NCIt definition : Human BIRC6 wild-type allele is located within 2p22-p21 and is approximately 261 kb
in length. This allele, which encodes baculoviral IAP repeat-containing protein 6,
is involved in apoptotic inhibition by ubiquitination regulation.;
NCIt note : The BIRC6 gene is a member of the IAP (inhibitors of apoptosis proteins) family and
the ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme family. It is ubiquitously expressed as a 15-kb transcript.
The protein encoded by the BIRC6 gene is expressed as a 530-kD protein in gliomas
and ovarian cancers. BIRC6 may protect cancer cells from undergoing apoptosis and
resist to apoptosis in the presence of anticancer drugs. BIRC6 contains a 70-amino
acid cysteine- and histidine-rich baculovirus IAP repeat (BIR) and a zinc-binding
RING finger.;