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BAX (BCL2 associated X, apoptosis regulator)

Gene
Entrez ID Entrez Gene ID - the GENE ID in NCBI Gene database.
581
Gene nameGene Name - the full gene name approved by the HGNC.
BCL2 associated X, apoptosis regulator
Gene symbolGene Symbol - the official gene symbol approved by the HGNC, which is a short abbreviated form of the gene name.
BAX
SynonymsGene synonyms aliases
BCL2L4
ChromosomeChromosome number
19
Chromosome locationChromosomal Location - indicates the cytogenetic location of the gene or region on the chromosome.
19q13.33
SummarySummary of gene provided in NCBI Entrez Gene.
The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the BCL2 protein family. BCL2 family members form hetero- or homodimers and act as anti- or pro-apoptotic regulators that are involved in a wide variety of cellular activities. This protein forms a heterodimer with BCL2, and functions as an apoptotic activator. The association and the ratio of BAX to BCL2 also determines survival or death of a cell following an apoptotic stimulus. This protein is reported to interact with, and increase the opening of, the mitochondrial voltage-dependent anion channel (VDAC), which leads to the loss in membrane potential and the release of cytochrome c. The expression of this gene is regulated by the tumor suppressor P53 and has been shown to be involved in P53-mediated apoptosis. Multiple alternatively spliced transcript variants, which encode different isoforms, have been reported for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2019]
SNPsSNP information provided by dbSNP.
SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs398122513 G>A Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, non coding transcript variant, missense variant, intron variant
rs398122840 GGGGGGG>-,GGGGGG,GGGGGGGG Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, frameshift variant, non coding transcript variant, initiator codon variant, intron variant
miRNAmiRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT016249 hsa-miR-504-5p qRT-PCR 20542001
MIRT019436 hsa-miR-148b-3p Microarray 17612493
MIRT023402 hsa-miR-122-5p Microarray 17612493
MIRT023402 hsa-miR-122-5p Western blot 18692484
MIRT023989 hsa-miR-1-3p Proteomics;Microarray 18668037
Transcription factors
Transcription factor Regulation Reference
AATF Repression 22909821
ABL1 Activation 11753601
ATM Activation 16214353
DMAP1 Unknown 24559687
ELL Repression 15851483
Gene ontology (GO)Gene ontology information of associated ontologies with gene provided by GO database.
GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0001541 Process Ovarian follicle development IEA
GO:0001764 Process Neuron migration IEA
GO:0001777 Process T cell homeostatic proliferation IEA
GO:0001782 Process B cell homeostasis IEA
GO:0001783 Process B cell apoptotic process IDA 15214043, 16424160
Other IDsOther ids provides unique ids of gene in databases such as OMIM, HGNC, ENSEMBLE.
MIM
HGNC
e!Ensembl
Protein
UniProt ID Q07812
Protein name Apoptosis regulator BAX (Bcl-2-like protein 4) (Bcl2-L-4)
Protein function Plays a role in the mitochondrial apoptotic process. Under normal conditions, BAX is largely cytosolic via constant retrotranslocation from mitochondria to the cytosol mediated by BCL2L1/Bcl-xL, which avoids accumulation of toxic BAX levels at the mitochondrial outer membrane (MOM) (PubMed:21458670). Under stress conditions, undergoes a conformation change that causes translocation to the mitochondrion membrane, leading to the release of cytochrome c that then triggers apoptosis. Promotes activation of CASP3, and thereby apoptosis.
PDB 1F16 , 2G5B , 2K7W , 2LR1 , 3PK1 , 3PL7 , 4BD2 , 4BD6 , 4BD7 , 4BD8 , 4BDU , 4S0O , 4S0P , 4UF2 , 4ZIE , 4ZIF , 4ZIG , 4ZIH , 4ZII , 5W5X , 5W5Z , 5W60 , 5W61 , 6EB6 , 6L8V , 6L95 , 6TRR , 6XY6
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00452 Bcl-2
63 158
Apoptosis regulator proteins, Bcl-2 family
Family
Sequence
MDGSGEQPRGGGPTSSEQIMKTGALLLQGFIQDRAGRMGGEAPELALDPVPQDASTKKLS
ECLKRIGDELDSNMELQRMIAAVDTDSPREVFFRVAADMFSDGNFNWGRVVALFYFASKL
VLKALCTKVPELIRTIMGWTLDFLRERLLGWIQDQGGW
DGLLSYFGTPTWQTVTIFVAGV
LTASLTIWKKMG
Sequence length 192
Interactions View interactions
PathwaysPathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes. Each record is hyperlinked to a complete information page which also includes links to the KEGG/Reactome pathway database.
