Bcl-xL promotes metastasis independent of its anti-apoptotic activity

oleh: Soyoung Choi, Zhengming Chen, Laura H. Tang, Yuanzhang Fang, Sandra J. Shin, Nicole C. Panarelli, Yao-Tseng Chen, Yi Li, Xuejun Jiang, Yi-Chieh Nancy Du

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2016-01-01

Deskripsi

Bcl-xL is an anti-apoptotic protein that has also been implicated in metastasis. In this study, the authors show that nuclear Bcl-xL promotes metastasis by regulating TGFβ signaling, which is independent of the anti-apoptotic activity of Bcl-xL.