Bax

BAXprotein

Bax activation drives mitochondrial outer-membrane permeabilization and cardiomyocyte apoptosis during myocardial ischemic injury.

Pathway placement

Cascade stepMyocardial injury (shared endpoint)

Confidencehigh

RationalePro-apoptotic BCL-2 family protein; mitochondrial apoptosis gate in cardiomyocyte death.

Druggability

DruggableYes

Known drugs / candidates0

Small-molecule tractableYes

Antibody tractableYes

EnsemblENSG00000087088

Type I vs Type II discrimination

ScoresIndeterminate

R — rupture / Type-I

—

C — confounder / Type-II

A — assay feasibility

E — evidence strength

T1DI (composite)

Specificity differential (R−C)-29

Confounder panel (Type-II drivers)

1sepsis / systemic inflammationmag 2

2anemia / acute blood lossn/a

3hypovolemia / dehydrationn/a

4tachyarrhythmian/a

5hypoxemia / respiratory failuremag 1

6hypertensive emergencymag 1

7high-demand / peri-operative stressn/a

Coverage: 3/7 confounders with evidence

Tier: deep-scored (abstract-extracted) · 5 supporting references. See the discrimination table for all markers.

Class-level default (no specific cleared assay)— generic method inferred from analyte class; confirm against a specific product insert before use.

Specimen

Serum or plasma

Collection tube

Serum separator (gold/red-top, SST) · K2/K3-EDTA (lavender-top)

Method / principle

Sandwich immunoassay (ELISA) — research-grade unless a cleared assay exists

Reagent / substrate

Matched anti-target antibody pair (capture + labeled detection)

Platform

ELISA microplate or multiplex (Luminex/MSD)

Turnaround · availability

Send-out / research · Research-grade (no universal clinical assay)