The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen BCL2-Antagonist/killer 1 across different species:

BCL2-antagonist/killer 1 (BAK1)

Other aliases include:

BAK, CDN1, BCL2L7, MGC3887, BAK-LIKE, MGC117255

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen BCL2-Antagonist/killer 1:

BCL2-antagonist/killer 1 – BCL2-like 7 protein – apoptosis regulator BAK – pro-apoptotic protein BAK – Bcl-2 homologous antagonist/killer

BCL2-Antagonist/killer 1 fulfills a number of functions:

identical protein binding – metal ion binding – protein heterodimerization activity – zinc ion binding

BCL2-Antagonist/killer 1 is relevant to the following processes:

establishment or maintenance of transmembrane electrochemical gradient – induction of apoptosis – regulation of apoptosis – regulation of mitochondrial membrane permeability – regulation of mitochondrial membrane potential – regulation of protein heterodimerization activity – regulation of protein homodimerization activity – release of cytochrome c from mitochondria

Locations for BCL2-Antagonist/killer 1:

membrane – mitochondrial outer membrane – mitochondrion – pore complex

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology