Novel dimerization mode of the human Bcl-2 family protein Bak, a mitochondrial apoptosis regulator.
Wang, H., Takemoto, C., Akasaka, R., Uchikubo-Kamo, T., Kishishita, S., Murayama, K., Terada, T., Chen, L., Liu, Z.J., Wang, B.C., Sugano, S., Tanaka, A., Inoue, M., Kigawa, T., Shirouzu, M., Yokoyama, S.(2009) J Struct Biol 166: 32-37
- PubMed: 19135534 
- DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2008.12.003
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
2YV6 - PubMed Abstract: 
Interactions of Bcl-2 family proteins play a regulatory role in mitochondrial apoptosis. The pro-apoptotic protein Bak resides in the outer mitochondrial membrane, and the formation of Bak homo- or heterodimers is involved in the regulation of apoptosis. The previously reported structure of the human Bak protein (residues Glu16-Gly186) revealed that a zinc ion was coordinated with two pairs of Asp160 and His164 residues from the symmetry-related molecules ...