Pristimerin-induced inhibition of Bcl-2 (as well as Bcl-2 mRNA) is sufficient to promote mitochondrial permeability transition and release of cytochrome c mediated by Bax and Bak without the inhibition of Bcl-xL in pancreatic cancer cells (Deeb et al., 2014b). The gene discussed is BCL2L1; the disease is pancreatic neoplasm.