Gene Symbol | Bnip3 |
Entrez Gene ID | 84480 |
Full Name | BCL2 interacting protein 3 |
General protein information |
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Gene Type | protein-coding |
Organism | Rattus norvegicus(Norway rat) |
Genome | |
Summary | heterodimerizes and antagonizes the activity of prosurvival proteins (Bcl-2, Bcl-XL) and promotes apoptosis; provokes mitochondrial defects and cell death of ventricular myocytes during hypoxia [RGD, Feb 2006]. |