Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about CASS2: its mechanistic relationships (Knowledge Graph edges), hypotheses targeting it, analyses mentioning it, and supporting scientific papers. The interactive graph below shows its immediate neighbors. All content is AI-synthesized from peer-reviewed literature.
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.
| Gene Symbol | CASS2 |
| Full Name | CASP2 and RIPK1 Domain Containing Adaptor |
| Aliases | CRADD |
| Chromosome | 10p15.1 |
| Function | encodes a protein of 312 amino acids with a molecular weight of approximately 35 kDa. |
| Molecular Weight | 35 kDa |
| Amino Acids | 312 aa |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000103811 |
| GeneCards | CASS2 |
| Human Protein Atlas | CASS2 |
| Associated Diseases | Alzheimer, Autoimmune, Cancer |
| Interactions | CASS4 |
| KG Connections | 16 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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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| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alzheimer | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Autoimmune | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Cell Cycle | associated_with | pathway | 0.60 |
| CASS4 | interacts_with | gene | 0.50 |
| CASS4 | co_expressed_with | gene | 0.50 |
| SRC | co_expressed_with | gene | 0.50 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| AURKA | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| SRC | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CASS4 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| FYN | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CANCER | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AURKA | co_expressed_with | protein | 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 | ||||