BNIP3L (Bcl2 and adenovirus E1B 19-kDa-interacting protein 3-like), also known as NIX, are the proteins which interact with Bcl2 and are involved in cell death and autophagy, suggesting that BNIP3L/NIX are implicated in the pathogenesis of cancer [51]. Here, BNIP3L is linked to cancer.