BAX and Burkitt lymphoma: Also, this study showed that the least sensitive cells to SAHA showed up-regulation of Bcl-XL and Mcl-1 proteins.[31] The loss of pro-apoptotic Bcl-2 family proteins Bax or Bax/Bak ratios are related to insensitivity to HDACi in Burkitt's lymphoma in a predictive and functional sense.