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(BEH-klin …)
| | A protein involved in autophagy (the process by which a cell destroys proteins and other substances in its cytoplasm). Beclin 1 is found at lower levels in several types of cancer cells than in normal cells. It is a type of tumor suppressor. |
| Previous Definitions: | BCL2, BCR-ABL fusion gene, BCX-1777, BDC, Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome | | Next Definitions: | beclomethasone, behavior modification, belinostat, Bellini duct carcinoma, Bence Jones protein |
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