Intrinsic order and disorder in the bcl-2 member harakiri: insights into its proapoptotic activity.

Harakiri is a BH3-only member of the Bcl-2 family that localizes in membranes and induces cell death by binding to prosurvival Bcl-x(L) and Bcl-2. The cytosolic domain of Harakiri is largely disorder with residual α-helical conformation according to previous structural studies. As these helical stru...

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Main Authors: Susana Barrera-Vilarmau, Patricia Obregón, Eva de Alba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21731739/pdf/?tool=EBI