BAX Gene Complete Identifier and Functional Mapping Reference

Provide a comprehensive cross-database identifier and functional mapping reference for human BAX. This should serve as a definitive lookup resource …

Provide a comprehensive cross-database identifier and functional mapping reference for human BAX. This should serve as a definitive lookup resource for researchers. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ SECTION 1: GENE IDENTIFIERS ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Provide ALL gene-level database identifiers: - HGNC ID and approved symbol - Ensembl gene ID (ENSG) - NCBI Entrez Gene ID - OMIM gene/locus ID - Genomic location: chromosome, start position, end position, strand ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ SECTION 2: TRANSCRIPT IDENTIFIERS ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ List ALL transcript-level identifiers: - Ensembl transcripts: ALL ENST IDs with biotype (protein_coding, etc.) How many total transcripts? - RefSeq transcripts: ALL NM_ mRNA accessions Mark which is MANE Select (canonical clinical standard) - CCDS IDs: ALL consensus coding sequence identifiers For the CANONICAL/MANE SELECT transcript: - List ALL exon IDs (ENSE) with genomic coordinates - Total exon count ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ SECTION 3: PROTEIN IDENTIFIERS ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ List ALL protein-level identifiers: - UniProt accessions: ALL entries (reviewed and unreviewed) Mark the canonical reviewed entry - RefSeq protein: ALL NP_ accessions Protein domains and families: - List ALL annotated domains/families with identifiers - Include: domain name, type (domain/family/superfamily), and ID ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ SECTION 4: STRUCTURE IDENTIFIERS ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Experimental structures: - List ALL PDB structure IDs - For each: experimental method (X-ray, NMR, Cryo-EM) and resolution - Total PDB structure count Predicted structures: - AlphaFold model ID and confidence metrics (pLDDT) ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ SECTION 5: CROSS-SPECIES ORTHOLOGS ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ List orthologous genes in key model organisms (where available): - Mouse (Mus musculus): gene ID, symbol - Rat (Rattus norvegicus): gene ID, symbol - Zebrafish (Danio rerio): gene ID, symbol - Fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster): gene ID, symbol - Worm (C. elegans): gene ID, symbol - Yeast (S. cerevisiae): gene ID, symbol ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ SECTION 6: CLINICAL VARIANTS & AI PREDICTIONS ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Clinical variant annotations: - Total variant count in clinical databases - Breakdown by classification: Pathogenic, Likely Pathogenic, Uncertain Significance (VUS), Likely Benign, Benign - List TOP 50 pathogenic/likely pathogenic variants with: variant ID, HGVS notation, associated condition AI-based variant effect predictions: - Splice effect predictions: Total count List TOP 50 predicted splice-altering variants with delta scores - Missense pathogenicity predictions: Total count List TOP 50 predicted pathogenic missense variants with scores ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ SECTION 7: BIOLOGICAL PATHWAYS & GENE ONTOLOGY ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Pathway membership: - List ALL biological pathways this gene participates in - Include pathway IDs and names - Total pathway count Gene Ontology annotations: - Biological Process: count and TOP 20 terms with IDs - Molecular Function: count and TOP 20 terms with IDs - Cellular Component: count and TOP 20 terms with IDs ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ SECTION 8: PROTEIN INTERACTIONS & MOLECULAR NETWORKS ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Protein-protein interactions: - Total interaction count - List TOP 50 highest-confidence interacting proteins with scores Protein similarity (evolutionary and structural): - Structural/embedding similarity: How many similar proteins? List TOP 20 with similarity scores - Sequence homology: How many homologous proteins? List TOP 20 with identity/similarity scores ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ SECTION 9: TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR REGULATORY DATA ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ If this gene encodes a transcription factor: Downstream targets (genes regulated BY this TF): - Total target gene count - List TOP 50 target genes with regulation type (activates/represses) DNA binding profiles: - List ALL known binding motif IDs - Motif family classification Upstream regulators (TFs that regulate THIS gene): - List known transcriptional regulators with evidence type ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ SECTION 10: DRUG & PHARMACOLOGY DATA ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ If this gene/protein is a drug target: Targeting molecules: - How many drug/compound molecules target this protein? - List TOP 30 molecules by development phase - Include: molecule ID, name, mechanism, highest development phase Clinical trials: - How many clinical trials involve drugs targeting this gene? - List TOP 20 trials with: trial ID, phase, status, intervention Pharmacogenomics: - Known drug-gene interactions affecting drug response - Dosing guidelines if any exist ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ SECTION 11: EXPRESSION PROFILES ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Tissue expression: - Which tissues express this gene most highly? - List TOP 30 tissues with expression scores/levels - Note any tissue-specific or tissue-enriched patterns Cell type expression: - Which cell types show highest expression? - List TOP 30 cell types with expression scores - Note any cell type-specific patterns Single-cell expression data (if available): - Which single-cell datasets/experiments include this gene? - Notable cell population patterns ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ SECTION 12: DISEASE ASSOCIATIONS ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Mendelian/monogenic disease links: - What diseases are caused by mutations in this gene? - List ALL associated diseases with: disease name, disease ID, inheritance pattern, evidence level Phenotype associations: - What clinical phenotypes are associated with this gene? - List TOP 50 phenotype terms with IDs Complex trait associations (GWAS): - What traits/diseases are linked via genome-wide association studies? - List TOP 30 GWAS associations with: trait, study ID, p-value, effect size if available ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ FORMATTING REQUIREMENTS ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ - Present each section with clear headers - Use tables for listing multiple items - Always include COUNTS for every category - For lists with >50 items: show total count + TOP 50 - For lists with <50 items: show ALL items - Always include database identifiers (IDs), not just names - Mark canonical/primary/reviewed entries where applicable - If a section has no data available, state "No data available" rather than omitting the section

