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CANX

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50Incoming

Summary

Calnexin is an ER membrane chaperone protein involved in protein folding, calcium homeostasis, and ER stress responses in neurodegeneration.

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🧬 Gene Info
Gene SymbolCANX
Full NameCalnexin
Protein TypeChaperone
Functionis a calcium-binding chaperone protein located in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membrane that plays a critical role in protein folding, quality control, and calcium homeostasis.
Primary ExpressionHippocampus
PathwaysApoptosis, Mitophagy, Autophagy, Mapk, Cell Cycle
GeneCardsCANX
Human Protein AtlasCANX
ERp57A thiol-disulfide oxidoreductase that works with calnexin to promote proper disulfide bond formation
ERp72Another ER-resident chaperone involved in protein folding
Bip/GRP78The major ER chaperone that binds to misfolded proteins
CalreticulinThe soluble counterpart of calnexin in the ER lumen
Associated DiseasesAD, ALI, ALS, Alzheimer, Parkinson
InteractionsLGALS3, CALCOCO2, G3BP1, PEX3, SQSTM1, BCL2
KG Connections554 knowledge graph edges
DatabasesGeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING

Wiki Pages (13)

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Canonical Page

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Pathway Diagram

graph TD
    CANX["CANX"] -->|"Interacts With"| ULK1["ULK1"]
    CANX["CANX"] -->|"Regulates"| autophagy["autophagy"]
    CANX["CANX"] -->|"Modulates"| cognitive_function["cognitive function"]
    CANX["CANX"] -->|"Expressed In"| hippocampal_neurons["hippocampal neurons"]
    CANX["CANX"] -->|"Interacts With"| Dementia["Dementia"]
    CANX["CANX"] -->|"Interacts With"| Cardiovascular["Cardiovascular"]
    CANX["CANX"] -->|"Interacts With"| Als["Als"]
    CANX["CANX"] -->|"Interacts With"| Alzheimer["Alzheimer"]
    WLS["WLS"] -->|"Interacts With"| CANX["CANX"]
    CAT["CAT"] -->|"Interacts With"| CANX["CANX"]
    OPTN["OPTN"] -->|"Interacts With"| CANX["CANX"]
    DNM1L["DNM1L"] -->|"Interacts With"| CANX["CANX"]
    MFN1["MFN1"] -->|"Interacts With"| CANX["CANX"]
    style CANX fill:#8d4900,color:#e0e0e0
    style ULK1 fill:#0d47a1,color:#e0e0e0
    style autophagy fill:#1b5e20,color:#e0e0e0
    style cognitive_function fill:#1b5e20,color:#e0e0e0
    style hippocampal_neurons fill:#795548,color:#e0e0e0
    style Dementia fill:#b71c1c,color:#e0e0e0
    style Cardiovascular fill:#b71c1c,color:#e0e0e0
    style Als fill:#b71c1c,color:#e0e0e0
    style Alzheimer fill:#b71c1c,color:#e0e0e0
    style WLS fill:#0d47a1,color:#e0e0e0
    style CAT fill:#8d4900,color:#e0e0e0
    style OPTN fill:#8d4900,color:#e0e0e0
    style DNM1L fill:#8d4900,color:#e0e0e0
    style MFN1 fill:#8d4900,color:#e0e0e0

Outgoing (364)

TargetRelationTypeStr
ULK1interacts_withprotein0.70
autophagyregulatesprocess0.70
cognitive functionregulatesprocess0.70
hippocampal neuronsexpressed_incell_type0.70
autophagy pathwayparticipates_inpathway0.70

Incoming (190)

SourceRelationTypeStr
WLSinteracts_withprotein0.70
CATinteracts_withgene0.60
OPTNinteracts_withgene0.60
DNM1Linteracts_withgene0.60
MFN1interacts_withgene0.60

Targeting Hypotheses (0)

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Mentioning Analyses (0)

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