Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about CHEK1: 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.
CHEK1 is a protein involved in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: associated with, regulates, implicated in. Associated with Cancer, Ms. Connected to 25 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.
| Gene Symbol | CHEK1 |
| Full Name | Checkpoint Kinase 1 |
| Chromosome | 11q24.2 |
| Protein Type | Serine/Threonine Kinase |
| Function | CHEK1 (Checkpoint Kinase 1) is a serine/threonine kinase that plays a central role in the DNA damage response (DDR). |
| Molecular Weight | 56 kDa |
| Amino Acids | 476 aa |
| Pathways | Akt, Pi3K |
| UniProt ID | CHEK1 |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000149554 |
| OMIM | 604603 |
| GeneCards | CHEK1 |
| Human Protein Atlas | CHEK1 |
| DNA Damage Checkpoint | Halts cell cycle progression for DNA repair |
| Replication Fork Stability | Prevents replication fork collapse |
| Associated Diseases | Als, Ataxia, Infection |
| Known Drugs/Compounds | Thiabendazole |
| Interactions | CDK1, CDK2, EGFR, AND, CANCER, P53 |
| KG Connections | 73 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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CHEK1["<b>CHEK1</b>"]
Cancer{"Cancer"}
CHEK1 -->|"regulates"| Cancer
Ms{"Ms"}
CHEK1 -->|"regulates"| Ms
MTOR["MTOR"]
CHEK1 -->|"associated with"| MTOR
PIK3CA["PIK3CA"]
CHEK1 -->|"associated with"| PIK3CA
GSK3B["GSK3B"]
CHEK1 -->|"associated with"| GSK3B
AKT["AKT"]
CHEK1 -->|"regulates"| AKT
PARP1["PARP1"]
CHEK1 -->|"associated with"| PARP1
Pi3K(["Pi3K"])
CHEK1 -->|"regulates"| Pi3K
Akt(["Akt"])
CHEK1 -->|"regulates"| Akt
Mtor(["Mtor"])
CHEK1 -->|"associated with"| Mtor
CANCER["CANCER"]
CHEK1 -->|"regulates"| CANCER
CASP3["CASP3"]
CHEK1 -->|"associated with"| CASP3
CDK4["CDK4"]
CDK4 -->|"associated with"| CHEK1
CASP3 -->|"associated with"| CHEK1
PI3K["PI3K"]
PI3K -->|"regulates"| CHEK1
ABL1["ABL1"]
ABL1 -->|"associated with"| CHEK1
ESR1["ESR1"]
ESR1 -->|"associated with"| CHEK1
GENES["GENES"]
GENES -->|"associated with"| CHEK1
PIK3CA -->|"associated with"| CHEK1
PARP1 -->|"associated with"| CHEK1
MTOR -->|"associated with"| CHEK1
style CHEK1 fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Infection | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Ataxia | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| ALS | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| MTOR | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PIK3CA | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| GSK3B | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AKT | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| PARP1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CASP3 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CDK4 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ESR1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CHMP6 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| EIF4EBP1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| SLC2A1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CDK1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CDK2 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| EGFR | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| Pi3K | regulates | pathway | 0.60 |
| Akt | regulates | pathway | 0.60 |
| Mtor | associated_with | pathway | 0.60 |
| CANCER | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| ABL1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| DNA | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ENDOSOME | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| DNA | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| P53 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| CANCER | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| P53 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| Cell Cycle | activates | pathway | 0.60 |
| DNA | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| GENES | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| Cell Cycle | therapeutic_target | pathway | 0.60 |
| Egfr | interacts_with | protein | 0.60 |
| App | therapeutic_target | protein | 0.60 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thiabendazole | binds | drug | 0.85 |
| CDK4 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CASP3 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PI3K | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| ESR1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PIK3CA | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PARP1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MTOR | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| GSK3B | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NBN | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| TPX2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ATM | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MDC1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ATR | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MRE11 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| SYN1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| EGFR | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CDK1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ABL1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| GENES | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CANCER | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| MICROTUBULES | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| GENES | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| P53 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| CANCER | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| GENES | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| DNA | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CANCER | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| P53 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CDK2 | interacts_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 | ||||