Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about BTK: 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.
| Gene Symbol | BTK |
| Subcellular Localization | | | TH domain | Proline-rich | Proline-rich motifs for SH3 interactions | | SH3 |
| Molecular Weight | 76 kDa |
| Amino Acids | 659 aa |
| Pathways | PI3K, NF-κB, MAPK |
| GeneCards | BTK |
| Human Protein Atlas | BTK |
| Associated Diseases | ALS, Alzheimer, neurodegeneration, neuroinflammation |
| Known Drugs/Compounds | ZANUBRUTINIB |
| Interactions | PHAGOCYTOSIS, ALZHEIMER, APP, AND, ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, AMYLOID |
| KG Connections | 129 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
graph TD
BTK(["BTK"])
mantle_cell_lymphoma["mantle cell lymphoma"]
NF__B["NF-kappaB"]
fatty_acid_oxidation["fatty acid oxidation"]
SHP1["SHP1"]
Alzheimer["Alzheimer"]
Cancer["Cancer"]
Als["Als"]
Pyroptosis["Pyroptosis"]
Neuroinflammation["Neuroinflammation"]
PHAGOCYTOSIS["PHAGOCYTOSIS"]
ALZHEIMER["ALZHEIMER"]
APP["APP"]
AND["AND"]
ALZHEIMER_S_DISEASE["ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE"]
AMYLOID["AMYLOID"]
CX3CR1["CX3CR1"]
MICROGLIA["MICROGLIA"]
NEURODEGENERATIVE_DISORDERS["NEURODEGENERATIVE DISORDERS"]
Er_Stress["Er Stress"]
BTK -->|"therapeutic_tar"| mantle_cell_lymphoma
BTK -->|"activates"| NF__B
BTK -->|"activates"| fatty_acid_oxidation
SHP1 -.->|"inhibits"| BTK
BTK -->|"activates"| Alzheimer
BTK -.->|"inhibits"| Cancer
BTK -->|"activates"| Als
BTK -->|"activates"| Cancer
BTK -.->|"inhibits"| Pyroptosis
BTK -.->|"inhibits"| Neuroinflammation
BTK -->|"activates"| PHAGOCYTOSIS
BTK -->|"activates"| ALZHEIMER
BTK -->|"activates"| APP
BTK -->|"activates"| AND
BTK -->|"activates"| ALZHEIMER_S_DISEASE
BTK -->|"activates"| AMYLOID
BTK -->|"activates"| CX3CR1
BTK -->|"activates"| MICROGLIA
BTK -->|"activates"| NEURODEGENERATIVE_DISORDERS
BTK -->|"activates"| Er_Stress
style BTK fill:#006494,stroke:#333,color:#e0e0e0,stroke-width:2px| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| mantle cell lymphoma | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.95 |
| Bcr Signaling | inhibits | pathway | 0.95 |
| fatty acid oxidation | activates | process | 0.90 |
| NF-κB | regulates | pathway | 0.80 |
| STING | activates | protein | 0.80 |
| TBK1 | activates | protein | 0.80 |
| ALS | implicated_in | disease | 0.80 |
| Alzheimer | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Pyroptosis | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Neuroinflammation | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Lymphoma | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| ALS | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| PHAGOCYTOSIS | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| APP | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AMYLOID | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CX3CR1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| MICROGLIA | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NEURODEGENERATIVE DISORDERS | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| Er Stress | activates | pathway | 0.60 |
| Phagocytosis | activates | pathway | 0.60 |
| Amyloid | activates | pathway | 0.60 |
| Lipid Metabolism | activates | pathway | 0.60 |
| Macrophage | activates | cell_type | 0.60 |
| Microglia | activates | cell_type | 0.60 |
| AUTOPHAGY | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| CD79B | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| MYD88 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| Nf-Κb | inhibits | pathway | 0.60 |
| Autophagy | inhibits | pathway | 0.60 |
| BAX | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| IL-6 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| Lipid Metabolism | inhibits | pathway | 0.60 |
| Apoptosis | inhibits | pathway | 0.60 |
| NF-ΚB | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| CANCER | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| CANCER | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| Aβ | activates | protein | 0.60 |
| B Cell | inhibits | cell_type | 0.60 |
| Fus | inhibits | protein | 0.60 |
| Nf-Κb | expressed_in | pathway | 0.60 |
| oxidative stress response | participates_in | pathway | 0.60 |
| NF-kB signaling | participates_in | pathway | 0.60 |
| CREB | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHP1 | inhibits | protein | 0.88 |
| ZANUBRUTINIB | inhibits | drug | 0.80 |
| CX3CR1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| PHAGOCYTOSIS | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AMYLOID | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| TLR4 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| PYROPTOSIS | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| MMP9 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| APOPTOSIS | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| IL-18 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| IL-1 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| RNA | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| MYD88 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| NLRP3 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| BCL2 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| APP | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NEURODEGENERATIVE DISORDERS | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| MICROGLIA | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CD79B | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| CANCER | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| NF-ΚB | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| BDNF | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| BDNF | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ABL1 | implicated_in | gene | 0.60 |
| ALS | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| ALS | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| ALS | phosphorylates | gene | 0.60 |
| ALS | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AKT | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| ALS | targets | gene | 0.60 |
| APP | 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
Experimental studies targeting or related to this entity
| Experiment | Type | Disease | Score | Feasibility | Model | Status | Est. Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No experiments found | |||||||
Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity
| Title & PMID | Authors | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No papers found | ||||