Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 581
Gene name BCL2 associated X, apoptosis regulator
Gene symbol BAX
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
BCL2L4
Chromosome 19
Chromosome location 19q13.33
Summary 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 w
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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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
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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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 factors information provided by TRRUST V2 database.
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Transcription factor Regulation Reference
AATF Repression 22909821
ABL1 Activation 11753601
ATM Activation 16214353
DMAP1 Unknown 24559687
ELL Repression 15851483
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0001541 Process Ovarian follicle development IEA
GO:0001764 Process Neuron migration IEA
GO:0001776 Process Leukocyte homeostasis IEA
GO:0001777 Process T cell homeostatic proliferation IEA
GO:0001782 Process B cell homeostasis IEA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
600040 959 ENSG00000087088
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q07812
Protein name Apoptosis regulator BAX (Bcl-2-like protein 4) (Bcl2-L-4)
Protein function Plays a role in the mitochondrial apoptotic process (PubMed:10772918, PubMed:11060313, PubMed:16113678, PubMed:16199525, PubMed:18948948, PubMed:21199865, PubMed:21458670, PubMed:25609812, PubMed:36361894, PubMed:8358790, PubMed:8521816). Under
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 , 7ADT , 8G1T , 8SPE , 8SPF , 8SPZ , 8SRX , 8SRY , 8SVK
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00452 Bcl-2 63 158 Apoptosis regulator proteins, Bcl-2 family Family
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed in a wide variety of tissues. Isoform Psi is found in glial tumors. Isoform Alpha is expressed in spleen, breast, ovary, testis, colon and brain, and at low levels in skin and lung. Isoform Sigma is expressed in spleen, breas
Sequence
MDGSGEQPRGGGPTSSEQIMKTGALLLQGFIQDRAGRMGGEAPELALDPVPQDASTKKLS
ECLKRIGDELDSNMELQRMIAAVDTDSPREVFFRVAADMFSDGNFNWGRVVALFYFASKL
VLKALCTKVPELIRTIMGWTLDFLRERLLGWIQDQGGW
DGLLSYFGTPTWQTVTIFVAGV
LTASLTIWKKMG
Sequence length 192
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  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 Disease associations from ClinVar (causal & non-causal) and other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.).
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Evidence Score: ★☆☆☆☆  Gene-disease association found in Text Mining only ★★☆☆☆  Found in Text Mining and Unknown/Other Associations ★★★☆☆  Reported in Unknown/Other Associations across ≥2 Sources ★★★★☆  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants) ★★★★★  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Causal Diseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession Evidence Score
Carcinoma of colon Pathogenic rs398122840 RCV000010120
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia Pathogenic rs398122513, rs398122840 RCV000010121
RCV000010122
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Unknown / Other Associations ClinVar entries with uncertain/conflicting evidence, and associations from other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.) where the gene is not established as causal.
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance Source Evidence Score
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
ASTHMA GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
ATAXIA TELANGIECTASIA Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
BREAST NEOPLASMS CTD
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Associations from Text Mining Disease associations identified through text mining
Disease Name Disease (Merged) Source PMID Relationship Type Evidence Score
Acromegaly Acromegaly BEFREE 16343104
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Acute Confusional Senile Dementia Senile Dementia CTD_human_DG 18077176
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Acute Erythroblastic Leukemia Erythroblastic Leukemia BEFREE 9569026
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Acute Kidney Insufficiency Acute Kidney Insufficiency CTD_human_DG 20623750
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Acute leukemia Leukemia BEFREE 16059649
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Acute lymphocytic leukemia Lymphocytic Leukemia BEFREE 16267031, 30141309, 9531611, 9639521
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Acute monocytic leukemia Monocytic Leukemia BEFREE 25957891, 28420723, 29559471
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia Promyelocytic Leukemia BEFREE 20164150
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenocarcinoma Adenocarcinoma BEFREE 11992551, 17237283, 9020077, 9331106, 9453486
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenocarcinoma Adenocarcinoma LHGDN 14716828
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only