Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about BACE2: 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.
BACE2 is a protein involved in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: therapeutic target, treats, implicated in. Associated with Als, Alzheimer. Connected to 10 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.
| Gene Symbol | BACE2 |
| Full Name | Beta-Secretase 2 |
| Chromosome | 21q22.3 |
| Protein Type | Protease |
| Function | BACE2 is a member of the aspartyl protease family and shares 64% sequence homology with BACE1. |
| Primary Expression | various tissues including brain, pancreas, and heart |
| Amino Acids | 518 aa |
| Pathways | Notch |
| UniProt ID | Q15120 |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000182240 |
| GeneCards | BACE2 |
| Human Protein Atlas | BACE2 |
| BACE1 Gene | Homologous protease with dominant role in amyloid-beta generation |
| Amyloid Precursor Protein (APP) | Primary substrate shared with BACE1 |
| Neuregulin-1 | BACE2-cleaved growth factor crucial for neuronal survival |
| Associated Diseases | ALS, Alzheimer |
| Interactions | BACE1 |
| KG Connections | 37 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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N0["BACE2"]
N1["Als"]
N0 -->|"associated with"| N1
N2["Alzheimer"]
N0 -->|"therapeutic target"| N2
N3["BACE1"]
N0 -->|"treats"| N3
N4["ALZHEIMER"]
N0 -->|"therapeutic target"| N4
N5["PRESENILIN"]
N0 -->|"therapeutic target"| N5
N6["AMYLOID"]
N0 -->|"therapeutic target"| N6
N7["GENES"]
N0 -->|"therapeutic target"| N7
N8["ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE"]
N0 -->|"therapeutic target"| N8
N9["APP"]
N0 -->|"therapeutic target"| N9
N10["neurodegeneration"]
N0 -->|"implicated in"| N10
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class N9 gene| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Als | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Alzheimer | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| ALS | degrades | disease | 0.65 |
| Alzheimer | degrades | disease | 0.65 |
| BACE1 | treats | gene | 0.60 |
| APP | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| BACE1 | degrades | gene | 0.60 |
| NCSTN | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| PEN2 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| PSEN1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| PSEN2 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| PRESENILIN | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| AMYLOID | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| GENES | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| ALS | associated_with | disease | 0.60 |
| Alzheimer | associated_with | disease | 0.60 |
| Myelination | degrades | pathway | 0.60 |
| Neurogenesis | contributes_to | pathway | 0.60 |
| Amyloid | degrades | pathway | 0.60 |
| oxidative stress response | participates_in | pathway | 0.60 |
| Neuron | expressed_in | cell_type | 0.55 |
| neurons | expressed_in | cell_type | 0.55 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| APP | degrades | gene | 0.60 |
| ADAM10 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| APH1B | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| APP | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| BACE1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| BACE1 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| BACE1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| APP | cleaves | gene | 0.60 |
| BACE1 | cleaves | gene | 0.60 |
| BACE1 | targets | gene | 0.60 |
| BACE1 | implicated_in | gene | 0.60 |
| BACE1 | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| BACE1 | co_expressed_with | gene | 0.50 |
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 |
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