Voltage-Dependent Anion Channels (definition)

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Voltage-Dependent Anion Channels

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Definition: A family of voltage-gated eukaryotic porins that form aqueous channels. They play an essential role in mitochondrial CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY, are often regulated by BCL-2 PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS, and have been implicated in APOPTOSIS.

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Examples Voltage-Dependent Anion Channel 1; Voltage-Dependent Anion Channel 2

Other names Voltage Dependent, Anion Selective Channels; Voltage Dependent Anion Channels; Channels Voltage-Dependent, Anion-Selective; Anion-Selective Channels Voltage-Dependent; Anion Channels, Voltage-Dependent; Voltage-Dependent, Anion-Selective Channels; VDAC Proteins; Pore Forming Protein VDAC

Substance	Categories	Source
VDAC3v protein, rat	*Voltage-Dependent Anion Channels.
Vdac3 protein, rat	Mitochondrial Membrane Transport Proteins Voltage-Dependent Anion Channels.
VDAC3 protein, human	Mitochondrial Membrane Transport Proteins Voltage-Dependent Anion Channels.
porin protein, Drosophila	Drosophila Proteins Voltage-Dependent Anion Channels.
Vdac3 protein, mouse	Mitochondrial Membrane Transport Proteins Voltage-Dependent Anion Channels.	Genomics 1996 Aug 15;36(1):192-6

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