NameInduced myeloid leukemia cell differentiation protein Mcl-1
Synonyms
  • Bcl-2-like protein 3
  • Bcl-2-related protein EAT/mcl1
  • Bcl2-L-3
  • BCL2L3
  • mcl1/EAT
Gene NameMCL1
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0006783|Induced myeloid leukemia cell differentiation protein Mcl-1
MFGLKRNAVIGLNLYCGGAGLGAGSGGATRPGGRLLATEKEASARREIGGGEAGAVIGGS
AGASPPSTLTPDSRRVARPPPIGAEVPDVTATPARLLFFAPTRRAAPLEEMEAPAADAIM
SPEEELDGYEPEPLGKRPAVLPLLELVGESGNNTSTDGSLPSTPPPAEEEEDELYRQSLE
IISRYLREQATGAKDTKPMGRSGATSRKALETLRRVGDGVQRNHETAFQGMLRKLDIKNE
DDVKSLSRVMIHVFSDGVTNWGRIVTLISFGAFVAKHLKTINQESCIEPLAESITDVLVR
TKRDWLVKQRGWDGFVEFFHVEDLEGGIRNVLLAFAGVAGVGAGLAYLIR
Number of residues350
Molecular Weight37336.975
Theoretical pI5.34
GO Classification
Functions
  • BH3 domain binding
  • protein homodimerization activity
  • protein channel activity
  • protein heterodimerization activity
Processes
  • extrinsic apoptotic signaling pathway in absence of ligand
  • protein transmembrane transport
  • negative regulation of anoikis
  • cell fate determination
  • positive regulation of oxidative stress-induced neuron intrinsic apoptotic signaling pathway
  • intrinsic apoptotic signaling pathway in response to DNA damage
  • regulation of response to DNA damage stimulus
  • multicellular organismal development
  • response to cytokine
  • negative regulation of intrinsic apoptotic signaling pathway
  • apoptotic mitochondrial changes
  • negative regulation of extrinsic apoptotic signaling pathway in absence of ligand
  • cellular homeostasis
Components
  • nucleus
  • mitochondrial matrix
  • mitochondrial outer membrane
  • Bcl-2 family protein complex
  • integral component of membrane
  • cytosol
  • nucleoplasm
  • cytoplasm
  • mitochondrion
  • membrane
General FunctionProtein homodimerization activity
Specific FunctionInvolved in the regulation of apoptosis versus cell survival, and in the maintenance of viability but not of proliferation. Mediates its effects by interactions with a number of other regulators of apoptosis. Isoform 1 inhibits apoptosis. Isoform 2 promotes apoptosis.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions328-348
GenBank Protein IDNot Available
UniProtKB IDQ07820
UniProtKB Entry NameMCL1_HUMAN
Cellular LocationMembrane
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0019430|Induced myeloid leukemia cell differentiation protein Mcl-1 (MCL1)
ATGTTTGGCCTCAAAAGAAACGCGGTAATCGGACTCAACCTCTACTGTGGGGGGGCCGGC
TTGGGGGCCGGCAGCGGCGGCGCCACCCGCCCGGGAGGGCGACTTTTGGCCACCGGCGCC
AAGGACACAAAGCCAATGGGCAGGTCTGGGGCCACCAGCAGGAAGGCGCTGGAGACCTTA
CGACGGGTTGGGGATGGCGTGCAGCGCAACCACGAGACGGCCTTCCAAGGCATGCTTCGG
AAACTGGACATCAAAAACGAAGACGATGTGAAATCGTTGTCTCGAGTGATGATCCATGTT
TTCAGCGACGGCGTAACAAACTGGGGCAGGATTGTGACTCTCATTTCTTTTGGTGCCTTT
GTGGCTAAACACTTGAAGACCATAAACCAAGAAAGCTGCATCGAACCATTAGCAGAAAGT
ATCACAGACGTTCTCGTAAGGACAAAACGGGACTGGCTAGTTAAACAAAGAGGCTGGGAT
GGGTTTGTGGAGTTCTTCCATGTAGAGGACCTAGAAGGTGGCATCAGGAATGTGCTGCTG
GCTTTTGCAGGTGTTGCTGGAGTAGGAGCTGGTTTGGCATATCTAATAAGATAG
GenBank Gene IDAF118278
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDMCL1
HGNC IDHGNC:6943
Chromosome Location1
LocusNot Available
References
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