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| Gene Symbol | BAD |
| Aliases | BCL2L8, BBC2 |
| Chromosome | 11q13.1 |
| Function | BAD is a BH3-only pro-apoptotic BCL-2 family member |
| Pathways | Apoptosis, Differentiation, Er Stress, Immune Response, Synaptic Plasticity |
| UniProt ID | Q92934 |
| NCBI Gene ID | 573 |
| GeneCards | BAD |
| Human Protein Atlas | BAD |
| Protein | BAD protein |
| Regulator | Interaction |
| [BCL2](/genes/bcl2) | BH3 binding |
| [BCL2L1](/genes/bcl2l1) (BCL-XL) | Sequestration |
| AKT/PKB | Serine phosphorylation |
| MAPK | Serine phosphorylation |
| Associated Diseases | AD, ALS, Alzheimer, Cancer, Gastric Cancer |
| Interactions | DR5, AKT, BID, PUMA, PARK2, PINK1 |
| KG Connections | 497 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
flowchart TD
BAD["BAD<br/>(BCL2 Associated<br/>Agonist of Cell Death)"]
BAD --|"activates"|--> APOP["Apoptosis<br/>Cell Death"]
BAD --|"associated_with"|--> FERRO["Ferroptosis<br/>Iron-dependent<br/>Cell Death"]
BAD --|"regulates"|--> ISCH["Ischemic<br/>Damage"]
BAD --|"associated_with"|--> NEUROINF["Neuroinflammation"]
APOP --|"contributes_to"|--> ALS["ALS<br/>(Motor Neuron<br/>Degeneration)"]
APOP --|"contributes_to"|--> PD["Parkinson's<br/>Disease"]
APOP --|"contributes_to"|--> AD["Alzheimer's<br/>Disease"]
APOP --|"contributes_to"|--> MS["Multiple<br/>Sclerosis"]
FERRO --|"promotes"|--> NEURODEGENERATION["Neurodegeneration"]
NEUROINF --|"accelerates"|--> NEURODEGENERATION
ISCH --|"triggers"|--> NEURODEGENERATION
BAD --|"therapeutic_target"|--> ALS_THERAPY["ALS Therapy<br/>Development"]
BAD --|"therapeutic_target"|--> PD_THERAPY["Parkinson's<br/>Therapy"]
BAD --|"therapeutic_target"|--> AD_THERAPY["Alzheimer's<br/>Therapy"]
BAD --|"therapeutic_target"|--> MS_THERAPY["MS Therapy<br/>Development"]
BAD --|"inhibits"|--> TUMOR["Tumor<br/>Formation"]
BAD --|"inhibits"|--> CANCER["Cancer<br/>Progression"]
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style MS fill:#5d4400| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| apoptosis | activates | phenotype | 0.90 |
| Als | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.85 |
| apoptosis | promotes | process | 0.85 |
| BAX | interacts_with | protein | 0.80 |
| Skin Fibrosis | associated_with | phenotype | 0.80 |
| Apoptosis | involved_in | process | 0.80 |
| BCL-2 | activates | gene | 0.80 |
| GENES | activates | gene | 0.80 |
| Skin Fibrosis | drives | phenotype | 0.75 |
| Inflammation | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.75 |
| Ischemia | regulates | disease | 0.75 |
| Tumor | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.75 |
| Cancer | activates | disease | 0.75 |
| Carcinoma | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.75 |
| Als | activates | disease | 0.75 |
| Inflammation | activates | disease | 0.75 |
| Cancer | associated_with | disease | 0.75 |
| Skin Fibrosis | involved_in | phenotype | 0.70 |
| Apoptosis | therapeutic_target | pathway | 0.70 |
| APOPTOSIS | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.70 |
| APOPTOSIS | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| Apoptosis | activates | pathway | 0.70 |
| CANCER | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| AUTOPHAGY | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| Autophagy | activates | pathway | 0.70 |
| Wnt | activates | pathway | 0.70 |
| INFLAMMATION | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| CANCER | associated_with | gene | 0.70 |
| OXIDATIVE STRESS | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| Oxidative Stress | activates | pathway | 0.70 |
| apoptosis pathway | participates_in | pathway | 0.70 |
| autophagy pathway | participates_in | pathway | 0.70 |
| PI3K | activates | gene | 0.65 |
| Fibrosis | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Parkinson | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Cardiovascular | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Inflammation | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Neuroinflammation | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Cardiac | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Hypertension | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Tumor | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Leukemia | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Diabetes | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Heart Failure | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Cardiac | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAX | activates | gene | 0.90 |
| Separating Microneedles | downregulates | compound | 0.85 |
| 5-fluorouracil | downregulates | drug | 0.80 |
| BAX | interacts_with | gene | 0.70 |
| HSPG2 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| IGF1R | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| DAG1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| LAMP2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| TFRC | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PPP1CB | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| TLR2 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| MTOR | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| BID | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| JUN | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| DR5 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| EGFR | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| PI3K | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| AKT | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| PTEN | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| TRKB | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| PI3K | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| MTOR | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| BDNF | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| BID | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| PARKIN | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| MTOR | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| PI3K | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AMBRA1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AKT | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| OVERVIEW | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| AKT | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| TAU | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| LRRK2 | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| TAU | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| PARK2 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ATG5 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| PTEN | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| MDM2 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ULK1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AKT | phosphorylates | entity | 0.60 |
| REST | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| TP53 | causes | gene | 0.60 |
| TLR2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| TRKB | causes | gene | 0.60 |
| JNK | causes | gene | 0.60 |
| MTOR | causes | gene | 0.60 |
| AKT | causes | gene | 0.60 |
| PI3K | causes | gene | 0.60 |
| BDNF | causes | gene | 0.60 |
| TAU | causes | gene | 0.60 |
Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target
| Hypothesis | Score | Disease | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| No targeting hypotheses | |||
Scientific analyses that reference this entity
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Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity
| Title & PMID | Authors | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No papers found | ||||