... The proapoptotic member of the Bcl-2 family Bcl-2 / E1B-19K-interacting protein 3 is a mediator of caspase-independent neuronal death in excitotoxicity Zhengfeng Zhang1,2, Ruoyang Shi1, ... Bcl-2 family, including Bad, Bax, Bid,and Bim, permeabilize mitochondrial membranes [ 13] . Bcl-2 ⁄ E1B-19K-interacting protein 3 (BNIP3) is a member of a unique subfamily of death- inducing mito-chondrial ... anti-body against BNIP3 was first incubated with a BNIP3–GST protein. (F) Quantification of the western blot bands revealed a nine-foldincrease of BNIP3 in KA-injected striatum.There was a 3. 5-fold increase...