Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about BAG1: 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.
BAG1 is a gene implicated in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: regulates, expressed in, inhibits. Associated with Als, Alzheimer, Cancer. Connected to 42 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.
| Gene Symbol | BAG1 |
| Full Name | BCL2-Associated Athanogene 1 |
| Chromosome | 9p12 |
| Protein Type | Chaperone |
| Function | BAG1 is a co-chaperone that modulates Hsp70/Hsc70 function |
| Primary Expression | various cancers |
| Molecular Weight | 46 kDa |
| Amino Acids | 110 aa |
| Pathways | MAPK |
| UniProt ID | O95351 |
| NCBI Gene ID | 573 |
| GeneCards | BAG1 |
| Human Protein Atlas | BAG1 |
| Protein Class | BAG Family Co-chaperones |
| Associated Diseases | neurodegeneration |
| Interactions | SOD1, DNAJB6, HSP70, HSPA1A, HSPA8, HSPBP1 |
| KG Connections | 48 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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BAG1["<b>BAG1</b>"]
Als{"Als"}
BAG1 -->|"expressed in"| Als
Ms{"Ms"}
BAG1 -->|"expressed in"| Ms
Neurodegeneration{"Neurodegeneration"}
BAG1 -->|"expressed in"| Neurodegeneration
Dementia{"Dementia"}
BAG1 -->|"regulates"| Dementia
Schizophrenia{"Schizophrenia"}
BAG1 -->|"regulates"| Schizophrenia
Alzheimer{"Alzheimer"}
BAG1 -->|"regulates"| Alzheimer
Multiple_Sclerosis{"Multiple Sclerosis"}
BAG1 -->|"regulates"| Multiple_Sclerosis
BAG1 -->|"regulates"| Als
Cancer{"Cancer"}
BAG1 -->|"regulates"| Cancer
BAG1 -->|"regulates"| Ms
ASTROCYTES["ASTROCYTES"]
BAG1 -->|"expressed in"| ASTROCYTES
SOD1["SOD1"]
BAG1 -->|"inhibits"| SOD1
ICAM1["ICAM1"]
ICAM1 -->|"inhibits"| BAG1
NEURODEGENERATION["NEURODEGENERATION"]
NEURODEGENERATION -->|"expressed in"| BAG1
NBN["NBN"]
NBN -->|"regulates"| BAG1
ALZHEIMER_S_DISEASE["ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE"]
ALZHEIMER_S_DISEASE -->|"regulates"| BAG1
SGK3["SGK3"]
SGK3 -->|"regulates"| BAG1
TNF["TNF"]
TNF -->|"associated with"| BAG1
CANCER["CANCER"]
CANCER -->|"regulates"| BAG1
SLC24A2["SLC24A2"]
SLC24A2 -->|"regulates"| BAG1
APOPTOSIS["APOPTOSIS"]
APOPTOSIS -->|"regulates"| BAG1
DNAJC2["DNAJC2"]
DNAJC2 -->|"associated with"| BAG1
CHMP3["CHMP3"]
CHMP3 -->|"regulates"| BAG1
PDE4C["PDE4C"]
PDE4C -->|"regulates"| BAG1
style BAG1 fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Als | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Neurodegeneration | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Dementia | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Schizophrenia | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Alzheimer | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Multiple Sclerosis | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| SOD1 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| KIF3B | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| VTI1B | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| EIF4G1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| NOX1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| NGF | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| DISC1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| GALNT3 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| IREB2 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| ASTROCYTES | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| APOPTOSIS | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| OXIDATIVE STRESS | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| Apoptosis | inhibits | pathway | 0.60 |
| Oxidative Stress | expressed_in | pathway | 0.60 |
| COMPLEMENT | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| Apoptosis | regulates | pathway | 0.60 |
| Exocytosis | regulates | pathway | 0.60 |
| Mitochondrial Function | regulates | pathway | 0.60 |
| Complement | regulates | pathway | 0.60 |
| DNAJB6 | interacts_with | gene | 0.55 |
| HSP70 | interacts_with | gene | 0.55 |
| HSPA1A | interacts_with | gene | 0.55 |
| HSPA8 | interacts_with | gene | 0.55 |
| HSPBP1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.55 |
| HSP40 | interacts_with | gene | 0.55 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| ICAM1 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| NBN | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| SGK3 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| TNF | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| SLC24A2 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| DNAJC2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CHMP3 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| PDE4C | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| NEURODEGENERATION | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| CANCER | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| APOPTOSIS | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| ATP | interacts_with | gene | 0.55 |
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 | ||||