gene

CD40

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This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about CD40: 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.

103Connections
0Hypotheses
0Analyses
50Outgoing
13Incoming

Summary

CD40 is a gene implicated in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: therapeutic target, regulates, activates. Associated with AD, ALI, Aging. Connected to 74 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.

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🧬 Gene Info
Gene SymbolCD40
Full NameCluster of Differentiation 40
Chromosome20q12
Protein FamilyTNF receptor superfamily
FunctionCD40-CD40L signaling is central to immune function
Primary ExpressionAD brain by microglia and astrocytes - CD40-CD40L interaction promotes: - Microglial activation - Pro-i
Molecular Weight48 kDa
Amino Acids277 aa
Exons9
PathwaysNF-κB, MAPK pathway, PI3K
GeneCardsCD40
Human Protein AtlasCD40
Associated DiseasesAD, ALI, Autoimmune, Cancer, Ms, RA
InteractionsFOSB, EGF, VEGF, CD8, NOTCH1, MCL1
KG Connections103 knowledge graph edges
DatabasesGeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING

Wiki Pages (21)

Knowledge base pages for this entity

Canonical Page

CD40 - Cluster of Differentiation 40

gene · 772 words

NF-kB Signaling Pathway in Neurodegeneration

mechanism · 3782 words

NF-κB Signaling Pathway in Neurodegeneration

mechanism · 3689 words

Parkinson's Disease Treatment

therapeutic · 3641 words

nfkb-neurodegeneration

mechanism · 3235 words

Neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's Disease

mechanism · 3171 words

Pathway Diagram

graph TD
    CD40["<b>CD40</b>"]
    CD40L["CD40L"]
    CD40 -->|"binds"| CD40L
    TRAF2["TRAF2"]
    CD40 -->|"interacts with"| TRAF2
    TRAF3["TRAF3"]
    CD40 -->|"interacts with"| TRAF3
    TRAF5["TRAF5"]
    CD40 -->|"interacts with"| TRAF5
    TRAF6["TRAF6"]
    CD40 -->|"interacts with"| TRAF6
    c_IAP1["c-IAP1"]
    CD40 -->|"interacts with"| c_IAP1
    NF__B(["NF-kappaB"])
    CD40 -->|"activates"| NF__B
    Cancer{"Cancer"}
    CD40 -->|"expressed in"| Cancer
    Autoimmune{"Autoimmune"}
    CD40 -->|"expressed in"| Autoimmune
    Ms{"Ms"}
    CD40 -->|"expressed in"| Ms
    Als{"Als"}
    CD40 -->|"therapeutic target"| Als
    CD40 -->|"therapeutic target"| Autoimmune
    CD40L -->|"binds"| CD40
    AQP4["AQP4"]
    AQP4 -->|"expressed in"| CD40
    CLOCK["CLOCK"]
    CLOCK -->|"regulates"| CD40
    MTOR["MTOR"]
    MTOR -->|"therapeutic target"| CD40
    TCR["TCR"]
    TCR -->|"activates"| CD40
    AND["AND"]
    AND -->|"activates"| CD40
    style CD40 fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0

Outgoing (90)

TargetRelationTypeStr
CD8activatesgene0.70
Cancerexpressed_indisease0.65
Autoimmuneexpressed_indisease0.65
Msexpressed_indisease0.65
Alstherapeutic_targetdisease0.65

Incoming (13)

SourceRelationTypeStr
AQP4expressed_ingene0.60
CLOCKregulatesgene0.60
MTORtherapeutic_targetgene0.60
TNFregulatesgene0.60
CD4expressed_ingene0.60

Targeting Hypotheses (0)

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HypothesisScoreDiseaseAnalysis
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Mentioning Analyses (0)

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Related Papers (0)

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