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BAX

Section 1: Gene Identifiers

DatabaseIdentifierDescription
HGNC IDHGNC:959Approved symbol: BAX
HGNC NameBCL2 associated X, apoptosis regulator
Ensembl GeneENSG00000087088protein_coding
NCBI Entrez Gene581protein-coding
OMIM600040Gene/Locus
StatusApprovedLocus type: gene with protein product
Locus Groupprotein-coding gene
Gene FamilyBCL2 family
AliasesBCL2L4
Previous NamesBCL2-associated X protein; BCL2 associated X protein
Genomic Location
AttributeValue
Chromosome19
Cytogenetic Band19q13.33
Start Position48,954,815
End Position48,961,798
Strand+ (positive)
Genome AssemblyGRCh38 (homo_sapiens)
Gene Span6,984 bp

Section 2: Transcript Identifiers Ensembl Transcripts Total Transcript Count: 13

Transcript IDBiotypeStartEndStrandUTR Info
ENST00000293288protein_coding4895492948961798+3'UTR: 48961098-48961798
ENST00000345358protein_coding4895487548961798+5'UTR: 48954875-48954928; 3'UTR: 48961637-48961798
ENST00000354470protein_coding4895492948961637+3'UTR: 48961637
ENST00000356483nonsense_mediated_decay4895492948961636+3'UTR: 48961532-48961636
ENST00000415969protein_coding4895492948961636+-
ENST00000502487retained_intron4895481548961704+-
ENST00000503726retained_intron4895550848960835+-
ENST00000506183protein_coding4895492948961639+3'UTR: 48961637-48961639
ENST00000513217retained_intron4895585348961197+-
ENST00000513545retained_intron4895489748961713+-
ENST00000515540nonsense_mediated_decay4895492948956316+3'UTR: 48956198-48956316
ENST00000539787protein_coding4895492948961097+5'UTR: 48956198
ENST00000880100protein_coding4895487148961798+5'UTR: 48954871-48954928; 3'UTR: 48961637-48961798
Biotype Summary:
  • Protein coding: 7
  • Retained intron: 4
  • Nonsense mediated decay: 2 RefSeq Transcripts (Human)
RefSeq IDTypeStatusMANE Select
NM_138761mRNAREVIEWED✓ YES (Canonical)
NM_004324mRNAREVIEWEDNo
NM_138763mRNAREVIEWEDNo
NM_138764mRNAREVIEWEDNo
NM_001291428mRNAREVIEWEDNo
NM_001291429mRNAREVIEWEDNo
NM_001291430mRNAREVIEWEDNo
NM_001291431mRNAREVIEWEDNo
NR_027882ncRNAREVIEWEDNo
RefSeq Proteins (Human)
RefSeq ProteinStatusMANE Select
NP_620116REVIEWED✓ YES
NP_004315REVIEWEDNo
NP_620118REVIEWEDNo
NP_620119REVIEWEDNo
NP_001278357REVIEWEDNo
NP_001278358REVIEWEDNo
NP_001278359REVIEWEDNo
NP_001278360REVIEWEDNo
CCDS IDs Total: 5
CCDS ID
CCDS12742
CCDS12743
CCDS12744
CCDS12745
CCDS77327
Canonical Transcript Exons (ENST00000293288) Total Exon Count: 5
Exon IDStartEndStrandLength
ENSE000034771224895492948954962+34 bp
ENSE000008533824895554848955599+52 bp
ENSE000034785294895568748955833+147 bp
ENSE000037318854895619848956333+136 bp
ENSE000020270564896081048961798+989 bp

