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. 2009 Jul 22;97(2):415–434. doi: 10.1016/j.bpj.2009.04.053

Table 1.

Model components

Notation Explanation
aC9 Active caspase 9, p35/p10
ARF Alternative reading frame of CDKN2A (cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 2A)
ARF/MDM2 Dimer of ARF and MDM2
ASPP Apoptosis-stimulating protein of p53
BAX BCL2-associated X protein
BAXm Active BAX, inserted in mitochondrial outer membrane
BAXm/BCL2 Dimer of BAXm and BCL2
BCL2 Class of antiapoptotic BCL subfamily proteins
BH3 Class of proapoptotic BH3-only subfamily proteins
BH3/BCL2 Dimer of BH3 and BCL2
BH3AC BH3 activators: BIM and t-BID
BH3AC/BCL2 Dimer of BH3AC and BCL2
BH3DR BH3 de-repressors: PUMA, NOXA, BMF, etc.
BH3DR/BCL2 Dimer of BH3DR and BCL2
C3 Active form of caspase 3
C9 Caspase 9, p35/p12
CC, CO Closed and open states of mitochondrial channels
CycE Cyclin E
CytoC Cytochrome c in cytoplasm
CytoCmito Cytochrome c in mitochondria
E2F1 Transcription factor
MDM2 Mouse double minute 2 homolog
p21 Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor
p21/CycE Dimer of p21 and cyclin E
p53 Transcription factor, tumor suppressor protein
p73 Member of p53 family
RB Retinoblastoma protein
RB/E2F1 Dimer of RB and E2F1
RBP Phosphorylated RB protein
SMAC Second mitochondria-driven activator of caspase, in cytoplasm
SMAC/XIAP Dimer of SMAC and XIAP
SMACmito SMAC in mitochondria
XIAP X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein