Sequence alignment of full-length Bcl-xL, the three
isoforms of full-length Bcl-2 [denoted Bcl-2(1) (1,2), Bcl-2(2) (3,4),
and Bcl-2(3) (5,6)], and the truncated Bcl-2/Bcl-xL
chimeras used in this study. Amino acid differences between the Bcl-2
isoforms are shown in red, the truncated loop is shown in green, and
the putative membrane-spanning region is shown in blue. α-helices
previously identified in Bcl-xL are denoted above the
sequence in red.