| ID | Sequence | Length | GC content |
|---|---|---|---|
| CUCGAUCCGGGCGAUGGAGGAGGAAGCAAGCGAGGGGGCUGGUUCCUGA… | 2385 nt | 0.5665 | |
| CUCGAUCCGGGCGAUGGAGGAGGAAGCAAGCGAGGGGGCUGGUUCCUGA… | 2556 nt | 0.5665 | |
| GCCGCGGCACCGGAAGUGACUGAGCUUGCAAGUUCCCCUGUCUCUUCAG… | 2405 nt | 0.5630 | |
| GCCGCGGCACCGGAAGUGACUGAGCUUGCAAGUUCCCCUGUCUCUUCAG… | 2534 nt | 0.5722 | |
| GCCGCGGCACCGGAAGUGACUGAGCUUGCAAGUUCCCCUGUCUCUUCAG… | 2423 nt | 0.5625 | |
| GCCGCGGCACCGGAAGUGACUGAGCUUGCAAGUUCCCCUGUCUCUUCAG… | 2552 nt | 0.5717 | |
| ACUGGUGCUUUCGAUUUGACUUAAGUGAAGUAUCUUGGAACCUAGACCC… | 2389 nt | 0.5555 | |
| ACUGGUGCUUUCGAUUUGACUUAAGUGAAGUAUCUUGGAACCUAGACCC… | 2362 nt | 0.5567 | |
| ACUGGUGCUUUCGAUUUGACUUAAGUGAAGUAUCUUGGAACCUAGACCC… | 2380 nt | 0.5563 | |
| CUCGAUCCGGGCGAUGGAGGAGGAAGCAAGCGAGGGGGCUGGUUCCUGA… | 2574 nt | 0.5660 |
The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the BCL-2 protein family. BCL-2 family members form hetero- or homodimers and act as anti- or pro-apoptotic regulators that are involved in a wide variety of cellular activities. The proteins encoded by this gene are located at the outer mitochondrial membrane, and have been shown to regulate outer mitochondrial membrane channel (VDAC) opening. VDAC regulates mitochondrial membrane potential, and thus controls the production of reactive oxygen species and release of cytochrome C by mitochondria, both of which are the potent inducers of cell apoptosis. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding two different isoforms. The longer isoform acts as an apoptotic inhibitor and the shorter isoform acts as an apoptotic activator. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2015]
A study in human prostate tissues demonstrated that the BCL2L1 was significantly upregulated in a time-dependent manner, showing considerable increases at higher postmortem intervals (96 h and 120 h) compared to a 24-hour control, which supports its role in time-of-death estimation [Tolbert et al. DOI:10.1016/j.gene.2018.06.090]. Research in mice further showed that the BCL2L1 expression was rapidly elevated in heart tissue after a single high-dose chlorpromazine administration and maintained for one week of repeated high-dose treatment, indicating a distinct anti-apoptotic response to drug exposure [Tsai et al. DOI:10.1016/J.Legalmed.2011.04.006].