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. 2020 Nov 8;28(1):108–122. doi: 10.1038/s41418-020-00654-2

Fig. 4. The BCL-2 family proteins PUMA and BAX regulate axon degeneration and apoptosis.

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This unique reliance on only two proteins affords the possibility of pharmacological inhibition to prevent both process from occurring with minimal effects in other tissues. However, detailed understanding of the mechanism(s) of PUMA and BAX induced MOMP and necroptosis are first required.