BAK α6 permits activation by BH3-only proteins and homooligomerization via the canonical hydrophobic groove

Disordered clusters of Bak dimers rupture mitochondria during apoptosis

(2017) Rachel T Uren et al.   eLife

Bax assembly into rings and arcs in apoptotic mitochondria is linked to membrane pores

(2016) R. Salvador-Gallego et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

Bax assembles into large ring-like structures remodeling the mitochondrial outer membrane in apoptosis

(2016) L. Grosse et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

Bak apoptotic pores involve a flexible C-terminal region and juxtaposition of the C-terminal transmembrane domains

(2015) S Iyer et al.   CELL DEATH AND DIFFERENTIATION

BH3-in-groove dimerization initiates and helix 9 dimerization expands Bax pore assembly in membranes

(2015) Z. Zhang et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

Bid chimeras indicate that most BH3-only proteins can directly activate Bak and Bax and show no preference for Bak versus Bax

(2015) C Hockings et al.   Cell Death & Disease

Dissociation of Bak α1 helix from the core and latch domains is required for apoptosis

(2015) Amber E. Alsop et al.   Nature Communications

Bax monomers form dimer units in the membrane that further self-assemble into multiple oligomeric species

(2015) Yamunadevi Subburaj et al.   Nature Communications

Bax targets mitochondria by distinct mechanisms before or during apoptotic cell death: a requirement for VDAC2 or Bak for efficient Bax apoptotic function

(2014) S B Ma et al.   CELL DEATH AND DIFFERENTIATION

Differential retrotranslocation of mitochondrial Bax and Bak

(2014) F. Todt et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

Bak Core and Latch Domains Separate during Activation, and Freed Core Domains Form Symmetric Homodimers

(2014) Jason M. Brouwer et al.   MOLECULAR CELL

Structural Model of Active Bax at the Membrane

(2014) Stephanie Bleicken et al.   MOLECULAR CELL

Apoptotic pore formation is associated with in-plane insertion of Bak or Bax central helices into the mitochondrial outer membrane

(2014) Dana Westphal et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Bax Crystal Structures Reveal How BH3 Domains Activate Bax and Nucleate Its Oligomerization to Induce Apoptosis

(2013) Peter E. Czabotar et al.   CELL

Assembly of the Bak Apoptotic Pore

(2013) Stephen Ma et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Organization of the Mitochondrial Apoptotic BAK Pore

(2013) Sreevidya Aluvila et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Bax Exists in a Dynamic Equilibrium between the Cytosol and Mitochondria to Control Apoptotic Priming

(2013) Barbara Schellenberg et al.   MOLECULAR CELL

BID-induced structural changes in BAK promote apoptosis

(2013) Tudor Moldoveanu et al.   NATURE STRUCTURAL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Direct activation of full-length proapoptotic BAK

(2013) Elizaveta S. Leshchiner et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Translocation of a Bak C-Terminus Mutant from Cytosol to Mitochondria to Mediate Cytochrome c Release: Implications for Bak and Bax Apoptotic Function

(2012) Pedro Eitz Ferrer et al.   PLoS One

Bcl-xL Retrotranslocates Bax from the Mitochondria into the Cytosol

(2011) Frank Edlich et al.   CELL

Bax dimerizes via a symmetric BH3:groove interface during apoptosis

(2011) G Dewson et al.   CELL DEATH AND DIFFERENTIATION

Bax Forms an Oligomer via Separate, Yet Interdependent, Surfaces

(2010) Zhi Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Inhibition of Bak Activation by VDAC2 Is Dependent on the Bak Transmembrane Anchor

(2010) Michael Lazarou et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

BH3-Triggered Structural Reorganization Drives the Activation of Proapoptotic BAX

(2010) Evripidis Gavathiotis et al.   MOLECULAR CELL

Bak Activation for Apoptosis Involves Oligomerization of Dimers via Their α6 Helices

(2009) Grant Dewson et al.   MOLECULAR CELL

Stepwise Activation of BAX and BAK by tBID, BIM, and PUMA Initiates Mitochondrial Apoptosis

(2009) Hyungjin Kim et al.   MOLECULAR CELL

To Trigger Apoptosis, Bak Exposes Its BH3 Domain and Homodimerizes via BH3:Groove Interactions

(2008) Grant Dewson et al.   MOLECULAR CELL

BAX activation is initiated at a novel interaction site

(2008) Evripidis Gavathiotis et al.   NATURE

Structure of transmembrane pore induced by Bax-derived peptide: Evidence for lipidic pores

(2008) S. Qian et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA