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| Gene Symbol | APAF1 |
| Aliases | Apoptotic Protease-Activating Factor 1 |
| Protein Type | Gene |
| Function | is a critical regulator of the intrinsic (mitochondrial) apoptosis pathway. |
| Molecular Weight | 130 kDa |
| Pathways | apoptosis |
| GeneCards | APAF1 |
| Human Protein Atlas | APAF1 |
| Associated Diseases | Neurodegeneration, Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis |
| Interactions | APOPTOTIC PROTEASE ACTIVATING FACTOR 1, AMPK |
| KG Connections | 12 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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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| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| AXON | associated_with | concept | 0.50 |
| NEURONS | associated_with | concept | 0.50 |
| APOPTOTIC PROTEASE ACTIVATING FACTOR 1 | activates | protein | 0.50 |
| apoptosis | activates | process | 0.50 |
| AXON | activates | concept | 0.50 |
| NEURONS | activates | concept | 0.50 |
| MICROTUBULES | inhibits | concept | 0.50 |
| AXON | inhibits | concept | 0.50 |
| AMPK | activates | protein | 0.50 |
| AMPK | inhibits | protein | 0.50 |
| AXON | regulates | concept | 0.50 |
| NEURONS | regulates | concept | 0.50 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| TCTP | binds | protein | 0.80 |
| TP53 | participates_in | gene | 0.70 |
| CYTC | participates_in | protein | 0.70 |
| STING | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| NRF2 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| CYLD | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CALR | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| RIPK1 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| TNFSF10 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| PAH | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CANX | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| PYCARD | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| GENES | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AMPK | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| APOPTOSIS | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| SYNAPSE | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| MICROTUBULES | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AXON | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| AMPK | implicated_in | gene | 0.30 |
| benchmark_ot_ad_answer_key:APAF1 | data_in | dataset_row | 0.00 |
Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target
| Hypothesis | Score | Disease | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| No targeting hypotheses | |||
Scientific analyses that reference this entity
No analyses mention this entity
Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity
| Title & PMID | Authors | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No papers found | ||||