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| Gene Symbol | APEX2 |
| Full Name | Apurinic/Apyrimidinic Endodeoxyribonuclease 2 |
| Chromosome | 11p13 |
| Protein Type | Enzyme |
| Function | encodes a DNA repair enzyme that plays a critical role in the base excision repair (BER) pathway. |
| Primary Expression | various brain regions with both nuclear and mitochondrial localization: |
| Molecular Weight | 57 kDa |
| Amino Acids | 513 aa |
| UniProt ID | Q9GZL2 |
| NCBI Gene ID | 27351 |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000164073 |
| OMIM | 607538 |
| GeneCards | APEX2 |
| Human Protein Atlas | APEX2 |
| Associated Diseases | neurodegeneration |
| Databases | GeneCardsHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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N0["APEX2"]
N1["Aging"]
N0 -->|"activates"| N1
N2["ATG"]
N0 -->|"associated with"| N2
N3["Autophagy"]
N0 -->|"associated with"| N3
N4["AUTOPHAGY"]
N0 -->|"activates"| N4
N5["AMPK"]
N0 -->|"activates"| N5
N6["UBIQUITIN"]
N0 -->|"activates"| N6
N7["AND"]
N0 -->|"activates"| N7
N8["TAK1"]
N0 -->|"activates"| N8
N4 -->|"associated with"| N0
N9["ATG9A"]
N9 -->|"regulates"| N0
N10["neurodegeneration"]
N0 -->|"implicated in"| N10
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class N9 gene| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aging | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| UBIQUITIN | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| TAK1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ATG | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| Autophagy | associated_with | pathway | 0.60 |
| AUTOPHAGY | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AMPK | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| Autophagy | activates | pathway | 0.60 |
| RNA | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| oxidative stress response | participates_in | pathway | 0.60 |
| benchmark_ot_ad_answer_key:APEX2 | data_in | dataset_row | 0.00 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATG9A | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| AUTOPHAGY | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| benchmark_ot_ad_answer_key:APEX2 | data_in | dataset_row | 0.00 |
Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target
| Hypothesis | Score | Disease | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
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Scientific analyses that reference this entity
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Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity
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