Meanings
- biologyA protein that makes cells resistant to apoptosis.
Indeed, the long isoform of the cochaperone BCL2-associated athanogene (Bag-1L) was recently demonstrated to regulate AR through the BF3 surface and further studies are needed to understand how regulation by Bag-1L is related, if at all, to FKBP52/β-catenin co-regulation.
2015 July 25, “The FKBP52 Cochaperone Acts in Synergy with β-Catenin to Potentiate Androgen Receptor Signaling”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
Origin
- Ancient Greekᾱ̓θᾰ́νᾰτος“immortal”
- Englishathanogene
See Ancient Greek ᾱ̓θᾰ́νᾰτος (āthắnătos, “immortal”) + -gene.
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