BMF (gene)

Bcl2 modifying factor
Identifiers
Symbols	BMF ; FLJ00065
External IDs	Template:OMIM5 Template:MGI HomoloGene: 14130
Gene ontology Molecular function Template:GNF GO Cellular component Template:GNF GO Template:GNF GO Biological process Template:GNF GO
Orthologs
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Species	Human	Mouse
Entrez	n/a	n/a
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RefSeq (mRNA)	n/a	n/a
RefSeq (protein)	n/a	n/a
Location (UCSC)	n/a	n/a
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Bcl2 modifying factor, also known as BMF, is a human gene.

The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the BCL2 protein family. BCL2 family members form hetero- or homodimers and act as anti- or pro-apoptotic regulators that are involved in a wide variety of cellular activities. This protein contains a single BCL2 homology domain 3 (BH3), and has been shown to bind BCL2 proteins and function as an apoptotic activator. This protein is found to be sequestered to myosin V motors by its association with dynein light chain 2, which may be important for sensing intracellular damage and triggering apoptosis. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been identified.

Further reading

• Hattori A, Okumura K, Nagase T; et al. (2001). "Characterization of long cDNA clones from human adult spleen". DNA Res. 7 (6): 357–66. PMID 11214971.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Puthalakath H, Villunger A, O'Reilly LA; et al. (2001). "Bmf: a proapoptotic BH3-only protein regulated by interaction with the myosin V actin motor complex, activated by anoikis". Science. 293 (5536): 1829–32. doi:10.1126/science.1062257. PMID 11546872.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Strausberg RL, Feingold EA, Grouse LH; et al. (2003). "Generation and initial analysis of more than 15,000 full-length human and mouse cDNA sequences". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 99 (26): 16899–903. doi:10.1073/pnas.242603899. PMID 12477932.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Lei K, Davis RJ (2003). "JNK phosphorylation of Bim-related members of the Bcl2 family induces Bax-dependent apoptosis". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 100 (5): 2432–7. doi:10.1073/pnas.0438011100. PMID 12591950.
• Day CL, Puthalakath H, Skea G; et al. (2004). "Localization of dynein light chains 1 and 2 and their pro-apoptotic ligands". Biochem. J. 377 (Pt 3): 597–605. doi:10.1042/BJ20031251. PMID 14561217.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Morales AA, Olsson A, Celsing F; et al. (2004). "Expression and transcriptional regulation of functionally distinct Bmf isoforms in B-chronic lymphocytic leukemia cells". Leukemia. 18 (1): 41–7. doi:10.1038/sj.leu.2403183. PMID 14574334.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Ota T, Suzuki Y, Nishikawa T; et al. (2004). "Complete sequencing and characterization of 21,243 full-length human cDNAs". Nat. Genet. 36 (1): 40–5. doi:10.1038/ng1285. PMID 14702039.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Gerhard DS, Wagner L, Feingold EA; et al. (2004). "The status, quality, and expansion of the NIH full-length cDNA project: the Mammalian Gene Collection (MGC)". Genome Res. 14 (10B): 2121–7. doi:10.1101/gr.2596504. PMID 15489334.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Chen L, Willis SN, Wei A; et al. (2005). "Differential targeting of prosurvival Bcl-2 proteins by their BH3-only ligands allows complementary apoptotic function". Mol. Cell. 17 (3): 393–403. doi:10.1016/j.molcel.2004.12.030. PMID 15694340.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Kuwana T, Bouchier-Hayes L, Chipuk JE; et al. (2005). "BH3 domains of BH3-only proteins differentially regulate Bax-mediated mitochondrial membrane permeabilization both directly and indirectly". Mol. Cell. 17 (4): 525–35. doi:10.1016/j.molcel.2005.02.003. PMID 15721256.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Soung YH, Lee JW, Park WS; et al. (2006). "BH3 domain mutation of proapoptotic genes Bad, Bmf and Bcl-G is rare in transitional cell carcinomas of the urinary bladder". Pathology. 38 (1): 33–4. doi:10.1080/00313020500455811. PMID 16484005.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Zhang Y, Adachi M, Kawamura R; et al. (2007). "Bmf contributes to histone deacetylase inhibitor-mediated enhancing effects on apoptosis after ionizing radiation". Apoptosis. 11 (8): 1349–57. doi:10.1007/s10495-006-8266-1. PMID 16830229.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Schmelzle T, Mailleux AA, Overholtzer M; et al. (2007). "Functional role and oncogene-regulated expression of the BH3-only factor Bmf in mammary epithelial anoikis and morphogenesis". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 104 (10): 3787–92. doi:10.1073/pnas.0700115104. PMID 17360431.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Yoo NJ, Soung YH, Lee SH; et al. (2007). "Mutational analysis of the BH3 domains of proapoptotic Bcl-2 family genes Bad, Bmf and Bcl-G in laryngeal squamous cell carcinomas". Tumori. 93 (2): 195–7. PMID 17557568.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)