 
KEGG
 
Reactome
  EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor resistance
Endocrine resistance
Platinum drug resistance
Sphingolipid signaling pathway
p53 signaling pathway
Protein processing in endoplasmic reticulum
Apoptosis
Longevity regulating pathway
Apoptosis - multiple species
Necroptosis
Neurotrophin signaling pathway
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
AGE-RAGE signaling pathway in diabetic complications
Parkinson disease
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Huntington disease
Prion disease
Pathways of neurodegeneration - multiple diseases
Pathogenic Escherichia coli infection
Shigellosis
Salmonella infection
Tuberculosis
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis B
Measles
Human cytomegalovirus infection
Influenza A
Human papillomavirus infection
Human T-cell leukemia virus 1 infection
Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus infection
Herpes simplex virus 1 infection
Epstein-Barr virus infection
Human immunodeficiency virus 1 infection
Pathways in cancer
Transcriptional misregulation in cancer
Viral carcinogenesis
Colorectal cancer
Pancreatic cancer
Endometrial cancer
Glioma
Thyroid cancer
Basal cell carcinoma
Melanoma
Chronic myeloid leukemia
Small cell lung cancer
Non-small cell lung cancer
Breast cancer
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Gastric cancer
Lipid and atherosclerosis
  Release of apoptotic factors from the mitochondria
Activation, translocation and oligomerization of BAX
TP53 Regulates Transcription of Genes Involved in Cytochrome C Release
TP53 Regulates Transcription of Genes Involved in G2 Cell Cycle Arrest
Transcriptional regulation by RUNX2
Associated diseases
Causal
Disease name Disease term dbSNP ID References
Colorectal cancer Colorectal Carcinoma, Adenocarcinoma of large intestine rs137854568, rs137854573, rs137854575, rs387906234, rs1801155, rs121908380, rs121908702, rs267606674, rs-1, rs4939827, rs794729661, rs121909055, rs281865417, rs267606884, rs28934575, rs587776769, rs104893815, rs587776800, rs63750198, rs63751109, rs863223312, rs63750710, rs63751615, rs63750206, rs63750781, rs63750899, rs63750691, rs63750217, rs121912965, rs63749939, rs63751194, rs63750693, rs63750540, rs63751221, rs193922370, rs80359596, rs397514632, rs483352909, rs200495564, rs397514684, rs397516436, rs398122386, rs79512956, rs74953290, rs587779001, rs63750677, rs63749837, rs267607816, rs63751715, rs267607819, rs267607815, rs267607822, rs63749906, rs587778883, rs63750472, rs63751012, rs63750715, rs63750580, rs267607706, rs267607709, rs267607710, rs587778894, rs63750749, rs63750483, rs63751015, rs63751153, rs63751094, rs63751118, rs63750316, rs63749981, rs587778906, rs267607821, rs587778908, rs63750020, rs587778909, rs63750713, rs267607825, rs63751592, rs281864936, rs587778913, rs587778914, rs63749795, rs63750855, rs63749916, rs63749923, rs63751472, rs63751689, rs267607832, rs267607837, rs267607836, rs587778923, rs63750028, rs587778928, rs587778929, rs587778930, rs63751277, rs587778933, rs267607842, rs267607843, rs63750192, rs587778934, rs63750193, rs587778937, rs587778938, rs267607845, rs63751244, rs63751393, rs63751460, rs267607849, rs267607853, rs267607856, rs267607850, rs63751657, rs267607854, rs267607852, rs587778942, rs63750309, rs63750587, rs63749863, rs63751486, rs63750016, rs63749868, rs63750375, rs63750035, rs63750604, rs63750386, rs63750150, rs63750486, rs63751428, rs267607866, rs63749986, rs63751594, rs63750152, rs63750850, rs267607867, rs267607868, rs63751632, rs267607871, rs63751892, rs587778956, rs63750469, rs587778958, rs63749792, rs267607875, rs63751255, rs281864938, rs63751202, rs63750726, rs63751310, rs63749900, rs587778964, rs267607879, rs267607878, rs587778966, rs267607883, rs267607887, rs63750061, rs63750663, rs587778968, rs587778971, rs63750809, rs63749867, rs63750864, rs587778972, rs63751275, rs267607718, rs267607722, rs63750769, rs267607717, rs587778973, rs267607716, rs267607720, rs63749995, rs63750859, rs587778975, rs63750114, rs587778976, rs63750603, rs267607889, rs267607723, rs63750561, rs63750499, rs63751642, rs63751022, rs587778981, rs63750971, rs267607898, rs267607906, rs267607903, rs587778989, rs587778992, rs267607894, rs267607901, rs267607892, rs63750437, rs587778997, rs587778998, rs63750005, rs63750641, rs63751421, rs11541859, rs63750266, rs111052004, rs267607726, rs267607727, rs63750453, rs267607734, rs267607735, rs63751665, rs267607736, rs267607732, rs63749816, rs63750539, rs267607739, rs587779006, rs587779008, rs267607745, rs267607742, rs63751595, rs267607743, rs587779010, rs587779012, rs63750057, rs63749818, rs63751124, rs587779014, rs587779015, rs63749820, rs63751302, rs267607750, rs267607751, rs267607749, rs63750891, rs63749959, rs63749804, rs267607765, rs267607760, rs587779021, rs267607759, rs63750515, rs587779023, rs63751021, rs63751480, rs267607772, rs267607773, rs587779024, rs63751653, rs587779027, rs267607767, rs587779029, rs63750706, rs63750385, rs267607774, rs267607778, rs267607780, rs587779034, rs63751711, rs267607784, rs587779035, rs63750823, rs63750822, rs267607787, rs63750303, rs63749839, rs63749827, rs267607789, rs267607790, rs267607791, rs267607786, rs267607771, rs267607795, rs267607794, rs267607788, rs267607799, rs267607801, rs587779045, rs63750034, rs587779047, rs63750216, rs63751707, rs63751598, rs267607803, rs267607777, rs63750144, rs267607805, rs63750547, rs63750489, rs63750993, rs587779054, rs63751259, rs63749926, rs63750796, rs587779058, rs63750745, rs63750582, rs180177084, rs587779866, rs200389141, rs587779950, rs587780104, rs587780183, rs587778536, rs587780683, rs587781554, rs267607712, rs587777627, rs587783057, rs730881734, rs41542214, rs730881273, rs786203456, rs786201990, rs786202767, rs748005072, rs786204317, rs786204318, rs797045117, rs63750549, rs863225383, rs863225384, rs863225373, rs863225376, rs863225377, rs863225378, rs863225379, rs863225380, rs863225381, rs63750059, rs267607823, rs864622457, rs869312767, rs869312753, rs876661059, rs876658915, rs876658923, rs876660860, rs876660822, rs876660458, rs876660214, rs876658657, rs876658247, rs876659226, rs876658821, rs876660589, rs876659068, rs876659681, rs876659608, rs878853794, rs878853778, rs878853780, rs878853785, rs886039423, rs886039424, rs1057517543, rs1057517541, rs756843954, rs1057517617, rs1057517558, rs1057519256, rs1060500689, rs764085979, rs1060500707, rs1060500699, rs1060500706, rs1060500703, rs1064795341, rs1064793607, rs1064794348, rs1064795441, rs1064794373, rs1064793172, rs1064794122, rs1064795515, rs1064794331, rs63750978, rs1114167435, rs1553641362, rs63751448, rs1553648029, rs1553648058, rs587778903, rs1553653237, rs1553664353, rs267607744, rs1553647995, rs1553648047, rs1553653084, rs1553663750, rs1553664436, rs1553488015, rs1553637293, rs63750310, rs63750443, rs63751596, rs1553646681, rs550890395, rs1064796057, rs1553642079, rs1553648023, rs587782087, rs746536721, rs1553653037, rs1248251121, rs1553646602, rs1434898623, rs1553665683, rs1553648068, rs1553645331, rs1553644123, rs1553658246, rs1553651299, rs1553648149, rs1553663159, rs1302248679, rs1553664119, rs1553658009, rs1553665977, rs1416171624, rs1553663834, rs1553664617, rs1553664702, rs1553647969, rs1553648040, rs1437454428, rs1553641273, rs63751101, rs1553646764, rs1553648225, rs1554082118, rs1553648201, rs1553638868, rs1553665866, rs376736188, rs1553642707, rs1553645226, rs1553652883, rs63751435, rs1553653115, rs1553653195, rs63750300, rs1553662622, rs1553658104, rs1553648220, rs1559544064, rs63750584, rs267608083, rs1559551570, rs1559575107, rs1559553501, rs1565986506, rs1559524405, rs1559553492, rs1559554339, rs1559588540, rs1559558071, rs761329565, rs1559521039, rs1559574795, rs1567221417, rs1559578422, rs1481129490, rs1570714352, rs779783209, rs1575376830, rs1575469070, rs1575537843, rs1575620443, rs1575621506, rs587779022, rs1575414904, rs1575449093, rs1575469505, rs1575536254, rs1575537933, rs1575632112, rs1575639851, rs1575441094, rs1575449402, rs267607831, rs2081922847, rs2083403132, rs2085415927, rs2085469647, rs2043913790, rs147542208
Breast carcinoma Breast Carcinoma rs80359671, rs11540652, rs28934575, rs28897672, rs137886232, rs193922376, rs80357783, rs80359306, rs80359405, rs80359507, rs80359598, rs80358429, rs397507683, rs397515636, rs80359451, rs397507859, rs80359709, rs80359742, rs80359205, rs80357627, rs80357004, rs80357571, rs80357767, rs80357653, rs80358086, rs80357608, rs28897696, rs41293465, rs146650273, rs63751017, rs63750617, rs63750726, rs63750199, rs63749848, rs398122618, rs398122653, rs397509211, rs80357791, rs121912666, rs587778541, rs121908698, rs536907995, rs587781302, rs140342925, rs587781506, rs587782652, rs587782849, rs587783057, rs139770721, rs374950566, rs786202800, rs863224451, rs377153250, rs747727055, rs876658804, rs780001540, rs760815829, rs878854926, rs775248597, rs886040658, rs886040192, rs786203523, rs886040319, rs397508006, rs587782011, rs1060502772, rs1555461727, rs1553333072, rs1114167702, rs1257401983, rs886040950, rs1060502759, rs774684620, rs142947311, rs1555580883, rs748513310, rs376170600, rs863224499, rs1593909229, rs748453607, rs1294578913, rs1574737047, rs1593909960, rs2081922847, rs2082559544, rs2053694038 22572619
Breast cancer Malignant neoplasm of breast rs587776547, rs1137887, rs137853007, rs587776650, rs80359351, rs80359714, rs121917783, rs104886456, rs121964878, rs80359874, rs80357868, rs80357508, rs387906843, rs80357569, rs80358158, rs80357524, rs80357115, rs80357945, rs80357729, rs80357609, rs80357259, rs80357981, rs80358063, rs80357389, rs80356862, rs80359876, rs80357580, rs80358053, rs80358089, rs80187739, rs397507241, rs80358069, rs80357590, rs80357284, rs80357941, rs80359261, rs80359272, rs80359276, rs276174813, rs80358474, rs80359316, rs1555282969, rs80359388, rs80359499, rs80359505, rs80359520, rs80359526, rs80359533, rs56253082, rs80358824, rs80359554, rs80359636, rs80359651, rs80359659, rs80359011, rs80359012, rs80359013, rs80359718, rs397507410, rs81002812, rs80359730, rs80359152, rs80359159, rs397507419, rs28897759, rs80359211, rs80359775, rs397514577, rs397507584, rs80358435, rs80358456, rs80359340, rs80359343, rs80359365, rs80358579, rs397507670, rs80358593, rs80359406, rs80359444, rs80359454, rs276174853, rs276174854, rs80359483, rs80359537, rs80358815, rs80358843, rs80359558, rs80359560, rs80359594, rs80358893, rs28897743, rs397507900, rs397507906, rs397507918, rs80358971, rs80358981, rs397507941, rs80359030, rs80