Gene: BID
Alternate names for this Gene: FP497
Gene Summary: This gene encodes a death agonist that heterodimerizes with either agonist BAX or antagonist BCL2, and thus regulate apoptosis. The encoded protein is a member of the BCL-2 family of cell death regulators. It is a mediator of mitochondrial damage induced by caspase-8 (CASP8); CASP8 cleaves this encoded protein, and the COOH-terminal part translocates to mitochondria where it triggers cytochrome c release. Multiple alternatively spliced transcript variants have been found, but the full-length nature of some variants has not been defined.
Gene is located in Chromosome: 22
Location in Chromosome : 22q11.21
Description of this Gene: BH3 interacting domain death agonist
Type of Gene: protein-coding