Section 3: Protein Identifiers UniProt Accessions

UniProt IDNameTypeMassLength
Q07812Apoptosis regulator BAX✓ Canonical/Reviewed21,184 Da192 aa
Alternative Names: Bcl-2-like protein 4 Protein Domains and Families Total: 7 InterPro entries
InterPro IDNameType
IPR002475Bcl2-likeFamily
IPR026298Bcl-2_famFamily
IPR036834Bcl-2-like_sfHomologous_superfamily
IPR046371Bcl-2_BH1-3Domain
IPR020717Bcl2_BH1_motif_CSConserved_site
IPR020726Bcl2_BH2_motif_CSConserved_site
IPR020728Bcl2_BH3_motif_CSConserved_site

Section 4: Structure Identifiers Experimental Structures (PDB) Total PDB Structure Count: 37

PDB IDMethodResolutionTitle
1F16SOLUTION NMR-Solution structure of a pro-apoptotic protein BAX
2G5BX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.3 ÅCrystal Structure of anti-Bax monoclonal antibody 6A7 and Bax peptide
2K7WSOLUTION NMR-BAX Activation is Initiated at a Novel Interaction Site
2LR1SOLUTION NMR-Structural Mechanism for Bax Inhibition by Cytomegalovirus protein vMIA
3PK1X-RAY DIFFRACTION2.49 ÅCrystal structure of Mcl-1 in complex with the BaxBH3 domain
3PL7X-RAY DIFFRACTION2.61 ÅCrystal structure of Bcl-xL in complex with the BaxBH3 domain
4BD2X-RAY DIFFRACTION2.21 ÅBax domain swapped dimer in complex with BidBH3
4BD6X-RAY DIFFRACTION2.49 ÅBax domain swapped dimer in complex with BaxBH3
4BD7X-RAY DIFFRACTION2.80 ÅBax domain swapped dimer induced by octylmaltoside
4BD8X-RAY DIFFRACTION2.22 ÅBax domain swapped dimer induced by BimBH3 with CHAPS
4BDUX-RAY DIFFRACTION3.00 ÅBax BH3-in-Groove dimer (GFP)
4S0OX-RAY DIFFRACTION1.90 ÅCrystal Structure of Autoinhibited Dimer of Pro-apoptotic BAX (I)
4S0PX-RAY DIFFRACTION3.25 ÅCrystal Structure of Autoinhibited Dimer of Pro-apoptotic BAX (II)
4UF2X-RAY DIFFRACTION3.00 ÅDeerpox virus DPV022 in complex with Bax BH3
4ZIEX-RAY DIFFRACTION1.80 ÅCore/latch dimer of Bax in complex with BimBH3
4ZIFX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.40 ÅCore/latch dimer of Bax in complex with BimBH3mini
4ZIGX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.20 ÅCore/latch dimer of Bax in complex with BidBH3mini
4ZIHX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.50 ÅCore/latch dimer of Bax in complex with BimBH3mini
4ZIIX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.19 ÅCore/latch dimer of BaxI66A in complex with BidBH3
5W5XX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.50 ÅBAXP168G in complex with activating antibody
5W5ZX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.00 ÅBAXP168G in complex with activating antibody (high res)
5W60X-RAY DIFFRACTION1.80 ÅBAXP168G monomer cryo-protected with ethylene glycol
5W61X-RAY DIFFRACTION2.30 ÅBAXP168G monomer co-crystallized with glycerol
6EB6X-RAY DIFFRACTION2.02 ÅBAX W139A monomer
6L8VSOLUTION NMR-Membrane-bound Bax helix2-helix5 domain
6L95SOLUTION NMR-Transmembrane-domain of Bax
6TRRX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.12 ÅTanapoxvirus mediated inhibition of apoptosis
6XY6X-RAY DIFFRACTION2.91 ÅSheep-pox virus mediated inhibition of apoptosis
7ADTX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.21 ÅOrf virus Apoptosis inhibitor ORFV125
8G1TX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.09 ÅBax core domain BH3-groove dimer - tetrameric P21
8SPEX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.30 ÅBax core domain BH3-groove dimer - tetrameric P31
8SPFX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.20 ÅBax core domain BH3-groove dimer - hexameric with lysoPC
8SPZX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.40 ÅBax core domain BH3-groove dimer - hexameric with phosphatidylserine
8SRXX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.09 ÅBAK-BAX heterodimer with lysoPC
8SRYX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.40 ÅBAK-BAX heterodimer with C12E8
8SVKX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.25 ÅBax D71N core domain BH3-groove dimer
9IXUELECTRON MICROSCOPY3.19 ÅOverall reconstruction of the Bax line
Method Summary:
  • X-ray Diffraction: 30 structures
  • Solution NMR: 6 structures
  • Electron Microscopy: 1 structure Predicted Structures (AlphaFold)
AlphaFold IDGlobal pLDDTSequence LengthFraction Very High Confidence
Q0781286.7114880.61 (61%)

