Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about CTCF: 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.
CTCF is a protein involved in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: associated with, regulates, activates. Associated with Aging, Als, Anxiety. Connected to 62 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.
| Gene Symbol | CTCF |
| Full Name | CCCTC-Binding Factor |
| Chromosome | 16q22.1 |
| Function | The CTCF gene encodes CCCTC-Binding Factor, a highly conserved zinc finger transcription factor that is one of the most important architectural proteins in the mammalian genome. |
| Primary Expression | both excitatory and inhibitory neurons throughout development and in adulthood |
| Molecular Weight | 83 kDa |
| Pathways | Autophagy, Cell Cycle, Epigenetic, Inflammasome, Neurogenesis |
| UniProt ID | P49711 |
| NCBI Gene ID | 1065 |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000102974 |
| OMIM | 114167 |
| GeneCards | CTCF |
| Human Protein Atlas | CTCF |
| Associated Diseases | Cancer |
| Interactions | PARP1, EP300, IGF2BP2, NADH, DNA, BNIP3L |
| KG Connections | 78 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
graph TD
CTCF["<b>CTCF</b>"]
Ms{"Ms"}
CTCF -->|"regulates"| Ms
Cancer{"Cancer"}
CTCF -->|"regulates"| Cancer
Tumor{"Tumor"}
CTCF -->|"regulates"| Tumor
Als{"Als"}
CTCF -->|"regulates"| Als
Aging{"Aging"}
CTCF -->|"regulates"| Aging
Carcinoma{"Carcinoma"}
CTCF -->|"activates"| Carcinoma
CTCF -->|"therapeutic target"| Ms
CTCF -->|"activates"| Cancer
CTCF -->|"activates"| Tumor
KLF2["KLF2"]
CTCF -->|"regulates"| KLF2
PARP1["PARP1"]
CTCF -->|"activates"| PARP1
Inflammasome(["Inflammasome"])
CTCF -->|"regulates"| Inflammasome
P53["P53"]
P53 -->|"regulates"| CTCF
CANCER["CANCER"]
CANCER -->|"regulates"| CTCF
PARP1 -->|"activates"| CTCF
KLF2 -->|"regulates"| CTCF
BNIP3L["BNIP3L"]
BNIP3L -->|"interacts with"| CTCF
HNRNPU["HNRNPU"]
HNRNPU -->|"interacts with"| CTCF
MYC["MYC"]
MYC -->|"activates"| CTCF
CSF1["CSF1"]
CSF1 -->|"therapeutic target"| CTCF
CANCER -->|"activates"| CTCF
style CTCF fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Tumor | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Aging | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Carcinoma | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Tumor | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Anxiety | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| ALS | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| PARP1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| EP300 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| IGF2BP2 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CSF1R | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| SMPD1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| BCL2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| LC3 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AKT | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| E2F3 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| Rb | regulates | protein | 0.60 |
| KLF2 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| Inflammasome | regulates | pathway | 0.60 |
| MIRNAS | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| Epigenetic | regulates | pathway | 0.60 |
| AUTOPHAGY | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| Epigenetic | interacts_with | pathway | 0.60 |
| Autophagy | regulates | pathway | 0.60 |
| Dna Methylation | interacts_with | pathway | 0.60 |
| Epigenetic | activates | pathway | 0.60 |
| CANCER | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MTORC1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| Lysosomal Degradation | associated_with | pathway | 0.60 |
| Autophagy | associated_with | pathway | 0.60 |
| Mtor | associated_with | pathway | 0.60 |
| Apoptosis | associated_with | pathway | 0.60 |
| NADH | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| DNA | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| Epigenetic | inhibits | pathway | 0.60 |
| NOTCH | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| Neurogenesis | regulates | pathway | 0.60 |
| Wnt | regulates | pathway | 0.60 |
| Notch | regulates | pathway | 0.60 |
| Fibroblast | regulates | cell_type | 0.60 |
| Cell Cycle | regulates | pathway | 0.60 |
| Tgf-Β | regulates | pathway | 0.60 |
| Fibroblast | expressed_in | cell_type | 0.55 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| PARP1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| BNIP3L | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| HNRNPU | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MYC | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CSF1 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| PNPLA6 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| BAX | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| BECN1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| RPS6 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PI3K | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| BDNF | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| SIRT1 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| E2F3 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| P53 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| CANCER | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| KLF2 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| CANCER | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| GFP | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AUTOPHAGY | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| APOPTOSIS | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| DMSO | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MAP1LC3 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NAD | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| ANXIETY | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| WNT | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| GENES | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| NOTCH | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| E2F3 | 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 | ||||