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The peroxisomes strike BAK: Regulation of peroxisome integrity by the Bcl-2 family.

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Chipuk, J. E., and M. P. A. Luna-Vargas. “The Peroxisomes Strike Bak: Regulation Of Peroxisome Integrity By The Bcl-2 Family.”. The Journal Of Cell Biology, pp. 547-549.
Center Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Author Jerry Edward Chipuk, Mark P A Luna-Vargas
Abstract

Within the mitochondrial pathway of apoptosis, VDAC2 controls both the localization and proapoptotic activity of BAK. In this issue, Hosoi et al. (2017. https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.201605002) find that loss of VDAC2 diverts BAK into peroxisome membranes, revealing the ability of BAK to control peroxisome membrane integrity and the release of soluble peroxisomal matrix proteins.

Year of Publication
2017
Journal
The Journal of cell biology
Volume
216
Issue
3
Number of Pages
547-549
Date Published
12/2017
ISSN Number
1540-8140
DOI
10.1083/jcb.201701187
Alternate Journal
J. Cell Biol.
PMID
28193702
PMCID
PMC5350527
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