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. 2016 Jan 14;7(1):e2058. doi: 10.1038/cddis.2015.275

Table 1. BCL-2 protein family members and their function.

BCL-2 family member BH domain Proapoptotic Antiapoptotic Proapoptotic function type
BCL-2 BH 1–4   None
BCL-xL BH 1–4   None
BCL-w BH 1–4   None
BFL-1 BH 1–4   None
MCL-1 BH 1–4   None
BAX BH 1–3   Effector
BAK BH 1–3   Effector
BIM BH3-only   Activator
BID BH3-only   Activator
BAD BH3-only   Sensitizer
BIK BH3-only   Sensitizer
NOXA BH3-only   Sensitizer
PUMA BH3-only   Sensitizer