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CARD8 is a key regulator of the NLRP1/NLRP3 inflammasome involved in neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
| Gene Symbol | CARD8 |
| Full Name | Caspase Recruitment Domain Family Member 8 |
| Chromosome | 19q13.33 |
| Function | is a critical regulator of the innate immune inflammasome complex. |
| Primary Expression | neurons, astrocytes, and microglia, where it participates in n |
| Amino Acids | 541 aa |
| Pathways | Pyroptosis |
| UniProt ID | Q9Y2585 |
| NCBI Gene ID | 8912 |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000105464 |
| OMIM | 609508 |
| GeneCards | CARD8 |
| Human Protein Atlas | CARD8 |
| Associated Diseases | ALS, Autoimmune, Cancer, Cardiovascular, Inflammation |
| Interactions | NLRP2, NLRP6, NLRP7, NLRP1, NLRP12, NLRP3 |
| KG Connections | 90 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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CARD8["<b>CARD8</b>"]
Als{"Als"}
CARD8 -->|"regulates"| Als
Ms{"Ms"}
CARD8 -->|"regulates"| Ms
Inflammation{"Inflammation"}
CARD8 -->|"regulates"| Inflammation
NLRP1["NLRP1"]
CARD8 -->|"associated with"| NLRP1
INFLAMMATION["INFLAMMATION"]
CARD8 -->|"regulates"| INFLAMMATION
AIM2["AIM2"]
CARD8 -->|"associated with"| AIM2
NLRP3["NLRP3"]
CARD8 -->|"associated with"| NLRP3
Inflammasome(["Inflammasome"])
CARD8 -->|"associated with"| Inflammasome
Pyroptosis(["Pyroptosis"])
CARD8 -->|"regulates"| Pyroptosis
neurodegeneration["neurodegeneration"]
CARD8 -->|"implicated in"| neurodegeneration
PYROPTOSIS["PYROPTOSIS"]
PYROPTOSIS -->|"regulates"| CARD8
HDAC6["HDAC6"]
HDAC6 -->|"regulates"| CARD8
IFI16["IFI16"]
IFI16 -->|"associated with"| CARD8
style CARD8 fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nlrp Inflammasomes | involved_in | protein | 0.85 |
| pyroptosis | participates_in | pathway | 0.70 |
| Als | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Inflammation | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Autoimmune | implicated_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Autoimmune | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Pyroptosis | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Neurodegeneration | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Cardiovascular | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| ALS | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Inflammation | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Pyroptosis | interacts_with | disease | 0.65 |
| NLRP1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AIM2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NLRP3 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NLRP2 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NLRP6 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NLRP7 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NLRP1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NLRP12 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NLRP3 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| GSDMD | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NLRC4 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| GAIN | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NLRP12 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NLRP6 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NLRP3 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NAIP | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| Rb | associated_with | protein | 0.60 |
| NLRP10 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NLRP10 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NLRP7 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| INFLAMMATION | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| Inflammasome | associated_with | pathway | 0.60 |
| Pyroptosis | regulates | pathway | 0.60 |
| Innate Immunity | implicated_in | pathway | 0.60 |
| Inflammasome | activates | pathway | 0.60 |
| AND | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| Innate Immunity | activates | pathway | 0.60 |
| IL-1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CYTOKINES | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PYROPTOSIS | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| B Cell | associated_with | cell_type | 0.60 |
| Caspase | associated_with | protein | 0.60 |
| Cytokine | associated_with | protein | 0.60 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| HDAC6 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| IFI16 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NLRP3 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NLRP1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NLRP2 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| GAIN | implicated_in | gene | 0.60 |
| NLRP6 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NLRP7 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NLRP12 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| GAIN | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NLRP1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NLRP3 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NAIP | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NLRP7 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AIM2 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PYROPTOSIS | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES | implicated_in | gene | 0.60 |
| PYROPTOSIS | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NEURODEGENERATION | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CYTOKINES | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CANCER | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| IL-1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NLRC4 | associated_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
Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity
| Title & PMID | Authors | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No papers found | ||||