gene

CARD8

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90Connections
0Hypotheses
0Analyses
50Outgoing
26Incoming

Summary

CARD8 is a key regulator of the NLRP1/NLRP3 inflammasome involved in neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.

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🧬 Gene Info
Gene SymbolCARD8
Full NameCaspase Recruitment Domain Family Member 8
Chromosome19q13.33
Functionis a critical regulator of the innate immune inflammasome complex.
Primary Expressionneurons, astrocytes, and microglia, where it participates in n
Amino Acids541 aa
PathwaysPyroptosis
UniProt IDQ9Y2585
NCBI Gene ID8912
Ensembl IDENSG00000105464
OMIM609508
GeneCardsCARD8
Human Protein AtlasCARD8
Associated DiseasesALS, Autoimmune, Cancer, Cardiovascular, Inflammation
InteractionsNLRP2, NLRP6, NLRP7, NLRP1, NLRP12, NLRP3
KG Connections90 knowledge graph edges
DatabasesGeneCardsHPASTRING

Wiki Pages (6)

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Canonical Page

CARD8 - Caspase Recruitment Domain Family Member 8

gene · 721 words

NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation Pathway in Neurodegeneration

mechanism · 3200 words

NLRP3 Inflammasome Hypothesis in Parkinson's Disease

hypothesis · 2653 words

NLRP12 — NLR Family Pyrin Domain Containing 12

gene · 631 words

IFI16 Gene

gene · 521 words

Genes

index · 271 words

Pathway Diagram

graph TD
    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

Outgoing (64)

TargetRelationTypeStr
Nlrp Inflammasomesinvolved_inprotein0.85
pyroptosisparticipates_inpathway0.70
Alsregulatesdisease0.65
Msregulatesdisease0.65
Inflammationregulatesdisease0.65

Incoming (26)

SourceRelationTypeStr
HDAC6regulatesgene0.60
IFI16associated_withgene0.60
NLRP3activatesgene0.60
NLRP1activatesgene0.60
NLRP2activatesgene0.60

Targeting Hypotheses (0)

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Mentioning Analyses (0)

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Related Papers (0)

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