CED9 (gene)

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Discovered in the C. elegans genome. Ced9 is the gene that codes for a protein that inhibits/represses apoptosis. The human version of the gene is called Bcl-2.

The protein prevents the release of cytochrome c in the membrane of mitochondria

http://www.wormbase.org/db/gene/gene?name=WBGene00000423;class=Gene


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