protein

BACE2

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37Connections
0Hypotheses
0Analyses
24Outgoing
13Incoming

Summary

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.

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🔬 Protein Info
Gene SymbolBACE2
Full NameBeta-Secretase 2
Chromosome21q22.3
Protein TypeProtease
FunctionBACE2 is a member of the aspartyl protease family and shares 64% sequence homology with BACE1.
Primary Expressionvarious tissues including brain, pancreas, and heart
Amino Acids518 aa
PathwaysNotch
UniProt IDQ15120
Ensembl IDENSG00000182240
GeneCardsBACE2
Human Protein AtlasBACE2
BACE1 GeneHomologous protease with dominant role in amyloid-beta generation
Amyloid Precursor Protein (APP)Primary substrate shared with BACE1
Neuregulin-1BACE2-cleaved growth factor crucial for neuronal survival
Associated DiseasesALS, Alzheimer
InteractionsBACE1
KG Connections37 knowledge graph edges
DatabasesGeneCardsNCBI GeneHPASTRING
🔮 Predicted Structure: BACE2 — AlphaFold Q15120 Click to expand

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Wiki Pages (9)

Knowledge base pages for this entity

Canonical Page

BACE2 Gene

gene · 635 words

down-syndrome-alzheimers

disease · 2252 words

RNA Metabolism in Alzheimer's Disease

mechanism · 2071 words

BACE Inhibitors

therapeutic · 1664 words

BACE1 (Beta-Secretase 1)

gene · 1535 words

BACE1 (Redirect)

redirect · 634 words

Pathway Diagram

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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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Outgoing (24)

TargetRelationTypeStr
Alsassociated_withdisease0.65
Alzheimertherapeutic_targetdisease0.65
ALSdegradesdisease0.65
Alzheimerdegradesdisease0.65
BACE1treatsgene0.60

Incoming (13)

SourceRelationTypeStr
APPdegradesgene0.60
ADAM10regulatesgene0.60
APH1Bregulatesgene0.60
APPregulatesgene0.60
BACE1regulatesgene0.60

Targeting Hypotheses (0)

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Mentioning Analyses (0)

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Related Papers (0)

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