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Cells are immortalized MEFs (genotype: bad-/-), which were generated from BAD knockout mice.
BAD is a pro-apoptotic BCL-2 family member (“BH3-only” subset) and is regulated by phosphorylation in response to growth/survival factors
This cell line is useful to study molecular mechanism of cell apoptosis, BCL-2 family pathway, and BAD function.
Danial N, et al. BAD and glucokinase reside in a mitochondrial complex that integrates glycolysis and apoptosis. Nature 424 (6951) : 952-6, 2003 PubMed: 12931191
Cheng EH, et al. BCL-2, BCL-XL Sequester BH3 Domain-Only Molecules Preventing BAX- and BAK-Mediated Mitochondrial Apoptosis. Molecular Cell 8(3) : 705–711, 2001 PubMed: 11583631
