Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about CCL2: 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.
CCL2 is a protein involved in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: activates, regulates, therapeutic target. Associated with ALS, Als, Alzheimer. Connected to 253 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.
| Gene Symbol | CCL2 |
| Chromosome | 17q12 |
| Function | of approximately 13 kilodaltons |
| Primary Expression | blood-brain barrier, spinal cord, Cerebellum, Spinal Cord |
| Molecular Weight | 9.9 kDa |
| Amino Acids | 99 aa |
| Pathways | NF-κB |
| GeneCards | CCL2 |
| Human Protein Atlas | CCL2 |
| CCR2 | Primary receptor for CCL2 signaling |
| Microglia | Major CNS producer and responder to CCL2 |
| Astrocytes | Astrocytic CCL2 |
| Associated Diseases | ALS, Alzheimer, Cancer, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Inflammation |
| Known Drugs/Compounds | METFORMIN, metformin |
| Interactions | INFLAMMATION, NEURODEGENERATION, ASTROCYTE, LRP1, CANCER, ERCC3 |
| KG Connections | 878 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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CCL2["<b>CCL2</b>"]
TNF["TNF"]
CCL2 -->|"associated with"| TNF
CXCL10["CXCL10"]
CCL2 -->|"associated with"| CXCL10
Inflammation{"Inflammation"}
CCL2 -->|"activates"| Inflammation
Multiple_Sclerosis{"Multiple Sclerosis"}
CCL2 -->|"activates"| Multiple_Sclerosis
ALS{"ALS"}
CCL2 -->|"activates"| ALS
Autoimmune{"Autoimmune"}
CCL2 -->|"activates"| Autoimmune
Neurodegeneration{"Neurodegeneration"}
CCL2 -->|"activates"| Neurodegeneration
Cancer{"Cancer"}
CCL2 -->|"activates"| Cancer
Cirrhosis{"Cirrhosis"}
CCL2 -->|"activates"| Cirrhosis
Carcinoma{"Carcinoma"}
CCL2 -->|"activates"| Carcinoma
Ms{"Ms"}
CCL2 -->|"inhibits"| Ms
CCL2 -->|"inhibits"| Autoimmune
LACCER["LACCER"]
LACCER -->|"regulates"| CCL2
ASTROCYTE["ASTROCYTE"]
ASTROCYTE -->|"associated with"| CCL2
AKT["AKT"]
AKT -->|"associated with"| CCL2
B4GALT6["B4GALT6"]
B4GALT6 -->|"activates"| CCL2
ASTROCYTES["ASTROCYTES"]
ASTROCYTES -->|"activates"| CCL2
MICROGLIA["MICROGLIA"]
MICROGLIA -->|"activates"| CCL2
NOTCH2["NOTCH2"]
NOTCH2 -->|"activates"| CCL2
DLL4["DLL4"]
DLL4 -->|"activates"| CCL2
PI3K["PI3K"]
PI3K -->|"activates"| CCL2
MTOR["MTOR"]
MTOR -->|"activates"| CCL2
AKT -->|"activates"| CCL2
EGFR["EGFR"]
EGFR -->|"activates"| CCL2
style CCL2 fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inflammation | activates | disease | 1.00 |
| Als | activates | disease | 1.00 |
| ds-db4a006ea647 | provides_data_for | dataset | 1.00 |
| Cancer | activates | disease | 0.95 |
| Neuroinflammation | activates | disease | 0.95 |
| macrophage recruitment | promotes | process | 0.93 |
| CCR2 | binds | receptor | 0.90 |
| CCR2 | interacts_with | gene | 0.90 |
| CCR2 | activates | gene | 0.90 |
| CCR2 | inhibits | gene | 0.90 |
| Blood-Brain Barrier | regulates | brain_region | 0.90 |
| CANCER | activates | gene | 0.90 |
| Cardiac Inflammation | involved_in | process | 0.88 |
| MICROGLIA | activates | cell_type | 0.86 |
| Neurodegeneration | activates | disease | 0.85 |
| Microglia Recruitment | mediates | process | 0.85 |
| Microglia Activation | mediates | process | 0.85 |
| Macrophage Infiltration | contributes_to | process | 0.85 |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | associated_with | disease | 0.85 |
| Neuroinflammation | involved_in | process | 0.85 |
| Monocyte Adherence | promotes | process | 0.85 |
| Liver Cirrhosis | risk_factor_for | disease | 0.80 |
| Immune Cell Infiltration | mediates | process | 0.80 |
| macrophages | expressed_in | cell_type | 0.80 |
| CCR2 | regulates | gene | 0.80 |
| CCR2 | associated_with | gene | 0.80 |
| CCR2 | targets | gene | 0.80 |
| AKT | activates | gene | 0.80 |
| NEUROINFLAMMATION | activates | gene | 0.80 |
| Multiple Sclerosis | activates | disease | 0.75 |