Section 5: Cross-Species Orthologs

OrganismEnsembl Gene IDSymbolBiotype
Mouse (Mus musculus)ENSMUSG00000003873Baxprotein_coding
Rat (Rattus norvegicus)ENSRNOG00000020876Baxprotein_coding
Zebrafish (Danio rerio)ENSDARG00000020623baxaprotein_coding
Zebrafish (Danio rerio)ENSDARG00000030881baxbprotein_coding
Zebrafish (Danio rerio)ENSDARG00000089129-protein_coding
Worm (C. elegans)WBGENE00000423--
Note: No direct orthologs found in fruit fly (D. melanogaster) or yeast (S. cerevisiae).

Section 6: Clinical Variants & AI Predictions ClinVar Clinical Variants Total Variant Count: 53 Classification Breakdown

ClassificationCount
Pathogenic3
Likely Pathogenic1
Uncertain Significance (VUS)39
Likely Benign5
Benign1
No Classification4
Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic Variants (TOP 4)
ClinVar IDHGVS NotationTypeClassification
9512NM_138761.4(BAX):c.121del (p.Glu41fs)DeletionPathogenic
9513NM_138761.4(BAX):c.199G>A (p.Gly67Arg)SNVPathogenic
9514NM_138761.4(BAX):c.115_121del (p.Gly39fs)DeletionPathogenic
4278421NM_138761.4(BAX):c.474+50_474+63delDeletionLikely pathogenic
Uncertain Significance Variants (Selected)
ClinVar IDHGVS NotationType
9511c.121dup (p.Glu41fs)Duplication
2260655c.10T>C (p.Ser4Pro)SNV
2301364c.114G>T (p.Met38Ile)SNV
2350019c.43A>G (p.Ser15Gly)SNV
2351869c.7G>T (p.Gly3Trp)SNV
2543287c.196A>G (p.Ile66Val)SNV
2543620c.167C>A (p.Thr56Asn)SNV
3133020c.241G>C (p.Ala81Pro)SNV
3133021c.297G>C (p.Met99Ile)SNV
3260471c.278T>C (p.Phe93Ser)SNV
SpliceAI Predictions Total Predicted Splice Variants: 837+ TOP 50 High-Impact Splice Variants (Score ≥ 0.90)
Variant IDEffectScore
19:48955118:G:GTdonor_gain1.00
19:48955199:G:GTdonor_gain0.99
19:48954932:G:GTdonor_gain0.99
19:48954943:G:GTdonor_gain0.99
19:48954943:G:Tdonor_gain0.99
19:48954959:GGGG:Gdonor_gain0.98
19:48954960:G:GTdonor_gain0.98
19:48954960:GGG:Gdonor_gain0.97
19:48954917:G:GTdonor_gain0.95
19:48955216:C:Tdonor_gain0.95
19:48954972:G:GTdonor_gain0.95
19:48954961:GG:Gdonor_gain0.95
19:48963963:GTGAG:Gdonor_loss0.95
19:48954958:C:Tdonor_gain0.94
19:48954965:GAG:Gdonor_loss0.93
19:48955118:G:Tdonor_gain0.92
19:48954972:G:Tdonor_gain0.91
19:48955191:G:Tdonor_gain0.91
19:48955256:C:Tdonor_gain0.90
AlphaMissense Predictions Total Missense Predictions: 1,250+ TOP 50 Predicted Pathogenic Missense Variants
VariantProtein ChangePathogenicity ScoreClassification
19:48955788:T:CL63P1.000likely_pathogenic
19:48955580:G:TG23W0.999likely_pathogenic
19:48955581:G:AG23E0.999likely_pathogenic
19:48955689:T:CF30S0.999likely_pathogenic
19:48955688:T:CF30L0.999likely_pathogenic
19:48955590:T:CL26S0.999likely_pathogenic
19:48955580:G:AG23R0.998likely_pathogenic
19:48955580:G:CG23R0.998likely_pathogenic
19:48955692:T:AI31N0.997likely_pathogenic
19:48955590:T:GL26W0.996likely_pathogenic
19:48955689:T:GF30C0.996likely_pathogenic
19:48955788:T:GL63R0.995likely_pathogenic
19:48955776:T:CL59P0.995likely_pathogenic
19:48955569:T:GI19S0.994likely_pathogenic
19:48955692:T:CI31T0.992likely_pathogenic
19:48955692:T:GI31S0.991likely_pathogenic
19:48955581:G:TG23V0.991likely_pathogenic
19:48955569:T:AI19N0.990likely_pathogenic
19:48955794:G:CR65P0.990likely_pathogenic
19:48955688:T:AF30I0.988likely_pathogenic
19:48955701:G:CR34P0.988likely_pathogenic
19:48955688:T:GF30V0.985likely_pathogenic
19:48955593:T:GL27R0.982likely_pathogenic
19:48955786:T:GC62W0.982likely_pathogenic
19:48955776:T:AL59Q0.980likely_pathogenic
19:48955583:G:CA24P0.980likely_pathogenic
19:48955591:G:CL26F0.979likely_pathogenic
19:48955591:G:TL26F0.979likely_pathogenic
19:48955784:T:CC62R0.971likely_pathogenic
19:48955776:T:GL59R0.966likely_pathogenic
19:48955568:A:TI19F0.963likely_pathogenic
19:48955787:C:TL63F0.959likely_pathogenic
19:48955577:A:CT22P0.946likely_pathogenic
19:48955785:G:AC62Y0.941likely_pathogenic
19:48955701:G:TR34L0.932likely_pathogenic
19:48955700:C:GR34G0.928likely_pathogenic
19:48955587:T:CL25P0.923likely_pathogenic
19:48955596:A:CQ28P0.921likely_pathogenic
19:48955573:G:AM20I0.915likely_pathogenic
19:48955572:T:CM20T0.915likely_pathogenic
19:48955572:T:AM20K0.911likely_pathogenic
19:48955796:A:CI66L0.910likely_pathogenic
19:48955785:G:TC62F0.899likely_pathogenic
19:48955592:C:TL27F0.899likely_pathogenic
19:48955792:G:CK64N0.898likely_pathogenic
19:48955695:A:CQ32P0.890likely_pathogenic
19:48955787:C:GL27V0.890likely_pathogenic
19:48955589:T:AL26M0.887likely_pathogenic
19:48955572:T:GM20R0.884likely_pathogenic
19:48955691:A:TI31F0.870likely_pathogenic

