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            Mcl-1 Antibody
Rabbit Polyclonal
                
                86 References
            
        
            
                600-401-394S
                600-401-394
        
        
            
                25 µL
                100 µg
        
            
                
                    Liquid (sterile filtered)
                    Liquid (sterile filtered)
            
            
                
                WB, ELISA, IHC, IF, FC, IP
            
                    
                
                Mouse
            
                            
                
                 Rabbit
            
                
    
        
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Product Details
                    
                    
Anti-Mcl-1 (RABBIT) Antibody - 600-401-394                    
                
                
                    
                    
rabbit anti-Mcl-1 antibody, Mcl1, Mcl 1, Bcl 2 related protein EAT/mcl1 antibody, Bcl2 related antibody, EAT antibody, Induced myeloid leukemia cell differentiation protein Mcl-1 antibody                    
                
                
                    
                    
Rabbit                    
                
                
                    
                    
Polyclonal                    
                
                
                    
                    
IgG                    
                
            Target Details
                    
                    
Mcl1                         - View All Mcl1 Products
                            
                    
                
                
                    
                    
Mouse                                            
                
                
                    
                    
Conjugated Peptide                                            
                
                
                    
                    
This affinity purified antibody was purified from whole rabbit serum prepared by repeated immunizations with a synthetic peptide corresponding to an internal region of mouse Mcl-1 conjugated to Keyhole Limpet Hemocyanin (KLH).                                            
                
                
                    
                    
This affinity-purified antibody was prepared from monospecific antiserum by immunoaffinity chromatography using synthetic peptide coupled to agarose beads followed by cross adsorption to remove any unwanted reactivity.  Assay by immunoelectrophoresis resulted in a single precipitin arc against anti-Rabbit Serum.                                            
                
                
                Application Details
                        
                        
ELISA, WB
                        
                    
                    
                        
                        
FC, IF, IHC, IP
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Anti-Mcl-1 Antibody has been tested by ELISA and western blot and is suitable for immunoprecipitation.  This antibody detects mouse Mcl-1 and is not expected to cross react with the human sequence.  Cross reactivity with Mcl-1 from other sources is unknown.  This antibody is highly specific, showing no bands in null cell lysates from Mcl-1 knockout mice even when grossly over-exposed. Mouse Mcl-1 (myeloid cell leukemia sequence 1) is composed of 331 amino acids and is reported to be 35.2 kDa in size.  The human ortholog consists of 351 amino acids and is reported to be 37.3 kDa in size.
                        
                    
                                                    Formulation
                        
                        
1.1mg/ml by UV absorbance at 280 nm                        
                    
                    
                        
                        
0.02 M Potassium Phosphate, 0.15 M Sodium Chloride, pH 7.2                        
                    
                    
                        
                        
0.01% (w/v) Sodium Azide                        
                    
                    
                        
                        
None                        
                    
            Shipping & Handling
                    
                    
Dry Ice                    
                
                
                    
                    
Store vial at -20° C prior to opening.  Aliquot contents and freeze at -20° C or below for extended storage.  Avoid cycles of freezing and thawing.  Centrifuge product if not completely clear after standing at room temperature.  This product is stable for several weeks at 4° C as an undiluted liquid.  Dilute only prior to immediate use.                     
                
                
                    
                    
Expiration date is one (1) year from date of receipt.                    
                
        
                Regulated apoptosis is essential for both the development and the subsequent maintenance of the immune system. Interleukins, including IL-2, IL-4, IL-7 and IL-15, heavily influence lymphocyte survival during the vulnerable stages of VDJ rearrangement and later in ensuring cellular homeostasis, but the genes specifically responsible for the development and maintenance of lymphocytes have not been identified. The Anti apoptotic protein Mcl-1 (myeloid cell leukemia sequence 1 (BCL2-related)) is an attractive candidate, as it is highly regulated, appears to enhance short-term survival and functions at an apical step in genotoxic deaths. However, Mcl-1 deficiency results in peri-implantation lethality. Mice, conditional for Mcl-1, display a profound reduction in B and T lymphocytes when Mcl-1 is removed. Deletion of Mcl-1 during early lymphocyte differentiation increases apoptosis and arrests the development at pro-B-cell and double negative T-cell stages. Induced deletion of Mcl-1 in peripheral B- and T-cell populations results in their rapid loss. Moreover, IL-7 both induces and requires Mcl-1 to mediate lymphocyte survival. Mcl-1 is essential both early in lymphoid development and later on in the maintenance of mature lymphocytes.
            