| Tumor | activates | disease | 0.75 |
| Inflammation | implicated_in | disease | 0.75 |
| Infection | activates | disease | 0.75 |
| Neuroinflammation | causes | disease | 0.75 |
| Inflammation | causes | disease | 0.75 |
| Monocyte Infiltration | promotes | process | 0.75 |
| Mtor | activates | pathway | 0.70 |
| MTOR | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| Pi3K/Akt | activates | pathway | 0.70 |
| Mapk | activates | pathway | 0.70 |
| IFN | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| Autophagy | activates | pathway | 0.70 |
| Immune Response | activates | pathway | 0.70 |
| CCL5 | regulates | gene | 0.70 |
| NEUROINFLAMMATION | causes | gene | 0.70 |
| astrocytes | expressed_in | cell_type | 0.70 |
| microglia | expressed_in | cell_type | 0.70 |
| macrophages | activates | cell_type | 0.70 |
| macrophages | regulates | cell_type | 0.70 |
| intractable neurological diseases | biomarker_for | disease | 0.70 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| ds-db4a006ea647 | data_in | dataset | 1.00 |
| NF-κB signaling pathway | upstream_of | pathway | 0.95 |
| NF-κB p65 | regulates | protein | 0.93 |
| Lactosylceramide | regulates | compound | 0.90 |
| LacCer | upregulates | compound | 0.90 |
| Astrocytes | product_of | cell_type | 0.90 |
| Pulmonary Vascular Endothelial Cell Senescence | upregulates | process | 0.90 |
| TNF | activates | gene | 0.90 |
| INFLAMMATION | activates | gene | 0.90 |
| NOTCH2 | upregulates | gene | 0.85 |
| Lactosylceramide | upregulates | compound | 0.85 |
| Translation Initiation Inhibition | downregulates | mechanism | 0.85 |
| KCNK2 | downregulates | gene | 0.80 |
| PI3K | activates | gene | 0.80 |
| NEURODEGENERATION | activates | gene | 0.80 |
| AMPK | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| ROS | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| INFLAMMATION | implicated_in | gene | 0.70 |
| ATG5 | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| INFLAMMATION | causes | gene | 0.70 |
| LRP1 | regulates | gene | 0.65 |
| MACROPHAGES | produces | cell_type | 0.65 |
| MAPK | regulates | gene | 0.65 |
| MACROPHAGES | targets | cell_type | 0.65 |
| STROKE | exacerbates | disease | 0.65 |
| STROKE | treats | disease | 0.65 |
| APOPTOSIS | causes | phenotype | 0.65 |
| GLIOBLASTOMA | recruits | disease | 0.65 |
| LACCER | regulates | protein | 0.64 |
| ASTROCYTE | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AKT | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| B4GALT6 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ASTROCYTES | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| MICROGLIA | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NOTCH2 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| DLL4 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| MTOR | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AKT | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| EGFR | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CEBPB | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ASTROCYTE | activates | cell_type | 0.60 |
| AKT | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| NF-KB | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NEUROINFLAMMATION | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| GATA2 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| IL6 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| IL8 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| TNF-Α | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ANG | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CXCL8 | associated_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
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Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity
| Title & PMID | Authors | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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