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C9ORF72

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This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about C9ORF72: 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.

1451Connections
1Hypotheses
5Analyses
50Outgoing
50Incoming

Summary

C9ORF72 is a gene implicated in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: associated with, interacts with, activates. Associated with ALS, ALS/FTD, AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS. Connected to 647 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.

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🧬 Gene Info
Gene SymbolC9ORF72
Chromosomechromosome 9p21.2.
Protein TypeProtein
Functionis a 481-amino acid protein with an approximate molecular weight of 54 kDa.
Primary ExpressionNormal and Neoplastic cells) domain family, functioning as a guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) for Rab GTPases involved in endolysosomal traffi
Molecular Weight54 kDa
PathwaysApoptosis, Autophagy, Er Stress, LYSOSOMES, Microbiota
UniProt IDSearch UniProt
GeneCardsC9ORF72
Human Protein AtlasC9ORF72
Associated DiseasesALS, ALS/FTD, Aging, Alzheimer, Alzheimer's Disease
Known Drugs/CompoundsBIIB078, Antisense oligonucleotides
InteractionsNBR1, G3BP1, TOLLIP, SQSTM1, NDP52, TAX1BP1
KG Connections1371 knowledge graph edges
DatabasesGeneCardsNCBI GeneHPASTRING
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Wiki Pages (21)

Knowledge base pages for this entity

Canonical Page

C9ORF72 (Redirect)

redirect · 637 words

Personalized Treatment Plan — Atypical Parkinsonism (CBS/PSP)

therapeutic · 15794 words

Corticobasal Syndrome (CBS)

disease · 11374 words

Novel Therapy Index

idea · 10647 words

primary-progressive-aphasia

disease · 7088 words

Atypical Parkinsonism

disease · 6876 words

Pathway Diagram

graph TD
    C9ORF72["C9ORF72 Gene"] -->|"Regulates"| Vesicles["Vesicle Trafficking"]
    C9ORF72 -->|"Regulates"| Lysosomes["Lysosomal Biogenesis"]
    C9ORF72 -->|"Binds"| Endosomes["Endosomes"]
    C9ORF72 -->|"Regulates"| Proteostasis["Proteostasis"]
    RepeatExp["GGGGCC Repeat Expansion"] -->|"Inhibits"| C9ORF72
    RepeatExp -->|"Produces"| DPR["Dipeptide Repeat Proteins"]
    RepeatExp -->|"Triggers"| RAN["RAN Translation"]
    DPR -.Toxic to.-> Neurons["Motor Neurons"]
    C9ORF72 -->|"Causes when mutated"| ALS["ALS"]
    C9ORF72 -->|"Causes when mutated"| FTD["Frontotemporal Dementia"]
    C9ORF72 -->|"Causes when mutated"| ALSFTD["ALS/FTD Spectrum"]
    RAN -.Disrupts.-> Proteostasis

Outgoing (1057)

TargetRelationTypeStr
ALScausesdisease1.00
Alsassociated_withdisease1.00
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosisassociated_withdisease1.00
NEURODEGENERATIONcausesdisease1.00
ALSassociated_withgene1.00

Incoming (394)

SourceRelationTypeStr
BIIB078targetsdrug0.95
G4C2 Repeat Expansionbiomarker_forbiomarker0.92
C9ORF72 repeat expansioninhibitsgene0.90
repeat expansioninhibitsphenotype0.90
RAN_TRANSLATIONassociated_withgene0.90

Targeting Hypotheses (1)

Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target

HypothesisScoreDiseaseAnalysis
C9orf72-SMCR8-WDR41 Complex Dysfunction in C9-ALS Rescued by 0.537 neurodegeneration How does PIKFYVE inhibition activate unc

Mentioning Analyses (5)

Scientific analyses that reference this entity

What upstream mechanisms trigger p53 activation specifically in response to poly

neurodegeneration | 2026-04-15 | 1 hypotheses Top: 0.562

RNA binding protein dysregulation across ALS FTD and AD

neurodegeneration | 2026-04-01 | 7 hypotheses Top: 0.490

Digital biomarkers and AI-driven early detection of neurodegeneration

neurodegeneration | 2026-04-01 | 7 hypotheses Top: 0.605

Autophagy-lysosome pathway convergence across neurodegenerative diseases

neurodegeneration | 2026-04-01 | 7 hypotheses Top: 0.665

TDP-43 phase separation therapeutics for ALS-FTD

neurodegeneration | 2026-04-01 | 7 hypotheses Top: 0.575

Related Papers (0)

Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity

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