Gene:
BCL2/adenovirus E1B 19 kDa-interacting protein 3
Gene ID:
130968
Symbol:
Bnip3
Species:
1182
Description:
heterodimerizes and antagonizes the activity of prosurvival proteins (Bcl-2, Bcl-XL) and promotes apoptosis; provokes mitochondrial defects and cell death of ventricular myocytes during hypoxia [RGD]