Inhibitors of apoptosis (IAP) genes are an important group of genes that encode proteins that act on the programmed cell death pathway. Amplification and translocation of these genes suggest that these genes may act as oncogenes under certain conditions. Therefore, targeting these IAP genes and how they are expressed may be a promising cancer therapy approach.

The pathway below is interactive, meaning you can click on an active pathway component (highlighted in orange) to learn more about available mouse models relevant to that specific gene and pathway function.