosis. We applied a yeast two-hybrid system to demonstrate that bcl-2, bcl-x-l, bcl-x-s, and bax proteins can interact with each other directly. All bcl-2 family members except bax were shown to be capable of homo-interactions. By using deletion and point mutations, the interaction domains for bcl-2 and bcl-x-s were elucidated. The BH1 domain and the membrane anchoring region at the C-terminal half of the bcl-2 protein are required for its interaction with bcl-x-s. On the other hand, the N-terminal region consisting of codons 24 to 78 of bcl-x-s interacts with bcl-2.
authors.affiliation: Department 4MG, Aging and Degenerative Diseases Research, Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL 60064.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Saeed
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Ng
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D017931:DNA Primers; D004926:Escherichia coli; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D005810:Multigene Family; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000378:metabolism*; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000378:metabolism; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae; D051028:bcl-2-Associated X Protein; D051020:bcl-X Protein
chemical_list: C494826:BAX protein, human; C494811:BCL2L1 protein, human; D017931:DNA Primers; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D051028:bcl-2-Associated X Protein; D051020:bcl-X Protein; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases