Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about ALPHA-KETOGLUTARATE DEHYDROGENASE: its mechanistic relationships (Knowledge Graph edges), hypotheses targeting it, analyses mentioning it, and supporting scientific papers. The interactive graph below shows its immediate neighbors. All content is AI-synthesized from peer-reviewed literature.
| Gene Symbol | ALPHA |
| Full Name | KETOGLUTARATE DEHYDROGENASE |
| Molecular Weight | 116 kDa |
| GeneCards | ALPHA |
| Human Protein Atlas | ALPHA |
| Databases | GeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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Alpha_Ketoglutarate_Dehydrogen["Alpha-Ketoglutarate Dehydrogenase"] -->|"involved in"| Hepatic_Mitochondrial_Oxidatio["Hepatic Mitochondrial Oxidation"]
MCU["MCU"] -->|"regulates"| Alpha_Ketoglutarate_Dehydrogen["Alpha-Ketoglutarate Dehydrogenase"]
hepatic_mitochondrial_oxidatio["hepatic mitochondrial oxidation"] -->|"involved in"| palmitate_oxidation["palmitate oxidation"]
Hepatic_Mitochondrial_Oxidatio["Hepatic Mitochondrial Oxidation"] -.->|"downregulates"| Hepatic_Triacylglycerol_Conten["Hepatic Triacylglycerol Content"]
CAMKII["CAMKII"] -->|"activates"| HEPATIC_MITOCHONDRIAL_OXIDATIO["HEPATIC MITOCHONDRIAL OXIDATION"]
CAMK2A["CAMK2A"] -->|"activates"| Hepatic_Mitochondrial_Oxidatio["Hepatic Mitochondrial Oxidation"]
MCU["MCU"] -->|"regulates"| Mitochondrial_Calcium["Mitochondrial Calcium"]
MCU["MCU"] -->|"mediates"| Mitochondrial_Calcium_Exchange["Mitochondrial Calcium Exchange"]
MCU["MCU"] -->|"mediates"| MITOCHONDRIAL_CALCIUM_UPTAKE["MITOCHONDRIAL CALCIUM UPTAKE"]
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style Hepatic_Mitochondrial_Oxidatio fill:#5d4400,stroke:#333,color:#e0e0e0
style MCU fill:#006494,stroke:#333,color:#e0e0e0
style hepatic_mitochondrial_oxidatio fill:#5d4400,stroke:#333,color:#e0e0e0
style palmitate_oxidation fill:#5d4400,stroke:#333,color:#e0e0e0
style Hepatic_Triacylglycerol_Conten fill:#5d2900,stroke:#333,color:#e0e0e0
style CAMKII fill:#006494,stroke:#333,color:#e0e0e0
style HEPATIC_MITOCHONDRIAL_OXIDATIO fill:#006494,stroke:#333,color:#e0e0e0
style CAMK2A fill:#006494,stroke:#333,color:#e0e0e0
style Mitochondrial_Calcium fill:#006494,stroke:#333,color:#e0e0e0
style Mitochondrial_Calcium_Exchange fill:#5d4400,stroke:#333,color:#e0e0e0
style MITOCHONDRIAL_CALCIUM_UPTAKE fill:#006494,stroke:#333,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hepatic Mitochondrial Oxidation | involved_in | process | 0.85 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCU | regulates | gene | 0.85 |
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 | ||||