BIRC6 is an anti-apoptotic protein which can regulate cell death by controlling caspases and by acting as an E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase [1].

1: Nrdp1-mediated degradation of the gigantic IAP, BRUCE, is a novel pathway for triggering apoptosis. Qiu XB, Markant SL, Yuan J, Goldberg AL; EMBO J. 2004;23:800-810. PMID:14765125

2: Dual role of BRUCE as an antiapoptotic IAP and a chimeric E2/E3 ubiquitin ligase. Bartke T, Pohl C, Pyrowolakis G, Jentsch S; Mol Cell. 2004;14:801-811. PMID:15200957

3: Final stages of cytokinesis and midbody ring formation are controlled by BRUCE. Pohl C, Jentsch S; Cell. 2008;132:832-845. PMID:18329369