The bag-1 internal ribosome entry site (IRES) is a cis-acting element located in the 5 ' untranslated region of the BAG-1 protein mRNA. Its effects apoptosis through IRES mediated

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of the BAG-1 protein. When expressed, the BAG-1 protein is known to enhance the anti-apoptotic properties of the

Bcl-2 Bcl-2 (B-cell lymphoma 2), encoded in humans by the ''BCL2'' gene, is the founding member of the Bcl-2 family of regulator proteins that regulate cell death ( apoptosis), by either inhibiting (anti-apoptotic) or inducing (pro-apoptotic) apoptosi ...

protein. Although bag-1 translation usually occurs via a cap-dependent mechanism it has been found to contain an IRES in its 5' UTR. Translation via the IRES has been found to be common following heat shock when cap-dependent scanning is compromised.

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* Cis-regulatory RNA elements {{molecular-cell-biology-stub