Bad Proteins and Enzymes

The Bcl-2 family of proteins consists of both inhibitors and promoters of apoptosis. The relative ratios of pro- and anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 family proteins determine the sensitivity or resistance of cells to a variety of apoptotic signals. The pro-apoptoptic Bad (Bcl-2-antagonist of cell death) heterodimerizes strongly with Bcl-x, less strongly with ...