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Entrez GeneID

GeneBank Accession#

Protein Accession#

Gene Name

BCL2A1

Gene Alias

ACC-1, ACC-2, BCL2L5, BFL1, GRS, HBPA1

Gene Description

BCL2-related protein A1

Omim ID

Gene Ontology

Gene Summary

This gene encodes a member of the BCL-2 protein family. The proteins of this family form hetero- or homodimers and act as anti- and pro-apoptotic regulators that are involved in a wide variety of cellular activities such as embryonic development, homeostasis and tumorigenesis. The protein encoded by this gene is able to reduce the release of pro-apoptotic cytochrome c from mitochondria and block caspase activation. This gene is a direct transcription target of NF-kappa B in response to inflammatory mediators, and is up-regulated by different extracellular signals, such as granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), CD40, phorbol ester and inflammatory cytokine TNF and IL-1, which suggests a cytoprotective function that is essential for lymphocyte activation as well as cell survival. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq

Other Designations

hematopoietic BCL2-related protein A1