Section 7: Biological Pathways & Gene Ontology Reactome Pathways Total Pathway Count: 7

Pathway IDPathway Name
R-HSA-111457Release of apoptotic factors from the mitochondria
R-HSA-114294Activation, translocation and oligomerization of BAX
R-HSA-5620971Pyroptosis
R-HSA-6803204TP53 Regulates Transcription of Genes Involved in Cytochrome C Release
R-HSA-6804114TP53 Regulates Transcription of Genes Involved in G2 Cell Cycle Arrest
R-HSA-8878166Transcriptional regulation by RUNX2
R-HSA-9603505NTRK3 as a dependence receptor
Gene Ontology Annotations Total GO Terms: 110 Biological Process (TOP 20)
GO IDTerm Name
GO:0006915apoptotic process
GO:0097190apoptotic signaling pathway
GO:0097193intrinsic apoptotic signaling pathway
GO:0097191extrinsic apoptotic signaling pathway
GO:0097194execution phase of apoptosis
GO:0043065positive regulation of apoptotic process
GO:0001836release of cytochrome c from mitochondria
GO:0090200positive regulation of release of cytochrome c from mitochondria
GO:0008630intrinsic apoptotic signaling pathway in response to DNA damage
GO:0070059intrinsic apoptotic signaling pathway in response to ER stress
GO:0072332intrinsic apoptotic signaling pathway by p53 class mediator
GO:0043653mitochondrial fragmentation involved in apoptotic process
GO:0008637apoptotic mitochondrial changes
GO:0051881regulation of mitochondrial membrane potential
GO:0010917negative regulation of mitochondrial membrane potential
GO:0051204protein insertion into mitochondrial membrane
GO:0001783B cell apoptotic process
GO:0070242thymocyte apoptotic process
GO:0043525positive regulation of neuron apoptotic process
GO:0060057apoptotic process involved in mammary gland involution
Molecular Function (TOP 10)
GO IDTerm Name
GO:0042802identical protein binding
GO:0042803protein homodimerization activity
GO:0046982protein heterodimerization activity
GO:0051434BH3 domain binding
GO:0008289lipid binding
GO:0015267channel activity
GO:0030544Hsp70 protein binding
Cellular Component (TOP 15)
GO IDTerm Name
GO:0005739mitochondrion
GO:0005741mitochondrial outer membrane
GO:0005757mitochondrial permeability transition pore complex
GO:0097136Bcl-2 family protein complex
GO:0097144BAX complex
GO:0097145BAK complex
GO:0005634nucleus
GO:0005635nuclear envelope
GO:0005737cytoplasm
GO:0005829cytosol
GO:0005783endoplasmic reticulum
GO:0005789endoplasmic reticulum membrane
GO:0016020membrane
GO:0046930pore complex
GO:0070062extracellular exosome

