BCL2 Like 11
BIM
BOD
BCL2-Like 11 (Apoptosis Facilitator)
Bcl-2-Like Protein 11
BimEL
BimL
BimS
Bcl-2 Interacting Mediator Of Cell Death
Bcl2-Interacting Mediator Of Cell Death
Bcl-2-Related Ovarian Death Agonist
Bcl-2 Interacting Protein Bim
Bcl2-L-11
BAM
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 protein encoded by this gene contains a Bcl-2 homology domain 3 (BH3). It has been shown to interact with other members of the BCL-2 protein family and to act as an apoptotic activator. The expression of this gene can be induced by nerve growth factor (NGF), as well as by the forkhead transcription factor FKHR-L1, which suggests a role of this gene in neuronal and lymphocyte apoptosis. Transgenic studies of the mouse counterpart suggested that this gene functions as an essential initiator of apoptosis in thymocyte-negative selection. Several alternatively spliced transcript variants of this gene have been identified. [provided by RefSeq, Jun 2013] CIViC Summary for BCL2L11 Gene
Forensic Context
A study in human prostate tissues from cadavers demonstrated that the BCL2L11 was significantly upregulated at longer postmortem intervals (96 h and 120 h) compared to a 24 h control, indicating its role in postmortem apoptotic gene expression for time of death estimation [Tolbert et al. DOI:10.1016/j.gene.2018.06.090]. In mice subjected to trauma/hemorrhage, burn injury, or LPS infusion, leukocyte gene expression analysis showed the BCL2L11 was upregulated in common in both blood and spleen across all three injury models at a 2-hour post-injury time point, associating it with an early transcriptional response to systemic inflammation and cell death [Brownstein et al. DOI:10.1152/physiolgenomics.00213.2005]. A study in mice and human hematopoietic cells demonstrated that radiation exposure upregulated the BCL2L11 in mouse spleen cells, which is a proapoptotic factor associated with the activation of the intrinsic apoptotic pathway [Li et al. DOI:10.1007/s10495-016-1238-1].