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Calnexin is an ER membrane chaperone protein involved in protein folding, calcium homeostasis, and ER stress responses in neurodegeneration.
| Gene Symbol | CANX |
| Full Name | Calnexin |
| Protein Type | Chaperone |
| Function | is 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 Expression | Hippocampus |
| Pathways | Apoptosis, Mitophagy, Autophagy, Mapk, Cell Cycle |
| GeneCards | CANX |
| Human Protein Atlas | CANX |
| ERp57 | A thiol-disulfide oxidoreductase that works with calnexin to promote proper disulfide bond formation |
| ERp72 | Another ER-resident chaperone involved in protein folding |
| Bip/GRP78 | The major ER chaperone that binds to misfolded proteins |
| Calreticulin | The soluble counterpart of calnexin in the ER lumen |
| Associated Diseases | AD, ALI, ALS, Alzheimer, Parkinson |
| Interactions | LGALS3, CALCOCO2, G3BP1, PEX3, SQSTM1, BCL2 |
| KG Connections | 554 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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"]
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style MFN1 fill:#8d4900,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| ULK1 | interacts_with | protein | 0.70 |
| autophagy | regulates | process | 0.70 |
| cognitive function | regulates | process | 0.70 |
| hippocampal neurons | expressed_in | cell_type | 0.70 |
| autophagy pathway | participates_in | pathway | 0.70 |
| Alzheimer's disease | protects_against | disease | 0.70 |
| Dementia | interacts_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Cardiovascular | interacts_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | interacts_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Alzheimer | interacts_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Parkinson | interacts_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | interacts_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis | interacts_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Cardiovascular | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Frontotemporal Dementia | interacts_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Ftd | interacts_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| ALS | interacts_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Alzheimer | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Fibrosis | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Necroptosis | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Necroptosis | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| LGALS3 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CALCOCO2 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| G3BP1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PEX3 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| SQSTM1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| BCL2 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| LMNA | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| STING1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| TAX1BP1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ATM | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| SNCAIP | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| RB1CC1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MFN1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ERN1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PARKIN | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| FMR1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| SNCA | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| FAM134B | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| LC3 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| EPAS1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MIRO1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CTSD | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| RB1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| EIF2AK3 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| WLS | interacts_with | protein | 0.70 |
| CAT | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| OPTN | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| DNM1L | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MFN1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| DDIT3 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ABCD3 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| LMNA | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MAP1LC3B | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AMBRA1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CTSD | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MUL1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PARKIN | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PRKN | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| BNIP3L | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| HIF1A | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| GBA | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| BCL2 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NDP52 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| RHOT1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| SQSTM1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| BNIP3 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ATM | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| DRP1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| SESN2 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| RB1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| BCL2L13 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| SNCAIP | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ERN1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| P62 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PINK1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| LGALS3 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| RB1CC1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| BECN1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| RIPK3 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| EPAS1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| FIP200 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PEX3 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PTEN | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MAPK8 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| BCL2L11 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| EIF2AK3 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NLRP3 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| G3BP1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CALCOCO2 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| FUNDC1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| EMD | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| SNCA | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| TAX1BP1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| FAM134B | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
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 | ||||