Section 8: Protein Interactions & Molecular Networks Protein-Protein Interactions (IntAct) Total Interaction Count: 268+ TOP 50 Highest-Confidence Interacting Proteins

Interactor GeneInteraction TypeConfidence Score
BAX (self)direct interaction0.97
BCL2L1 (BCL-xL)direct interaction0.97
BCL2L1physical association0.97
BCL2physical association0.95
BCL2colocalization0.95
BCL2L11 (BIM)physical association0.94
BCL2L11direct interaction0.94
MCL1physical association0.91
MCL1direct interaction0.91
BCL2L2 (BCL-W)physical association0.82
BIDphysical association0.82
SNCA (α-synuclein)physical association0.66
MT-RNR2 (Humanin)physical association0.59
BCL2L10physical association0.56
BCL2L12physical association0.55
AKT1phosphorylation reaction0.44
GSK3Bphosphorylation reaction0.44
Gimap3direct interaction0.44
Gimap4direct interaction0.44
Gimap5direct interaction0.44
Mfn1association0.42
Mfn2association0.42
PRKCEphysical association0.40
KCNA3physical association0.40
RTL10physical association0.40
TOM40physical association0.40
BioGRID Interactions Total Interaction Count: 270+ Key interactors identified via multiple methods:
  • BCL2 (Reconstituted Complex, Affinity Capture-Western, Two-hybrid)
  • BCL2L1 (Co-crystal Structure, Reconstituted Complex, Two-hybrid)
  • MCL1 (Co-crystal Structure, Affinity Capture-Western)
  • TP53 (Affinity Capture-Western, Reconstituted Complex)
  • BCL2L2 (Affinity Capture-Western, Reconstituted Complex)
  • VDAC1 (Reconstituted Complex, Co-purification)
  • BCL2A1 (Two-hybrid)
  • BAK1 (Affinity Capture-Western) SIGNOR Signaling Interactions Total: 53 signaling relationships Upstream Regulators of BAX
RegulatorEffectMechanismDirect
TP53up-regulatestranscriptional regulationYes
TP53up-regulates activitybindingYes
BIDup-regulatesbindingYes
BCL2L11 (BIM)up-regulates activitybindingYes
BBC3 (PUMA)up-regulatesbinding/relocalizationYes
MAPK8 (JNK1)up-regulatesindirectNo
MAPK9 (JNK2)up-regulatesindirectNo
MAPK10 (JNK3)up-regulatesindirectNo
GSK3Bup-regulatesphosphorylationYes
PYCARDup-regulatesrelocalizationYes
USP24up-regulates quantitydeubiquitinationYes
Inhibitors of BAX
RegulatorEffectMechanismDirect
BCL2down-regulates activitybindingYes
BCL2L1 (BCL-xL)down-regulatesbindingYes
BCL2L2 (BCL-W)down-regulatesbindingYes
MCL1down-regulatesbindingYes
AKT1down-regulates activityphosphorylationYes
PRKCZdown-regulates activityphosphorylationYes
PPM1Ddown-regulates activitydephosphorylationYes
PARK2 (Parkin)down-regulates quantityubiquitinationYes
Downstream Targets of BAX
TargetEffectMechanism
CYCS (Cytochrome c)up-regulatesrelocalization
DIABLO (SMAC)up-regulatesrelocalization
HTRA2 (Omi)up-regulatesrelocalization
VDAC1up-regulates activitybinding
Apoptosisup-regulatesindirect
Protein Similarity ESM2 Structural/Embedding Similarity Total Similar Proteins: 29
UniProt IDTop SimilarityAvg Similarity
P53563 (BAX - C. elegans)1.0000.980
Q1RMX31.0000.975
Q45T691.0000.975
Q64373 (BAX - Mouse)1.0000.980
O027030.99990.981
Q078130.99990.981
P703450.99990.976
Q63690 (BAX - Rat)0.99990.981
Q07816 (BCL2L1)0.99730.980
P55957 (BID)0.99600.970
DIAMOND Sequence Similarity Total Homologs: 22
UniProt IDTop IdentityBitScore
P5356399.6%465
Q6437399.6%466
Q0781797.9%460
O7773797.9%459
Q9JJV897.9%478
Q6R75597.9%478
O0270397.4%378
Q0781399.0%382
Q6369099.0%382
P1041796.6%473

