gene

CHN1

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This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about CHN1: 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.

38Connections

0Hypotheses

0Analyses

24Outgoing

14Incoming

Summary

Alpha-1-chimaerin GTPase-activating protein, roles in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, synaptic development, and neurodegeneration

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🧬 Gene Info

Gene Symbol	CHN1
Full Name	Chimerin 1
Aliases	ARHGAP2, CHN, NLS1, BCH
Chromosome	2q31.1
Protein Family	Rho GTPase-activating proteins (RhoGAPs)
Function	Alpha-1-chimaerin is expressed predominantly in the nervous system and functions as a critical regulator of Rho GTPase signaling.
Primary Expression	Neuron-specific, high in brain and peripheral nervous system
UniProt ID	P15884
NCBI Gene ID	1123
GeneCards	CHN1
Human Protein Atlas	CHN1
Protein	Alpha-1-chimaerin
Associated Diseases	Alzheimer, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Parkinson, disease, neurodegeneration
KG Connections	38 knowledge graph edges
Databases	GeneCards HPA STRING

🔮 Predicted Structure: CHN1 — AlphaFold P15884 Click to expand

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Wiki Pages (3)

Knowledge base pages for this entity

Canonical Page

Pathway Diagram

graph TD
    CHN1["<b>CHN1</b>"]
    Alzheimer["Alzheimer"]
    CHN1 -->|"therapeutic target"| Alzheimer
    Als["Als"]
    CHN1 -->|"therapeutic target"| Als
    Amyotrophic_Lateral_Sclerosis["Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis"]
    CHN1 -->|"therapeutic target"| Amyotrophic_Lateral_Sclerosis
    Parkinson["Parkinson"]
    CHN1 -->|"therapeutic target"| Parkinson
    Parkinson["Parkinson"]
    CHN1 -->|"associated with"| Parkinson
    Alzheimer["Alzheimer"]
    CHN1 -->|"associated with"| Alzheimer
    Amyotrophic_Lateral_Sclerosis["Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis"]
    CHN1 -->|"associated with"| Amyotrophic_Lateral_Sclerosis
    ALZHEIMER["ALZHEIMER"]
    CHN1 -->|"therapeutic target"| ALZHEIMER
    ALS["ALS"]
    CHN1 -->|"therapeutic target"| ALS
    MDH1["MDH1"]
    CHN1 -->|"associated with"| MDH1
    RTN1["RTN1"]
    CHN1 -->|"associated with"| RTN1
    SNAP25["SNAP25"]
    CHN1 -->|"associated with"| SNAP25
    PARKINSON["PARKINSON"]
    CHN1 -->|"therapeutic target"| PARKINSON
    ALZHEIMER_S_DISEASE["ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE"]
    CHN1 -->|"associated with"| ALZHEIMER_S_DISEASE
    MICRORNAS["MICRORNAS"]
    CHN1 -->|"associated with"| MICRORNAS
    ALS["ALS"]
    CHN1 -->|"associated with"| ALS
    PI3K["PI3K"]
    CHN1 -->|"associated with"| PI3K
    NEURODEGENERATIVE_DISORDERS["NEURODEGENERATIVE DISORDERS"]
    CHN1 -->|"associated with"| NEURODEGENERATIVE_DISORDERS
    MICRORNAS["MICRORNAS"]
    MICRORNAS -->|"therapeutic target"| CHN1
    GENES["GENES"]
    GENES -->|"associated with"| CHN1
    AKT["AKT"]
    AKT -->|"associated with"| CHN1
    AMYOTROPHIC_LATERAL_SCLEROSIS["AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS"]
    AMYOTROPHIC_LATERAL_SCLEROSIS -->|"associated with"| CHN1
    PARKINSON["PARKINSON"]
    PARKINSON -->|"associated with"| CHN1
    ALZHEIMER["ALZHEIMER"]
    ALZHEIMER -->|"associated with"| CHN1
    MDH1["MDH1"]
    MDH1 -->|"associated with"| CHN1
    PARKINSON_S_DISEASE["PARKINSON'S DISEASE"]
    PARKINSON_S_DISEASE -->|"associated with"| CHN1
    RTN1["RTN1"]
    RTN1 -->|"associated with"| CHN1
    NEURODEGENERATIVE_DISEASES["NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES"]
    NEURODEGENERATIVE_DISEASES -->|"associated with"| CHN1
    AND["AND"]
    AND -->|"associated with"| CHN1
    neurodegeneration["neurodegeneration"]
    CHN1 -->|"implicated in"| neurodegeneration

Outgoing (24)

Target	Relation	Type	Str
Alzheimer	therapeutic_target	disease	0.65
Als	therapeutic_target	disease	0.65
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis	therapeutic_target	disease	0.65
Parkinson	therapeutic_target	disease	0.65
Parkinson	associated_with	disease	0.65
Alzheimer	associated_with	disease	0.65
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis	associated_with	disease	0.65
MDH1	associated_with	gene	0.60
RTN1	associated_with	gene	0.60
SNAP25	associated_with	gene	0.60
PI3K	associated_with	gene	0.60
neurodegeneration	associated_with	disease	0.60
ALZHEIMER	therapeutic_target	gene	0.60
ALS	therapeutic_target	gene	0.60
PARKINSON	therapeutic_target	gene	0.60
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE	associated_with	gene	0.60
MICRORNAS	associated_with	gene	0.60
ALS	associated_with	gene	0.60
NEURODEGENERATIVE DISORDERS	associated_with	gene	0.60
Akt	therapeutic_target	protein	0.60
Pi3K	therapeutic_target	protein	0.60
Neurodegenerative Diseases	associated_with	disease	0.50
disease	associated_with	disease	0.50
SNAP25	co_mentioned	gene	0.40

Incoming (14)

Source	Relation	Type	Str
AKT	associated_with	gene	0.60
MDH1	associated_with	gene	0.60
RTN1	associated_with	gene	0.60
SNAP25	associated_with	gene	0.60
MICRORNAS	therapeutic_target	gene	0.60
GENES	associated_with	gene	0.60
AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS	associated_with	gene	0.60
PARKINSON	associated_with	gene	0.60
ALZHEIMER	associated_with	gene	0.60
PARKINSON'S DISEASE	associated_with	gene	0.60
NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES	associated_with	gene	0.60
AND	associated_with	gene	0.60
ALZHEIMER	therapeutic_target	gene	0.60
ALS	therapeutic_target	gene	0.60

Targeting Hypotheses (0)

Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target

Hypothesis	Score	Disease	Analysis
No targeting hypotheses

Mentioning Analyses (0)

Scientific analyses that reference this entity

No analyses mention this entity

Related Papers (0)

Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity

Title & PMID	Authors	Journal	Year	Citations
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