359035, rs41293511, rs397507396, rs81002806, rs80359112, rs397508006, rs81002893, rs45580035, rs80359760, rs397508051, rs80359772, rs4987049, rs80359777, rs80357770, rs397508867, rs62625303, rs397508874, rs80357506, rs80357287, rs273898674, rs80358042, rs80358083, rs80357058, rs41286296, rs80357960, rs80356945, rs80357223, rs386134270, rs80358116, rs80357856, rs80357424, rs397509050, rs80357485, rs80357966, rs397509067, rs80357310, rs80356866, rs80357260, rs80357437, rs80358023, rs80358086, rs80357133, rs80356993, rs80357997, rs80357239, rs80357227, rs397509243, rs80356969, rs80356959, rs63750617, rs63751319, rs587779315, rs200640585, rs398122546, rs80357543, rs398122687, rs80359328, rs398122779, rs398122783, rs62517194, rs80358029, rs515726060, rs180177103, rs180177111, rs180177133, rs587776527, rs180177135, rs180177136, rs515726117, rs587779813, rs587779909, rs587780024, rs587780100, rs28909982, rs121908698, rs180177100, rs-1, rs587780210, rs587780240, rs587780639, rs587781269, rs587781353, rs587781471, rs587781658, rs587781697, rs587781730, rs587781894, rs587781948, rs587782005, rs587782011, rs200928781, rs587781558, rs370228071, rs587782245, rs587782401, rs180177110, rs587782504, rs72552322, rs587782531, rs587782620, rs587782680, rs587782774, rs587782818, rs730881411, rs730881389, rs564652222, rs397507768, rs587776419, rs730881868, rs730881940, rs56383036, rs758972589, rs201089102, rs730881348, rs786202608, rs786201886, rs786203318, rs786203775, rs786203714, rs786202033, rs750621215, rs786203884, rs786203650, rs772821016, rs863224521, rs864622223, rs864622655, rs375699023, rs876659572, rs768362387, rs876659535, rs876658957, rs483353072, rs876659435, rs267608041, rs876661113, rs730881369, rs878853535, rs772228129, rs878855122, rs760551339, rs80359596, rs397509222, rs886039630, rs886039683, rs886040828, rs587781799, rs886040374, rs886040649, rs397507967, rs878854957, rs886040043, rs1057517589, rs1060502769, rs866380588, rs863224765, rs1064793243, rs747563556, rs1555074976, rs1064795885, rs753961188, rs1064794708, rs869312772, rs1064793887, rs1131690820, rs1135401928, rs1135401868, rs1135401859, rs1553370324, rs397507630, rs1555283160, rs1555283251, rs1555283262, rs1555283361, rs1555286298, rs1555288462, rs886040950, rs1555289566, rs776323117, rs80357123, rs1555579627, rs1555580697, rs80358054, rs1555593302, rs1328985852, rs763470424, rs1555139694, rs878854697, rs1555461217, rs1555461765, rs774684620, rs766416564, rs1554558613, rs1305740166, rs1555461460, rs1555461407, rs1555461586, rs1555567202, rs1555607022, rs1555069815, rs1442299125, rs1474786480, rs1555084947, rs1555457867, rs141087784, rs1482641121, rs1564830522, rs1565469955, rs1565503137, rs864622613, rs755263466, rs757679199, rs1593903166, rs1597801649, rs1603293306, rs879253880, rs80358754, rs1597062038, rs45494092, rs1603275367, rs887358871, rs1597091518, rs1966967065, rs1064793049, rs2082872908, rs2085078278, rs2072475243 22572619
Prostate cancer Malignant neoplasm of prostate rs121909139, rs121909140, rs121909141, rs121909142, rs121909143, rs606231169, rs606231170, rs137852584, rs137852578, rs137852580, rs137852581, rs137852582 17542986
Unknown
Disease name Disease term dbSNP ID References
Mammary neoplasms Mammary Neoplasms, Human, Mammary Neoplasms 22572619
Granulomatous slack skin Granulomatous Slack Skin 12754746
Intestinal neoplasms Intestinal Neoplasms 12663524
Intestinal cancer Intestinal Cancer 12663524

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