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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.
| Gene Symbol | BOK |
| Full Name | BCL2 Family Ovarian Killer |
| Chromosome | 2q37.3 |
| Function | encodes a pro-apoptotic member of the BCL2 protein family. |
| Primary Expression | neurons and contributes to apoptosis triggered by ER stress, a common feature of [Alzheimer's disease](/diseases/alzheimer-dise |
| Molecular Weight | ~23 kDa |
| Amino Acids | 210 aa |
| Pathways | Amyloid, Apoptosis, Mitophagy, Parkin-Mediated Mitophagy |
| UniProt ID | [Q9Y2D6](https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q9Y2D6) |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000165669 |
| GeneCards | BOK |
| Human Protein Atlas | BOK |
| Genomic Size | ~6 kb |
| Exon Count | 4 |
| Protein Length | 210 amino acids |
| Associated Diseases | ALS, Alzheimer |
| Interactions | PS1, Parkin, MCL1, APP |
| KG Connections | 58 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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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| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkin-Mediated Mitophagy | regulates | pathway | 0.95 |
| Mitophagy | activates | process | 0.95 |
| Mitochondrial Quality Control | involved_in | process | 0.90 |
| MITOPHAGY | promotes | process | 0.90 |
| PARKIN | interacts_with | entity | 0.85 |
| PRKN | binds | protein | 0.85 |
| Cognitive Function | modulates | phenotype | 0.85 |
| Parkin | interacts_with | protein | 0.70 |
| MCL1 | interacts_with | protein | 0.70 |
| mitophagy | regulates | process | 0.70 |
| Alzheimer's disease | protects_against | disease | 0.70 |
| Alzheimer | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Lymphoma | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| ALS | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| APP | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PARKIN | regulates | entity | 0.60 |
| MCL1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| Mitophagy | regulates | pathway | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| MITOCHONDRIA | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| AMYLOID | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| CANCER | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| BCL-2 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| Apoptosis | regulates | pathway | 0.60 |
| APP/PS1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| Amyloid | regulates | pathway | 0.60 |
| BCL-2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| Neuron | associated_with | cell_type | 0.60 |
| NEURON | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| MITOPHAGY | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| Alzheimer's disease | interacts_with | disease | 0.60 |
| neurons | expressed_in | cell_type | 0.60 |
| Alzheimer's disease | regulates | disease | 0.60 |
| PS1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ALS | associated_with | disease | 0.60 |
| Alzheimer | associated_with | disease | 0.60 |
| Neuron | expressed_in | cell_type | 0.55 |
| MCL1 | co_expressed_with | gene | 0.50 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| APP | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PARKIN | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| MCL1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| BAX | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| APP | expressed_in | entity | 0.60 |
| APP | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| BCL-2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| APP/PS1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NEURON | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| MITOPHAGY | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| APOPTOSIS | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| AMYLOID | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| MITOCHONDRIA | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| APP | co_expressed_with | gene | 0.50 |
Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target
| Hypothesis | Score | Disease | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| No targeting hypotheses | |||
Scientific analyses that reference this entity
No analyses mention this entity
Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity
| Title & PMID | Authors | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No papers found | ||||