        
                            Kudo S et al. (2025). Collaborative orchestration of BH3-only proteins governs Bak/Bax-dependent hepatocyte apoptosis under antiapoptotic protein-deficiency in mice. Cell Death Differ.
                        
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                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Linderboim L et al. (2024). LINC complex protein nesprin-2 has pro-apoptotic activity via Bcl-2 family proteins. Cell Death Discov.
                        
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                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Karbon G et al. (2024). Chronic spindle assembly checkpoint activation causes myelosuppression and gastrointestinal atrophy. EMBO Rep.
                        
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                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Pileggi CA et al. (2023). The SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein interacts with MAO-B and impairs mitochondrial energetics. Curr Res Neurobiol.
                        
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                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Prucsi Z et al. (2023). Porphyromonas gingivalis Peptidyl Arginine Deiminase (PPAD) in the Context of the Feed-Forward Loop of Inflammation in Periodontitis. Int J Mol Sci.
                        
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                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Huang AS et al. (2023). Mitochondrial E3 ubiquitin ligase MARCHF5 controls BAK apoptotic activity independently of BH3-only proteins. Cell Death Differ.
                        
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                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Quarato G et al. (2023). Mitophagy restricts BAX/BAK-independent, Parkin-mediated apoptosis. Sci Adv.
                        
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                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Moyzis, AG et al. (2022). Mcl-1 Differentially Regulates Autophagy in Response to Changes in Energy Status and Mitochondrial Damage. Cells
                        
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                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Prew MS et al. (2022). MCL-1 is a master regulator of cancer dependency on fatty acid oxidation. Cell Rep.
                        
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                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Quarato G et al. (2022). Ca2+-mediated mitochondrial inner membrane permeabilization induces cell death independently of Bax and Bak. Cell Death Differ.
                        
                        Applications
                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Buitrago-Molina LE et al. (2021). p53-Independent Induction of p21 Fails to Control Regeneration and Hepatocarcinogenesis in a Murine Liver Injury Model. Cell Mol Gastroenterol Hepatol.
                        
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                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Sumiyoshi M et al. (2021). Arf1 and Arf6 synergistically maintain survival of T cells during activation. J Immunol.
                        
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                            Undefined
                        
                            Patel, P (2021). Inhibition of the Anti-Apoptotic Bcl-2 Family by BH3 Mimetics Sensitize the Mitochondrial Permeability Transition Pore Through Bax and Bak. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
                        
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                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Mizutani N et al. (2021). Gab1 in livers with persistent hepatocyte apoptosis has an antiapoptotic effect and reduces chronic liver injury, fibrosis, and tumorigenesis. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol.
                        
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                            Undefined
                        
                            Chen Y et al. (2021). Ser9 phosphorylation of GSK-3β promotes aging in the heart through suppression of autophagy. J Cardiovasc Aging
                        
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                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Flemmer RT et al. (2021). The Role of Mcl-1 in Embryonic Neural Precursor Cell Apoptosis. Front Cell Dev Biol.
                        
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                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Turnis M. et al. (2020). Requirement for Anti-Apoptotic MCL-1 during Early Erythropoiesis. Blood
                        
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                            WB, IB, PCA; IHC, ICC, Histology
                        
                            Smith KH. et al. (2020). Heme-Sensing Pathway Modulates Susceptibility of Poor Prognosis B-Lineage Acute Leukemia to BH3-Mimetics. Mol Cancer Res.
                        
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                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            The CE et al. (2020). MCL-1 is essential for survival but dispensable for metabolic fitness of FOXP3+ regulatory T cells. Cell Death Differ.
                        
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                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Moyzis AG et al. (2020). Mcl-1-mediated mitochondrial fission protects against stress but impairs cardiac adaptation to exercise. J Mol Cell Cardiol.
                        
                        Applications
                            IP, Co-IP; WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Jayavelu AK et al. (2020). Splicing factor YBX1 mediates persistence of JAK2-mutated neoplasms. Nature.
                        
                        Applications
                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Djajawi, TM et al. (2020). MARCH5 requires MTCH2 to coordinate proteasomal turnover of the MCL1:NOXA complex. Cell Death and Differentiation
                        
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                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Hirsova, P et al. (2020). Hepatocyte apoptosis is tumor promoting in murine nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. Cell Death & Disease
                        
                        Applications
                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Dong L et al. (2020). Glucocorticoids can induce BIM to trigger apoptosis in the absence of BAX and BAK1. Cell Death Dis.
                        
                        Applications
                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Saito Y et al. (2019). DNase II activated by the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway regulates RIP1-dependent non-apoptotic hepatocyte death via the TLR9/IFN-β signaling pathway. Cell Death Differ.
                        
                        Applications
                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Fogarty LC et al. (2019). Mcl-1 and Bcl-xL are essential for survival of the developing nervous system. Cell Death Differ.
                        
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                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Wang S et al. (2019). Impaired TFEB-mediated lysosomal biogenesis promotes the development of pancreatitis in mice and is associated with human pancreatitis. Autophagy.
                        
                        Applications
                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Schoeler K et al. (2019). CHK1 dosage in germinal center B cells controls humoral immunity. Cell Death Differ.
                        
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                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Zhu, Z et al. (2019). The AKT isoforms 1 and 2 drive B cell fate decisions during the germinal center response. Life Science Alliance
                        
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                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Dong, L et al. (2019). In the absence of apoptosis, myeloid cells arrest when deprived of growth factor, but remain viable by consuming extracellular glucose. Cell Death and Differentiation
                        
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                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Schubert et al. (2018). Requirement of GSK-3 for PUMA induction upon loss of pro-survival PI3K signaling. Cell Death & Disease
                        
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                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Guerra et al. (2018). Precision Targeting of BFL-1/A1 and an ATM Co-dependency in Human Cancer. Cell Reports
                        
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                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Suzuki et al. (2018). Infection with flaviviruses requires BCLXL for cell survival. PLOS Pathogens
                        
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                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Tuzlak S et al. (2018). Differential effects of Vav‐promoter‐driven overexpression of BCLX and BFL1 on lymphocyte survival and B cell lymphomagenesis. FEBS J.
                        
                        Applications
                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Escudero S et al. (2018). Dynamic regulation of long-chain fatty acid oxidation by a noncanonical interaction between the MCL-1 BH3 helix and VLCAD. Mol Cell.
                        
                        Applications
                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Salisbury-Ruf, CT et al. (2018). Bid maintains mitochondrial cristae structure and function and protects against cardiac disease in an integrative genomics study. ELife
                        
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                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Sochalska et al. (2017). MYC selects against reduced BCL2A1/A1 protein expression during B cell lymphomagenesis. Oncogene
                        
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                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Tuzlak et al. (2017). The BCL-2 pro-survival protein A1 is dispensable for T cell homeostasis on viral infection. Cell Death & Differentiation
                        
                        Applications
                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Singh et al. (2017). Dynein light chain 1 induces assembly of large Bim complexes on mitochondria that stabilize Mcl-1 and regulate apoptosis. Genes & Development
                        
                        Applications
                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Girnius et al. (2017). JNK Promotes Epithelial Cell Anoikis by Transcriptional and Post-translational Regulation of BH3-Only Proteins. Cell Reports
                        
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                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Adoro S et al. (2017). Post-translational control of T cell development by the ESCRT protein CHMP5. Nat Immunol.
                        
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                            Undefined
                        
                            Brouwer JM et al. (2017). Conversion of Bim-BH3 from activator to inhibitor of Bak through structure-based design. Mol Cell.
                        
