Phosphorylation of Bim-EL by Erk1/2 on serine 69 promotes its degradation via the proteasome pathway and regulates its proapoptotic function

F Luciano, A Jacquel, P Colosetti, M Herrant, S Cagnol… - Oncogene, 2003 - nature.com
Bim is a proapoptotic member of the Bcl-2 family that shares only the BH3 domain with this
family. Three Bim proteins Bim-EL, Bim-L and Bim-S are synthesized from the same …

Evidence that Ser87 of BimEL is phosphorylated by Akt and regulates BimEL apoptotic function

XJ Qi, GM Wildey, PH Howe - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2006 - ASBMB
Bim, the Bcl-2 interacting mediator of cell death, is a member of the BH3-only family of pro-
apoptotic proteins. Recent studies have demonstrated that the apoptotic activity of Bim can …

Bim and the pro-survival Bcl-2 proteins: opposites attract, ERK repels

KE Ewings, CM Wiggins, SJ Cook - Cell cycle, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Bim (Bcl-2-interacting mediator of cell death) is a BH3-only protein (BOP), a pro-apoptotic
member of the Bcl-2 protein family. The Bim mRNA undergoes alternate splicing to give rise …

Multisite phosphorylation regulates Bim stability and apoptotic activity

A Hübner, T Barrett, RA Flavell, RJ Davis - Molecular cell, 2008 - cell.com
The proapoptotic BH3-only protein Bim is established to be an important mediator of
signaling pathways that induce cell death. Multisite phosphorylation of Bim by several …

ERK1/2‐dependent phosphorylation of BimEL promotes its rapid dissociation from Mcl‐1 and Bcl‐xL

KE Ewings, K Hadfield‐Moorhouse, CM Wiggins… - The EMBO …, 2007 - embopress.org
The proapoptotic protein Bim is expressed de novo following withdrawal of serum survival
factors. Here, we show that Bim−/− fibroblasts and epithelial cells exhibit reduced cell death …

Bim, a proapoptotic protein, up-regulated via transcription factor E2F1-dependent mechanism, functions as a prosurvival molecule in cancer

R Gogada, N Yadav, J Liu, S Tang, D Zhang… - Journal of Biological …, 2013 - ASBMB
Proapoptotic Bcl-2 homology 3-only protein Bim plays an important role in Bax/Bak-
mediated cytochrome c release and apoptosis. Here, we provide evidence for a novel …

MEK/ERK-mediated phosphorylation of Bim is required to ensure survival of T and B lymphocytes during mitogenic stimulation

LA O'Reilly, EA Kruse, H Puthalakath… - The Journal of …, 2009 - journals.aai.org
Survival and death of lymphocytes are regulated by the balance between pro-and
antiapoptotic members of the Bcl-2 family; this is coordinated with the control of cell cycling …

Apoptosis of human melanoma cells induced by inhibition of B-RAFV600E involves preferential splicing of bimS

CC Jiang, F Lai, KH Tay, A Croft, H Rizos… - Cell death & …, 2010 - nature.com
Bim is known to be critical in killing of melanoma cells by inhibition of the RAF/MEK/ERK
pathway. However, the potential role of the most potent apoptosis-inducing isoform of Bim …

Survival factor-induced extracellular signal-regulated kinase phosphorylates BIM, inhibiting its association with BAX and proapoptotic activity

H Harada, B Quearry, A Ruiz-Vela… - Proceedings of the …, 2004 - National Acad Sciences
The “BH3-only” proapoptotic BCL-2 family members initiate the intrinsic apoptotic pathway.
A small interfering RNA knockdown of BIM confirms this BH3-only member is important for …

Identification of novel isoforms of the BH3 domain protein Bim which directly activate Bax to trigger apoptosis

M Marani, T Tenev, D Hancock… - … and cellular biology, 2002 - Taylor & Francis
Bim (Bcl-2-interacting mediator of cell death) is a member of the BH3 domain-only subgroup
of Bcl-2 family members, for which three splice variants have been described. Bim is …