BIK Antibody / BCL2-interacting killer

Bcl-2-interacting killer is a protein that in humans is encoded by the BIK gene. This gene is mapped to 22q13.31. The protein encoded by this gene shares a critical BH3 domain with other death-promoting proteins, such as BID, BAK, BAD and BAX, that is required for its pro-apoptotic activity, and for interaction with anti-apoptotic members of the BCL2 family, and viral survival-promoting proteins. Since the activity of this protein is suppressed in the presence of survival-promoting proteins, it is suggested as a likely target for anti-apoptotic proteins.