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The simple rheostat model. An increase in BAX or BAK causes apoptosis, whereas an increase in BCL2, BCL-xL, or MCL-1 results in survival. Problems with this simple model include the specificities of anti-apoptotic proteins for binding to the pro-apoptotic effectors.
