gene

BOK

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59Connections
0Hypotheses
0Analyses
41Outgoing
17Incoming

Summary

Comprehensive information about BOK, a pro-apoptotic BCL2 family protein involved in ER stress-induced apoptosis and implicated in neurodegeneration, Alzheimer's disease, and Parkinson's disease.

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🧬 Gene Info
Gene SymbolBOK
Full NameBCL2 Family Ovarian Killer
Chromosome2q37.3
Functionencodes a pro-apoptotic member of the BCL2 protein family.
Primary Expressionneurons and contributes to apoptosis triggered by ER stress, a common feature of [Alzheimer's disease](/diseases/alzheimer-dise
Molecular Weight~23 kDa
Amino Acids210 aa
PathwaysAmyloid, Apoptosis, Mitophagy, Parkin-Mediated Mitophagy
UniProt ID[Q9Y2D6](https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q9Y2D6)
Ensembl IDENSG00000165669
GeneCardsBOK
Human Protein AtlasBOK
Genomic Size~6 kb
Exon Count4
Protein Length210 amino acids
Associated DiseasesALS, Alzheimer
InteractionsPS1, Parkin, MCL1, APP
KG Connections58 knowledge graph edges
DatabasesGeneCardsNCBI GeneHPASTRING

Wiki Pages (14)

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Canonical Page

BOK — BCL2 Family Ovarian Killer

gene · 2284 words

autophagy-lysosomal-alzheimers

mechanism · 3555 words

ELMO2 — Engulfment Cell Motility 2

gene · 2697 words

MCL1 Gene - Myeloid Cell Leukemia 1

gene · 2173 words

Intrinsic Apoptosis Pathway in Neurodegeneration

mechanism · 1960 words

BCL2 Gene

gene · 1851 words

Pathway Diagram

graph TD
    BOK["<b>BOK</b>"]
    Parkin["Parkin"]
    BOK -->|"interacts with"| Parkin
    MCL1["MCL1"]
    BOK -->|"interacts with"| MCL1
    mitophagy(["mitophagy"])
    BOK -->|"regulates"| mitophagy
    Alzheimer_s_disease{"Alzheimer's disease"}
    BOK -->|"protects against"| Alzheimer_s_disease
    Alzheimer{"Alzheimer"}
    BOK -->|"regulates"| Alzheimer
    Als{"Als"}
    BOK -->|"regulates"| Als
    Mitophagy(["Mitophagy"])
    BOK -->|"regulates"| Mitophagy
    APP["APP"]
    BOK -->|"associated with"| APP
    ALZHEIMER["ALZHEIMER"]
    BOK -->|"regulates"| ALZHEIMER
    MITOCHONDRIA["MITOCHONDRIA"]
    BOK -->|"regulates"| MITOCHONDRIA
    AND["AND"]
    BOK -->|"regulates"| AND
    AMYLOID["AMYLOID"]
    BOK -->|"regulates"| AMYLOID
    APP -->|"associated with"| BOK
    BCL_2["BCL-2"]
    BCL_2 -->|"associated with"| BOK
    PARKIN["PARKIN"]
    PARKIN -->|"regulates"| BOK
    MCL1 -->|"interacts with"| BOK
    APP_PS1["APP/PS1"]
    APP_PS1 -->|"associated with"| BOK
    NEURON["NEURON"]
    NEURON -->|"associated with"| BOK
    ALZHEIMER_S_DISEASE["ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE"]
    ALZHEIMER_S_DISEASE -->|"regulates"| BOK
    MITOPHAGY["MITOPHAGY"]
    MITOPHAGY -->|"regulates"| BOK
    style BOK fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0

Outgoing (42)

TargetRelationTypeStr
Parkin-Mediated Mitophagyregulatespathway0.95
Mitophagyactivatesprocess0.95
Mitochondrial Quality Controlinvolved_inprocess0.90
MITOPHAGYpromotesprocess0.90
PARKINinteracts_withentity0.85

Incoming (17)

SourceRelationTypeStr
APPassociated_withgene0.60
PARKINregulatesgene0.60
MCL1interacts_withgene0.60
BAXtherapeutic_targetgene0.60
APPexpressed_inentity0.60

Targeting Hypotheses (0)

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Mentioning Analyses (0)

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