BAG1 wt Allele

**Semantic type:** Gene or Genome

**Definition:** Human BAG1 wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 9p12 and is approximately 12 kb in length. This allele, which encodes BAG family molecular chaperone regulator 1 protein, is involved in the inhibition of both heat shock protein activity and apoptosis through the mediation of the apoptosis regulator Bcl-2 protein.

**Synonyms:** - BAG-1 - BCL2 Associated Athanogene 1 wt Allele - BCL2 Associated Athanogene Gene - BCL2-Associated Athanogene Gene - HAP - RAP46 - Receptor-Associated Protein, 46-kD Gene