Section 9: Transcription Factor Regulatory Data BAX is primarily a target gene regulated by transcription factors, not a transcription factor itself. Upstream Transcriptional Regulators (CollecTRI) Total: 73 TF-BAX regulatory relationships Activators of BAX Transcription

TF GeneConfidenceNotes
TP53HighMajor activator
TP63Highp63 family
TP73Highp73 family
E2F1-Cell cycle regulator
E2F2-Cell cycle regulator
FOXO1HighForkhead family
HIF1AHighHypoxia response
NKX3-1HighHomeobox
SOX4HighSRY-box
POU4F2HighPOU domain
ABL1-Tyrosine kinase
ATM-DNA damage response
FOXA2-Forkhead
ING1-Tumor suppressor
ING4-Tumor suppressor
MEOX2-Mesenchyme
MYCN-MYC family
MYCT1-
NR3C1-Glucocorticoid receptor
NR4A3-Nuclear receptor
PAX5-Paired box
PML-Promyelocytic leukemia
WWTR1-TAZ
YAP1-Hippo pathway
ZNF331-Zinc finger
Repressors of BAX Transcription
TF GeneConfidenceNotes
NFKB1HighNF-κB pathway
NFKB/RELAHighNF-κB pathway
GFI1HighGrowth factor independent
ETS1HighETS family
NR4A2HighNuclear receptor
POU4F1HighPOU domain
AATF-Anti-apoptotic
ELL-Elongation factor
MLLT10-
MLLT3-
PAX3-Paired box
PER1-Circadian
PPP1R13L-IASPP
SMAD2-TGF-β pathway
SMAD3-TGF-β pathway
SP3-Sp family
TAF1-TFIID subunit
Other Regulators (Unknown/Context-dependent)
TF GeneConfidence
SP1High
STAT1High
RUNX2High
USF1High
CTCFHigh
EGR1High
MYCLow
STAT3-

Section 10: Drug & Pharmacology Data ChEMBL Target Information

ChEMBL Target IDTitleType
CHEMBL5318Apoptosis regulator BAXSINGLE PROTEIN
CHEMBL3883286Bcl-xL/BAXPROTEIN-PROTEIN INTERACTION
CHEMBL3885513Apoptosis regulator BAX/Bcl-2PROTEIN-PROTEIN INTERACTION
CHEMBL3885514Apoptosis regulator BAX/Bcl-2-related protein A1PROTEIN-PROTEIN INTERACTION
CHEMBL3885515Apoptosis regulator BAX/Induced myeloid leukemia cell differentiation protein Mcl-1PROTEIN-PROTEIN INTERACTION
Targeting Molecules Total: 43 compounds targeting BAX (ChEMBL)
ChEMBL Molecule IDNameTypeDevelopment Phase
CHEMBL2243184-phenoxyphenolSmall molecule0 (Preclinical)
CHEMBL343732-Small molecule0
CHEMBL3417395-CHEMBL3417410-Small molecules0
CHEMBL4438921-Unknown0
CHEMBL4578793-Unknown0
Various others-Various0
Note: No approved drugs directly targeting BAX are currently available. Research compounds target the BAX protein itself or BAX-containing protein-protein interactions. PharmGKB Gene Information
AttributeValue
PharmGKB IDPA25269
SymbolBAX
VIP GeneYes
Has CPIC GuidelineNo
Chromosomechr19
Known Drug-Gene Interactions BAX is classified as a Very Important Pharmacogene (VIP), indicating its role in drug response, particularly for:
  • Chemotherapy response (apoptosis modulation)
  • Cancer treatment outcomes

Section 11: Expression Profiles Tissue Expression (Bgee)

AttributeValue
Expression BreadthUbiquitous
Total Present Calls244
Maximum Expression Score98.83
TOP 30 Tissues by Expression Score
TissueExpression ScoreCall Quality
Mucosa of transverse colon98.83Gold
Stromal cell of endometrium98.46Gold
Granulocyte98.36Gold
Monocyte97.84Gold
Gall bladder96.79Gold
Leukocyte96.78Gold
Mononuclear cell96.70Gold
Right lung96.44Gold
Small intestine Peyer's patch96.36Gold
Rectum96.33Gold
Upper lobe of left lung96.27Gold
Spleen96.05Gold
Transverse colon96.04Gold
Ascending aorta95.91Gold
Thoracic aorta95.88Gold
Right adrenal gland cortex95.48Gold
Ectocervix95.37Gold
Right coronary artery95.30Gold
Endocervix95.23Gold
Ventricular zone95.13Gold
Right adrenal gland95.02Gold
Descending thoracic aorta94.97Gold
Brodmann area 1094.94Silver
Lower esophagus mucosa94.85Gold
Ganglionic eminence94.78Gold
Body of stomach94.72Gold
Left adrenal gland94.71Gold
Cortical plate94.71Gold
Left uterine tube94.67Gold
Right lobe of thyroid gland94.66Gold
Cell Type Expression
Cell TypeExpression ScoreCall Quality
Stromal cell of endometrium98.46Gold
Granulocyte98.36Gold
Monocyte97.84Gold
Leukocyte96.78Gold
Mononuclear cell96.70Gold
Single-Cell Expression Data
Dataset IDDescriptionSpeciesCells
E-CURD-10Single-cell transcriptome profiling for metastatic renal cell carcinoma patient-derived cells and xenograftsHomo sapiens118
E-MTAB-6524Transcriptomic profile of human induced pluripotent stem cells at single cell resolutionHomo sapiens10,926

