2017
Non-apoptotic functions of BCL-2 family proteins
Gross A, Katz SG. Non-apoptotic functions of BCL-2 family proteins. Cell Death & Differentiation 2017, 24: 1348-1358. PMID: 28234359, PMCID: PMC5520452, DOI: 10.1038/cdd.2017.22.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-apoptotic rolesBcl-2 family proteinsFamily proteinsApoptotic roleNon-apoptotic functionsWhole-cell metabolismCellular survival pathwaysMitochondrial physiologyCellular survivalSurvival pathwaysMajor regulatorNuclear processesApoptosis processProteinMechanism of actionPhysiologyImportant cluesRoleAutophagyRegulatorFascinating fieldRegulationPathwayMechanismMetabolism
2012
A stapled BIM peptide overcomes apoptotic resistance in hematologic cancers
LaBelle JL, Katz SG, Bird GH, Gavathiotis E, Stewart ML, Lawrence C, Fisher JK, Godes M, Pitter K, Kung AL, Walensky LD. A stapled BIM peptide overcomes apoptotic resistance in hematologic cancers. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2012, 122: 2018-2031. PMID: 22622039, PMCID: PMC3366394, DOI: 10.1172/jci46231.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBcl-2 family proteinsCell deathFamily proteinsPro-apoptotic Bcl-2 family proteinsBcl-2 protein familyBcl-2-interacting mediatorBcl-2 family pathwayHydrocarbon-stapled peptidesCell death mechanismsCancer cellsCellular lifeHematologic cancer cellsProtein familyDeath domainBH3 helixBim BH3Bim peptidesDeath mechanismsApoptotic blockadesApoptotic resistanceFamily pathwaySurvival pathwaysAntiapoptotic proteinsProapoptotic activityHuman AML xenograft model