Pro-apoptotic Bax molecules densely populate the edges of membrane pores

How the pro-apoptotic Bax protein permeabilizes the mitochondrial outer membrane is not fully understood. Previously, using cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM), we showed that activated Bax forms large, growing pores. Whether formed in liposomes or in mitochondrial outer membranes, Bax-induced pores...

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Main Authors: Kuwana, Tomomi, Olson, Norman H., Kiosses, William B., Peters, Bjoern, Newmeyer, Donald D.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4891688/