Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
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.
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.
| Gene Symbol | CD40 |
| Full Name | Cluster of Differentiation 40 |
| Chromosome | 20q12 |
| Protein Family | TNF receptor superfamily |
| Function | CD40-CD40L signaling is central to immune function |
| Primary Expression | AD brain by microglia and astrocytes - CD40-CD40L interaction promotes: - Microglial activation - Pro-i |
| Molecular Weight | 48 kDa |
| Amino Acids | 277 aa |
| Exons | 9 |
| Pathways | NF-κB, MAPK pathway, PI3K |
| GeneCards | CD40 |
| Human Protein Atlas | CD40 |
| Associated Diseases | AD, ALI, Autoimmune, Cancer, Ms, RA |
| Interactions | FOSB, EGF, VEGF, CD8, NOTCH1, MCL1 |
| KG Connections | 103 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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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| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| CD8 | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| Cancer | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Autoimmune | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Autoimmune | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Cardiovascular | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Inflammation | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Tumor | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Autoimmune | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Aging | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Cardiovascular | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Stroke | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Tumor | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Parkinson | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Multiple Sclerosis | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Neuroinflammation | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Inflammation | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Alzheimer | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Neurodegeneration | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Fibrosis | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| AQP4 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| MTOR | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| CCL5 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| TNF | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| FOSB | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| EGF | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| VEGF | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NOTCH1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CD8 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NOTCH1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NOTCH1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| MCL1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PARP1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| neuroinflammation | interacts_with | disease | 0.60 |
| Inflammasome | therapeutic_target | pathway | 0.60 |
| Mtor | therapeutic_target | pathway | 0.60 |
| Nf-Κb | therapeutic_target | pathway | 0.60 |
| CYTOKINES | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| PROINFLAMMATORY CYTOKINES | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| INFLAMMATION | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| NF-ΚB | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| CANCER | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| TCR | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| PARKINSON'S DISEASE | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| AQP4 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| CLOCK | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| MTOR | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| TNF | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| CD4 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| AQP4 | activates | entity | 0.60 |
| FOS | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| TCR | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ROS | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| NEURODEGENERATION | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AQP4 | interacts_with | gene | 0.50 |
| AQP4 | co_expressed_with | gene | 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 | ||||