Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about CHEK2: 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.
CHEK2 is a gene implicated in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: regulates, associated with, participates in. Associated with Als, Ataxia, Breast Cancer. Connected to 31 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.
| Gene Symbol | CHEK2 |
| Aliases | Checkpoint Kinase 2 |
| Chromosome | 22q12.1 |
| Protein Family | Serine/Threonine protein kinase (CMGC family) |
| Protein Type | Serine/Threonine Kinase |
| Function | is a serine/threonine kinase that plays a central role in the cellular response to DNA damage. |
| Primary Expression | Nucleus, cytoplasm |
| Subcellular Localization | Nucleus, cytoplasm |
| Molecular Weight | 60 kDa |
| Amino Acids | 543 aa |
| Exons | 14 |
| Pathways | cascade: ```mermaid |
| UniProt ID | O96017 |
| GeneCards | CHEK2 |
| Human Protein Atlas | CHEK2 |
| Associated Diseases | Breast Cancer, Cancer, NEURODEGENERATION |
| Interactions | TP53 |
| KG Connections | 38 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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CHEK2["<b>CHEK2</b>"]
TP53["TP53"]
CHEK2 -->|"interacts with"| TP53
DNA_REPAIR["DNA_REPAIR"]
CHEK2 -->|"participates in"| DNA_REPAIR
Als{"Als"}
CHEK2 -->|"regulates"| Als
Cancer{"Cancer"}
CHEK2 -->|"associated with"| Cancer
Leukemia{"Leukemia"}
CHEK2 -->|"regulates"| Leukemia
CHEK2 -->|"regulates"| Cancer
Ataxia{"Ataxia"}
CHEK2 -->|"regulates"| Ataxia
CANCER["CANCER"]
CHEK2 -->|"associated with"| CANCER
ATM["ATM"]
CHEK2 -->|"associated with"| ATM
CHEK2 -->|"regulates"| CANCER
PTEN["PTEN"]
CHEK2 -->|"regulates"| PTEN
BRCA1["BRCA1"]
CHEK2 -->|"regulates"| BRCA1
HNRNPA1["HNRNPA1"]
HNRNPA1 -->|"regulates"| CHEK2
ATM -->|"regulates"| CHEK2
TP53 -->|"regulates"| CHEK2
NBN["NBN"]
NBN -->|"regulates"| CHEK2
BRIP1["BRIP1"]
BRIP1 -->|"regulates"| CHEK2
STK11["STK11"]
STK11 -->|"regulates"| CHEK2
style CHEK2 fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| TP53 | interacts_with | gene | 0.80 |
| Cancer | associated_with | disease | 0.75 |
| DNA_REPAIR | participates_in | biological_process | 0.70 |
| CANCER | associated_with | gene | 0.70 |
| Als | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Leukemia | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Ataxia | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Breast Cancer | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | biomarker_for | disease | 0.65 |
| ATM | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PTEN | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| BRCA1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| PALB2 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| RAD51 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| NF1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| BRCA2 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| BRCA1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| BRCA2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ATM | contributes_to | gene | 0.60 |
| STK11 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| BRIP1 | contributes_to | gene | 0.60 |
| PALB2 | contributes_to | gene | 0.60 |
| PTEN | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CANCER | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| CDH1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| NEURODEGENERATION | associated_with | disease | 0.60 |
| GENES | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | contributes_to | gene | 0.60 |
| GENE MUTATIONS | contributes_to | gene | 0.60 |
| CDH1 | 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
No analyses mention this entity
Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity
| Title & PMID | Authors | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No papers found | ||||