athanogene

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English

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Etymology

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See a- (not, without), thanato- (death).

Noun

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athanogene

  1. (biology) A protein that makes cells resistant to apoptosis.
    • 2015 July 25, “The FKBP52 Cochaperone Acts in Synergy with β-Catenin to Potentiate Androgen Receptor Signaling”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      Indeed, the long isoform of the cochaperone BCL2-associated athanogene (Bag-1L) was recently demonstrated to regulate AR through the BF3 surface and further studies are needed to understand how regulation by Bag-1L is related, if at all, to FKBP52/β-catenin co-regulation.