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| Gene Symbol | BAG3 |
| Full Name | BCL-2-Associated Athanogene 3 |
| Chromosome | 10q25.2 |
| Function | is an important component in the neurobiology of neurodegenerative diseases. |
| Molecular Weight | 57.5 kDa |
| Amino Acids | 575 aa |
| Exons | 4 |
| Pathways | Autophagy, Complement, Nf-Κb |
| GeneCards | BAG3 |
| Human Protein Atlas | BAG3 |
| Protein Quality Control | BAG3 helps maintain proteostasis by targeting misfolded proteins for degradation. |
| Cytoskeletal Organization | BAG3 interacts with the cytoskeleton, particularly Z-discs in muscle cells, where it helps maintain sarcomere integrity. |
| Anti-Apoptotic Signaling | Through interactions with Hsp70 and other proteins, BAG3 inhibits apoptosis. |
| Associated Diseases | ALS, ALZHEIMERS_DISEASE, Alzheimer's disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Astrocyte Phagocytosis |
| Known Drugs/Compounds | rapamycin |
| Interactions | ATG10, CLOCK, ATG12, HSPB8, BMAL1, STUB1 |
| KG Connections | 413 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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BANG["BANG"]
BANG -->|"regulates"| Cancer["Cancer"]
BANG -->|"regulates"| Ms["Ms"]
BANG -->|"regulates"| Cardiac["Cardiac"]
BANG -->|"activates"| Als["Als"]
BANG -->|"activates"| Inflammation["Inflammation"]
BANG -->|"activates"| Parkinson["Parkinson"]
BANG -->|"activates"| Stroke["Stroke"]
BANG -->|"activates"| ALS["ALS"]
DNA["DNA"] -->|"regulates"| BANG
BMAL1["BMAL1"] -->|"regulates"| BANG
PHAGOCYTOSIS["PHAGOCYTOSIS"] -->|"activates"| BANG
STROKE["STROKE"] -->|"activates"| BANG
EGR1["EGR1"] -->|"regulates"| BANG
APOPTOSIS["APOPTOSIS"] -->|"regulates"| BANG
ATF3["ATF3"] -->|"regulates"| BANG
ALZHEIMER_S_DISEASE["ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE"] -->|"regulates"| BANG
AND["AND"] -->|"regulates"| BANG
MICROGLIA["MICROGLIA"] -->|"activates"| BANG| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Cardiac | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Inflammation | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Parkinson | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Stroke | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| ALS | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| ALS | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Alzheimer | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Pain | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| BMAL1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| GPR37 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| PPARG | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| NR3C1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| CEBPA | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| NFKB1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| STAT3 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| TNF | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| ESR1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| GATA2 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| ATF3 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| EGR1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| Rb | regulates | protein | 0.60 |
| Nfkb | regulates | protein | 0.60 |
| Circadian Rhythm | regulates | pathway | 0.60 |
| Phagocytosis | activates | pathway | 0.60 |
| Calcium Signaling | activates | pathway | 0.60 |
| DNA | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| AREG | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| CANCER | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| MICROGLIA | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| INFLAMMATION | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CYTOKINES | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| OLIGODENDROCYTE | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| PARKINSON | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CANCER | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| Myelination | activates | pathway | 0.60 |
| GENES | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| MICRORNAS | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| Apoptosis | regulates | pathway | 0.60 |
| HIF2A | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| STROKE | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| Cholesterol | regulates | pathway | 0.60 |
| AND | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| PHAGOCYTOSIS | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| BMAL1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| EGR1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| ATF3 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| GATA2 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| TNF | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| STAT3 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| PPARG | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| ESR1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| NFKB1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| NR3C1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| CEBPA | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| DNA | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| PHAGOCYTOSIS | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| STROKE | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| APOPTOSIS | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| MICROGLIA | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CYTOKINES | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| OLIGODENDROCYTE | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| GENES | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| AREG | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| CANCER | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| HIF2A | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| INS | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| MICRORNAS | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| PARKINSON | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CANCER | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target
| Hypothesis | Score | Disease | Analysis |
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| 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 |
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| No papers found | ||||