Gene
Entrez ID Entrez Gene ID - the GENE ID in NCBI Gene database.
581
Gene name Gene Name - the full gene name approved by the HGNC.
BCL2 associated X, apoptosis regulator
Gene symbol Gene Symbol - the official gene symbol approved by the HGNC.
BAX
Synonyms (NCBI Gene) Gene synonyms aliases
BCL2L4
Chromosome Chromosome number
19
Chromosome location Chromosomal Location - indicates the cytogenetic location of the gene or region on the chromosome.
19q13.33
Summary Summary 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 w
SNPs SNP 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
miRNA miRNA 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 IDs Other ids provides unique ids of gene in databases such as OMIM, HGNC, ENSEMBLE.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
600040 959 ENSG00000087088
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 (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 information provided by ClinVar, GenCC, and GWAS databases.
Causal
Disease term Disease name dbSNP ID References
Alzheimer disease Familial Alzheimer Disease (FAD), Alzheimer Disease, Late Onset, Alzheimer Disease, Early Onset, Alzheimer`s Disease, Alzheimer`s Disease, Focal Onset rs63750215, rs28936379, rs63749851, rs63749884, rs28936380, rs63750048, rs63750579, rs63750264, rs63749964, rs63750671, rs281865161, rs63750066, rs63750399, rs63750734, rs63751039
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18077176
Breast cancer Malignant neoplasm of breast rs587776547, rs1137887, rs137853007, rs587776650, rs80359351, rs80359714, rs121917783, rs104886456, rs121964878, rs80359874, rs80357868, rs80357508, rs387906843, rs80357569, rs80358158
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22572619
Breast carcinoma Breast Carcinoma rs80359671, rs11540652, rs28934575, rs28897672, rs137886232, rs193922376, rs80357783, rs80359306, rs80359405, rs80359507, rs80359598, rs80358429, rs397507683, rs397515636, rs80359451
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22572619
Burkitt`s lymphoma Burkitt Lymphoma rs28933407, rs121918683, rs121918684
Unknown
Disease term Disease name Evidence References Source
Myocardial infarction Myocardial Infarction 25450231, 20079142 ClinVar
Leukemia leukemia, acute lymphocytic, susceptibility to, 1 GenCC
Asthma Asthma GWAS
Associations from Text Mining
Disease Name Relationship Type References
AA amyloidosis Associate 31695369
Abortion Habitual Stimulate 18019411
Abortion Habitual Associate 30937706
Acute Coronary Syndrome Associate 25527700
Adenocarcinoma Associate 11005569, 14716828, 17091766, 17354623
Adenocarcinoma of Lung Associate 23991130, 27878984, 31432162, 32667124, 38182570
Adenoma Associate 15188026, 34762658
Adenoma Inhibit 17109495
Adenoma Pleomorphic Associate 25230790
Adenomatous Polyps Associate 17278192