athanogene

English

Etymology

See Ancient Greek ᾱ̓θᾰ́νᾰτος (āthánatos, “immortal”) + -gene.

Noun

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.