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. 2017 Nov 17;25(1):65–80. doi: 10.1038/cdd.2017.186

Table 2. Post-translational modifications of BAX.

Modification and residue Modified by Functional consequence Year PMID
Phosphorylation S184 (H9) AKT Inactivates BAX, prevents translocation from cytosol to mitochondria 2004 14766748
      2005 15642728
      2009 19376889
    Activates BAX, promotes mitochondrial localization and MOMP 2016 26763134
      2016 28357332
  PKC-zeta Inactivates and destabilizes BAX 2007 17525161
Phosphorylation S163 (H8-H9 loop) GSK-3P Activates BAX by increased targeting to mitochondria 2004 15525785
Phosphorylation T167 (H8-H9 loop) JNK and p38 Phosphorylation inactivates BAX Inhibits apoptosis 2006 16709574
Phosphorylation T135 or T140 (H6) Unknown Unknown. Observed in a pre-malignant (AT1), but not a malignant cell line (CA1a) 2009 19194518
Phosphorylation T22(H1) Unknown HTS, needs validation 2011 21712546
Phosphorylation T85 (H3-H4 loop) Unknown   2015 25814448
Dephosphorylation T172, T174, T186 WIP1 Downregulates BAX. Inhibits apoptosis 2013 23907458
Dephosphorylation PP2A Promotes apoptosis 2006 16679323
Cleavage G28/G29 (H1) Calpain Releases C-terminal BAX lacking amino acids 129 of the N-terminus, increases its apoptotic activity by unknown mechanism Promotes apoptosis 2003 12490315
PolyUbiquitination non-specific site (9 lysines in BAX) unknown Inhibits apoptosis targets BAX for proteasomal degradation 1998 9438391
      2000 10725400
  PARKIN   2012 22460798
  IBRDC2   2010 20300062

Reported post-translational modifications (PTMs) of BAX. Helix in BAX where modification takes place is indicated (H#). Only phosphorylation of S184 and ubiquitination of BAX have been independently confirmed by multiple labs (shaded). Where the same functional consequence is reported in multiple studies rows were merged for clarity. The functional consequence of S184 phosphorylation is controversial as it has been reported that it either activates or inhibits BAX. The corresponding publication year and Pubmed ID (PMID) are listed for each study