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apaf1

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🧬 Gene Info
Gene SymbolAPAF1
AliasesApoptotic Protease-Activating Factor 1
Protein TypeGene
Functionis a critical regulator of the intrinsic (mitochondrial) apoptosis pathway.
Molecular Weight130 kDa
Pathwaysapoptosis
GeneCardsAPAF1
Human Protein AtlasAPAF1
Associated DiseasesNeurodegeneration, Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis
InteractionsAPOPTOTIC PROTEASE ACTIVATING FACTOR 1, AMPK
KG Connections12 knowledge graph edges
DatabasesGeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING

Wiki Pages (18)

Knowledge base pages for this entity

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Apoptosis in Neurodegeneration

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Pathway Diagram

graph TD
    APAF1["APAF1"]
    APAF1 -->|"participates in"| apoptosis["apoptosis"]
    APAF1 -->|"activates"| caspase_9["caspase-9"]
    APAF1 -->|"activates"| caspase_3["caspase-3"]
    APAF1 -->|"participates in"| axon_degeneration["axon_degeneration"]
    APAF1 -->|"implicated in"| neurodegenerative_diseases["neurodegenerative_diseases"]
    APAF1 -.biomarker for.-> Melanoma["Melanoma"]
    APAF1 -->|"activates"| Inflammation["Inflammation"]
    APAF1 -->|"activates"| Als["Als"]
    TCTP["TCTP"] -->|"binds"| APAF1
    TP53["TP53"] -->|"participates in"| APAF1
    CYTC["CYTC"] -->|"participates in"| APAF1
    STING["STING"] -->|"regulates"| APAF1
    GENES["GENES"] -->|"activates"| APAF1
    NRF2["NRF2"] -->|"regulates"| APAF1
    CYLD["CYLD"] -->|"activates"| APAF1
    AMPK["AMPK"] -->|"activates"| APAF1

Outgoing (54)

TargetRelationTypeStr
AXONassociated_withconcept0.50
NEURONSassociated_withconcept0.50
APOPTOTIC PROTEASE ACTIVATING FACTOR 1activatesprotein0.50
apoptosisactivatesprocess0.50
AXONactivatesconcept0.50

Incoming (20)

SourceRelationTypeStr
TCTPbindsprotein0.80
TP53participates_ingene0.70
CYTCparticipates_inprotein0.70
STINGregulatesgene0.60
NRF2regulatesgene0.60

Targeting Hypotheses (0)

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