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                            Undefined
                        
                            Schuler et al. (2016). The BH3-only protein BIM contributes to late-stage involution in the mouse mammary gland. Cell Death & Differentiation
                        
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                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Sochalska et al. (2016). Conditional knockdown of BCL2A1 reveals rate-limiting roles in BCR-dependent B-cell survival. Cell Death & Differentiation
                        
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                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Wang et al. (2016). Increased hepatic receptor interacting protein kinase 3 expression due to impaired proteasomal functions contributes to alcohol-induced steatosis and liver injury. Oncotarget
                        
                        Applications
                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Thornton et al. (2016). Inactivation of nuclear GSK3β by Ser(389) phosphorylation promotes lymphocyte fitness during DNA double-strand break response. Nature Communications
                        
                        Applications
                            IF, Confocal Microscopy; WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Vier et al. (2016). The anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 family protein A1/Bfl-1 regulates neutrophil survival and homeostasis and is controlled via PI3K and JAK/STAT signaling. Cell Death & Disease
                        
                        Applications
                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            D'Orsi et al. (2016). Bok Is Not Pro-Apoptotic But Suppresses Poly ADP-Ribose Polymerase-Dependent Cell Death Pathways and Protects against Excitotoxic and Seizure-Induced Neuronal Injury. The Journal of Neuroscience
                        
                        Applications
                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Lee et al. (2016). Allosteric inhibition of antiapoptotic MCL-1. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology
                        
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                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Ohmer et al. (2016). Anti-apoptotic Bcl-XL but not Mcl-1 contributes to protection against virus-induced apoptosis. Cell Death & Disease
                        
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                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Myasnikov et al. (2016). Structure-function insights reveal the human ribosome as a cancer target for antibiotics. Nature Communications
                        
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                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Goodall et al. (2016). Cycloheximide Can Induce Bax/Bak Dependent Myeloid Cell Death Independently of Multiple BH3-Only Proteins. PLOS One
                        
                        Applications
                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Williams et al. (2015). Chronic Deletion and Acute Knockdown of Parkin Have Differential Responses to Acetaminophen-induced Mitophagy and Liver Injury in Mice. Journal of Biological Chemistry
                        
                        Applications
                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Omari et al. (2015). Mcl-1 is a key regulator of the ovarian reserve. Cell Death & Disease
                        
                        Applications
                            IF, Confocal Microscopy; IHC, ICC, Histology; WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Chen et al. (2015). An interconnected hierarchical model of cell death regulation by the BCL-2 family. Nature Cell Biology
                        
                        Applications
                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Kleiman E et al. (2015). Distinct transcriptomic features are associated with transitional and mature B-cell populations in the mouse spleen. Front Immunol.
                        
                        Applications
                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Choudhary, GS et al. (2015). Cyclin E/Cdk2-dependent phosphorylation of Mcl-1 determines its stability and cellular sensitivity to BH3 mimetics. Oncotarget
                        
                        Applications
                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Ma SB et al. (2014). Bax targets mitochondria by distinct mechanisms before or during apoptotic cell death: a requirement for VDAC2 or Bak for efficient Bax apoptotic function. Cell Death Differ.
                        
                        Applications
                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Choi YB et al. (2014). HTLV-1 tax stabilizes MCL-1 via TRAF6-dependent K63-linked polyubiquitination to promote cell survival and transformation. PLoS Pathog.
                        
                        Applications
                            IP, Co-IP; WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Mahajan, IM et al. (2014). BH3-only protein BIM mediates heat shock-induced apoptosis. PloS One
                        
                        Applications
                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Magiera MM et al. (2013). Trim17-mediated ubiquitination and degradation of Mcl-1 initiate apoptosis in neurons. Cell Death Differ.
                        
                        Applications
                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Thomas RL et al. (2013). Loss of MCL-1 leads to impaired autophagy and rapid development of heart failure. Genes Dev.
                        
                        Applications
                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Hasan SMM et al. (2013). Mcl1 regulates the terminal mitosis of neural precursor cells in the mammalian brain through p27Kip1. Development.
                        
                        Applications
                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Koziel K et al. (2013). RAF and antioxidants prevent cell death induction after growth factor abrogation through regulation of Bcl-2 proteins. Exp Cell Res.
                        