Section 12: Disease Associations GenCC Disease-Gene Relationships

GenCC IDDiseaseClassificationMOISubmitter
GENCC_000101-HGNC_959-OMIM_613065Leukemia, acute lymphocytic, susceptibility to, 1LimitedUnknownAmbry Genetics
HPO Phenotype Associations Total: 10 phenotype terms
HPO IDPhenotype
HP:0000006Autosomal dominant inheritance
HP:0001442Typified by somatic mosaicism
HP:0002891Uterine leiomyosarcoma
HP:0003003Colon cancer
HP:0005584Renal cell carcinoma
HP:0006716Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal carcinoma
HP:0006721Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
HP:0006740Transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder
HP:0006753Neoplasm of the stomach
HP:0010982Polygenic inheritance
GWAS Associations Total: 9 GWAS associations
Study IDTraitP-value
GCST90002381_427Eosinophil count3.0e-17
GCST90002382_599Eosinophil percentage of white cells3.0e-12
GCST90002388_43Lymphocyte count8.0e-12
GCST004624_101Sum eosinophil basophil counts1.0e-11
GCST004606_111Eosinophil count1.0e-10
GCST90002400_617Plateletcrit7.0e-09
GCST90002407_309White blood cell count6.0e-09
GCST004623_88Neutrophil percentage of granulocytes3.0e-09
GCST003831_37Asthma8.0e-06
Cancer Associations BAX is a critical tumor suppressor gene involved in multiple cancer types:
Cancer TypeHPO IDEvidence
Colon cancerHP:0003003Phenotype association
Acute lymphoblastic leukemiaHP:0006721GenCC, Phenotype
Renal cell carcinomaHP:0005584Phenotype association
Uterine leiomyosarcomaHP:0002891Phenotype association
Transitional cell carcinoma (bladder)HP:0006740Phenotype association
Gastric neoplasmHP:0006753Phenotype association
HNPCCHP:0006716Phenotype association

SUMMARY STATISTICS

CategoryCount
Ensembl Transcripts13
RefSeq Transcripts (Human)9
CCDS IDs5
UniProt Entries1 (reviewed)
InterPro Domains7
PDB Structures37
AlphaFold Models1
Orthologs6
ClinVar Variants53
SpliceAI Predictions837+
AlphaMissense Predictions1,250+
Reactome Pathways7
GO Terms110
IntAct Interactions268+
BioGRID Interactions270+
SIGNOR Relations53
TF Regulators73
ChEMBL Compounds43
Bgee Tissue Calls244
GWAS Associations9
HPO Phenotypes10

Reference compiled from: HGNC, Ensembl, NCBI, UniProt, PDB, AlphaFold, ClinVar, SpliceAI, AlphaMissense, Reactome, Gene Ontology, IntAct, BioGRID, SIGNOR, CollecTRI, ChEMBL, PharmGKB, Bgee, Single Cell Expression Atlas, GenCC, HPO, and GWAS Catalog databases. I have compiled a comprehensive cross-database identifier and functional mapping reference for human BAX (BCL2 Associated X, Apoptosis Regulator). Key highlights:

  • 37 PDB structures available (mostly X-ray crystallography)
  • 1,250+ AlphaMissense pathogenic predictions with many high-confidence variants
  • 837+ SpliceAI splice-altering predictions
  • 268+ protein-protein interactions in IntAct, with highest-confidence interactions with BCL2, BCL2L1, MCL1, and BIM
  • 73 transcription factors regulate BAX expression, with TP53 as a major activator and NF-κB as a key repressor
  • Ubiquitous expression across tissues (244 tissue calls in Bgee)
  • Strong GWAS associations with blood cell counts (eosinophils, lymphocytes, white blood cells)
  • Key role in apoptosis, cancer susceptibility, and chemotherapy response