Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about CDK4: 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.
CDK4 is a gene implicated in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: associated with, activates, therapeutic target. Associated with Als, Autism, Breast Cancer. Connected to 264 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.
| Gene Symbol | CDK4 |
| Full Name | Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 4 |
| Aliases | CDK4, PSK-J3 |
| Chromosome | 12q14.1 |
| Function | is an important component in the neurobiology of neurodegenerative diseases. |
| Molecular Weight | 34 kDa |
| Amino Acids | 303 aa |
| Exons | 8 |
| Pathways | Akt, Dna Methylation, Epigenetic, Pi3K |
| UniProt ID | P11802 |
| NCBI Gene ID | 1019 |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000136492 |
| GeneCards | CDK4 |
| Human Protein Atlas | CDK4 |
| Drug | Approval |
| Associated Diseases | ALS, Cancer, Carcinoma, Melanoma, Migraine |
| Interactions | RB1, CDKN2A, CDKN1A, LCK, MCL1, ATF4 |
| KG Connections | 414 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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CDK4["CDK4"]
CDK4 -->|"interacts"| RB1["RB1"]
CDK4 -->|"activates"| Cancer["Cancer"]
CDK4 -->|"activates"| Als["Als"]
CDK4 -->|"activates"| Senescence["Senescence"]
CDK4 -->|"activates"| Inflammation["Inflammation"]
CDK4 -->|"activates"| Tumor["Tumor"]
CDK4 -->|"regulates"| Ms["Ms"]
RANK["RANK"] -->|"activates"| CDK4
RANKL["RANKL"] -->|"activates"| CDK4
FGFR1["FGFR1"] -->|"target for"| CDK4
SOX2["SOX2"] -->|"target for"| CDK4
MYC["MYC"] -->|"regulates"| CDK4
EBF3["EBF3"] -->|"regulates"| CDK4
RB1 -->|"regulates"| CDK4
GBM["GBM"] -->|"regulates"| CDK4| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| ds-83b31ef18d49 | provides_data_for | dataset | 1.00 |
| Cancer | activates | disease | 0.95 |
| Cancer | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.95 |
| Als | activates | disease | 0.85 |
| Tumor | activates | disease | 0.85 |
| Als | inhibits | disease | 0.85 |
| Tumor | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.75 |
| Cancer | inhibits | disease | 0.75 |
| Als | associated_with | disease | 0.75 |
| Cancer | associated_with | disease | 0.75 |
| Melanoma | associated_with | disease | 0.75 |
| RB1 | interacts_with | protein | 0.70 |
| AKT | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.70 |
| MTOR | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.70 |
| POT1 | associated_with | gene | 0.70 |
| glioblastoma | associated_with | disease | 0.70 |
| Apoptosis | activates | pathway | 0.70 |
| Autophagy | activates | pathway | 0.70 |
| Cell Cycle | therapeutic_target | pathway | 0.70 |
| Mtor | therapeutic_target | pathway | 0.70 |
| PI3K-AKT-mTOR signaling | participates_in | pathway | 0.70 |
| ubiquitin-proteasome | participates_in | pathway | 0.70 |
| Senescence | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Inflammation | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Glioblastoma | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Carcinoma | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Glioblastoma | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Autism | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Senescence | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | biomarker_for | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | biomarker_for | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | biomarker_for | disease | 0.65 |
| Tumor | biomarker_for | disease | 0.65 |
| Carcinoma | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Tumor | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Migraine | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Lung Cancer | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Tumor | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Ovarian Cancer | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Pancreatic Cancer | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Breast Cancer | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Tumor | contributes_to | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | contributes_to | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | contributes_to | disease | 0.65 |
| Melanoma | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| ds-83b31ef18d49 | data_in | dataset | 1.00 |
| CANCER | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.90 |
| CANCER | activates | gene | 0.90 |
| chromothripsis | upstream_of | process | 0.80 |
| PI3K | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.80 |
| CDK6 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.70 |
| CDKN2A | associated_with | gene | 0.70 |
| CANCER | inhibits | gene | 0.70 |
| APOPTOSIS | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| CANCER | associated_with | gene | 0.70 |
| AUTOPHAGY | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| GENES | associated_with | gene | 0.70 |
| RANK | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| RANKL | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| FGFR1 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| SOX2 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| TP53 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MYC | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| EBF3 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| MDM2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| RB1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| GBM | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| CD4 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MAPK3 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ZAP70 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| TP53 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CD19 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| EEF2 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CCL5 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| TNF | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| TLR7 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CAT | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ACTB | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| RAC2 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CTSD | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CXCL8 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| TP53 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| SRC | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| EZH2 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| SIRT1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| PIK3CA | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PARP1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MTOR | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PI3K | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| CHEK1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AKT | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| CASP3 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CASP8 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MMP2 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| CASP3 | therapeutic_target | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No papers found | ||||