                        Applications
                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Gruber S et al. (2013). Obesity promotes liver carcinogenesis via Mcl-1 stabilization independent of IL-6Rα signaling. Cell Rep.
                        
                        Applications
                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Rutherford C et al. (2013). Regulation of cell survival by sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor S1P1 via reciprocal ERK-dependent suppression of Bim and PI-3-kinase/protein kinase C-mediated upregulation of Mcl-1. Cell Death Dis.
                        
                        Applications
                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Ouyang YB et al. (2012). miR-181 targets multiple Bcl-2 family members and influences apoptosis and mitochondrial function in astrocytes. Mitochondrion.
                        
                        Applications
                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Clybouw C et al. (2012). Alternative splicing of Bim and Erk-mediated Bim EL phosphorylation are dispensable for hematopoietic homeostasis in vivo. Cell Death Differ.
                        
                        Applications
                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Malone CD et al. (2012). Mcl-1 regulates the survival of adult neural precursor cells. Mol Cell Neurosci.
                        
                        Applications
                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Selimoglu-Buet D et al. (2012). Oncogenic kit triggers Shp2/Erk1/2 pathway to down-regulate the pro-apoptotic protein Bim and to promote apoptosis resistance in leukemic cells. PLoS One
                        
                        Applications
                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Du H et al. (2011). BH3 domains other than Bim and Bid can directly activate Bax/Bak. J Biol Chem.
                        
                        Applications
                            IP, Co-IP; WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Kinross KM et al. (2011). In vivo activity of combined PI3K/mTOR and MEK inhibition in a KrasG12D; Pten deletion mouse model of ovarian cancer. Mol Cancer Ther.
                        
                        Applications
                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Mavrakis KJ et al. (2011). A cooperative microRNA-tumor suppressor gene network in acute T-cell lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL). Nat Genet.
                        
                        Applications
                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Malin S et al. (2010). Role of STAT5 in controlling cell survival and immunoglobulin gene recombination during pro-B cell development. Nat Immunol.
                        
                        Applications
                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Yuan J et al. (2010). c-Myb promotes the survival of CD4+ CD8+ double-positive thymocytes through upregulation of Bcl-xL. J Immunol.
                        
                        Applications
                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Zhang J et al. (2009). Mitophagy in mammalian cells: the reticulocyte model. Methods Enzymol.
                        
                        Applications
                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Masuoka HC et al. (2009). Mcl-1 degradation during hepatocyte lipoapoptosis. J Biol Chem.
                        
                        Applications
                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Whitecross KF et al. (2009). Defining the target specificity of ABT-737 and synergistic antitumor activities in combination with histone deacetylase inhibitors. Blood.
                        
                        Applications
                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Hikita, H et al. (2009). Mcl-1 and Bcl-xL cooperatively maintain integrity of hepatocytes in developing and adult murine liver. Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.)
                        
                        Applications
                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Hikita, H et al. (2009). BH3-only protein bid participates in the Bcl-2 network in healthy liver cells. Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.)
                        
                        Applications
                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Callus BA et al. (2008). Triggering of apoptosis by Puma is determined by the threshold set by prosurvival Bcl-2 family proteins. J Mol Biol.
                        
                        Applications
                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Dzhagalov, I. et al. (2008). The anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 family member Mcl-1 promotes T lymphocyte survival at multiple stages. Journal of Immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950)
                        
                        Applications
                            FC, FACS, FLOW; WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Huntington ND et al. (2007). Interleukin 15–mediated survival of natural killer cells is determined by interactions among Bim, Noxa and Mcl-1. Nat Immunol.
                        
                        Applications
                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Schweers RL et al. (2007). NIX is required for programmed mitochondrial clearance during reticulocyte maturation. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA
                        
                        Applications
                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Deng J et al. (2007). Proapoptotic BH3-only BCL-2 family protein BIM connects death signaling from epidermal growth factor receptor inhibition to the mitochondrion. Cancer Res.
                        
                        Applications
                            WB, IB, PCA
                        
                            Kupumbati TS et al. (2006). Dominant negative retinoic acid receptor initiates tumor formation in mice. Mol Cancer
                        
                        Applications
                            IHC, ICC, Histology
                        
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