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CASS2

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16Connections
0Hypotheses
0Analyses
7Outgoing
9Incoming

Summary

CASS2 (CRADD) is a death domain-containing adaptor protein that mediates caspase-2 activation and PIDDosome formation. It plays critical roles in apoptosis, necroptosis, and is implicated in Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and ALS pathogenesis.

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🧬 Gene Info
Gene SymbolCASS2
Full NameCASP2 and RIPK1 Domain Containing Adaptor
AliasesCRADD
Chromosome10p15.1
Functionencodes a protein of 312 amino acids with a molecular weight of approximately 35 kDa.
Molecular Weight35 kDa
Amino Acids312 aa
Ensembl IDENSG00000103811
GeneCardsCASS2
Human Protein AtlasCASS2
Associated DiseasesAlzheimer, Autoimmune, Cancer
InteractionsCASS4
KG Connections16 knowledge graph edges
DatabasesGeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING

Wiki Pages (3)

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Canonical Page

CASS2 — CASP2 and RIPK1 Domain Containing Adaptor

gene · 1955 words

Accelerating Medicines Partnership for Alzheimer's Disease (AMP-AD)

institution · 1556 words

Genes

index · 271 words

Pathway Diagram

graph TD
    CASS2["CASS2"]
    Alzheimer{"Alzheimer"}
    CASS2 -->|"associated_with"| Alzheimer
    Cancer{"Cancer"}
    CASS2 -->|"associated_with"| Cancer
    Autoimmune{"Autoimmune"}
    CASS2 -->|"associated_with"| Autoimmune
    Cell_Cycle(["Cell Cycle"])
    CASS2 -->|"associated_with"| Cell_Cycle
    AURKA["AURKA"]
    AURKA -->|"associated_with"| CASS2
    SRC["SRC"]
    SRC -->|"associated_with"| CASS2
    ALZHEIMER["ALZHEIMER"]
    ALZHEIMER -->|"associated_with"| CASS2
    CASS4["CASS4"]
    CASS4 -->|"associated_with"| CASS2
    AND["AND"]
    AND -->|"associated_with"| CASS2
    FYN["FYN"]
    FYN -->|"associated_with"| CASS2
    ALZHEIMER_S_DISEASE["ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE"]
    ALZHEIMER_S_DISEASE -->|"associated_with"| CASS2
    CANCER["CANCER"]
    CANCER -->|"associated_with"| CASS2
    CASS2 -->|"interacts_with"| CASS4
    neurodegeneration["neurodegeneration"]
    CASS2 -->|"implicated_in"| neurodegeneration

Outgoing (7)

TargetRelationTypeStr
Alzheimerassociated_withdisease0.65
Cancerassociated_withdisease0.65
Autoimmuneassociated_withdisease0.65
Cell Cycleassociated_withpathway0.60
CASS4interacts_withgene0.50

Incoming (9)

SourceRelationTypeStr
AURKAassociated_withgene0.60
SRCassociated_withgene0.60
CASS4associated_withgene0.60
FYNassociated_withgene0.60
ALZHEIMERassociated_withgene0.60

Targeting Hypotheses (0)

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Mentioning Analyses (0)

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Related Papers (0)

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