Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about CUL3: 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.
CUL3 is a gene implicated in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: activates, interacts with, expressed in. Associated with ALS, Aging, Als. Connected to 151 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.
| Gene Symbol | CUL3 |
| Full Name | Cullin 3 |
| Chromosome | 2q36.2 |
| Protein Type | Scaffold Protein |
| Function | encodes a scaffold protein that nucleates Cullin-RING E3 ubiquitin ligase complexes (CRL3s). |
| Primary Expression | Ubiquitous, enriched in brain and testis |
| Pathways | Akt, Apoptosis, Oxidative Stress, Pi3K, Proteasome |
| UniProt ID | Q13618 |
| NCBI Gene ID | 8452 |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000036257 |
| OMIM | 603136 |
| GeneCards | CUL3 |
| Human Protein Atlas | CUL3 |
| Associated Diseases | ALS |
| Interactions | DEPDC5, NPRL3, BACH1, NPRL2, BECN1, NRF2 |
| KG Connections | 182 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
graph TD
CUL3["CUL3<br/>Cullin 3 E3 Ligase"] -->|"regulates"| KEAP1["KEAP1"]
CUL3 -->|"regulates"| NRF2["NRF2 Pathway"]
CUL3 -->|"regulates"| Akt["AKT Signaling"]
CUL3 -->|"activates"| BACH1["BACH1"]
CUL3 -->|"regulates"| FYN["FYN Kinase"]
CUL3 -->|"activates"| MTOR["mTOR Pathway"]
CUL3 -->|"activates"| DEPDC5["DEPDC5"]
CUL3 -->|"activates"| NPRL2["NPRL2"]
CUL3 -->|"inhibits"| BECN1["BECN1/Autophagy"]
CUL3 -->|"activates"| Apoptosis["Apoptosis"]
AKT2["AKT"] -->|"activates"| CUL3
BACH1 -->|"activates"| CUL3
CUL3 -->|"regulates"| Cancer["Cancer"]
CUL3 -->|"regulates"| ALS["ALS"]
CUL3 -->|"associated with"| Methylation["DNA Methylation"]
style CUL3 fill:#e74c3c,stroke:#c0392b,color:#e0e0e0
style KEAP1 fill:#3498db,stroke:#2980b9,color:#e0e0e0
style NRF2 fill:#3498db,stroke:#2980b9,color:#e0e0e0
style MTOR fill:#2ecc71,stroke:#27ae60,color:#e0e0e0
style Cancer fill:#9b59b6,stroke:#8e44ad,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| NFE2L2 | degrades | protein | 0.90 |
| DEPDC5 | mediates | protein | 0.90 |
| DEPDC5 | degrades | protein | 0.85 |
| Cancer | activates | disease | 0.85 |
| Tumor | activates | disease | 0.85 |
| Als | activates | disease | 0.85 |
| BECN1 | inhibits | gene | 0.80 |
| TREM2 | upregulates | gene | 0.80 |
| TREM2 | protects_against | gene | 0.80 |
| CANCER | activates | gene | 0.80 |
| Als | regulates | disease | 0.75 |
| NRF2 | interacts_with | gene | 0.70 |
| TREM2 | expressed_in | gene | 0.70 |
| P62 | interacts_with | gene | 0.70 |
| UBIQUITIN | interacts_with | gene | 0.70 |
| Mtor | activates | pathway | 0.70 |
| Autophagy | interacts_with | pathway | 0.70 |
| MTORC1 | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| GENES | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| Cancer | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Carcinoma | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Tumor | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Glioblastoma | interacts_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | interacts_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | interacts_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | interacts_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Tumor | interacts_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Aging | interacts_with | disease | 0.65 |
| ALS | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| ALS | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Carcinoma | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Hepatocellular Carcinoma | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Ovarian Cancer | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Colorectal Cancer | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Carcinoma | phosphorylates | disease | 0.65 |
| NRF2 | regulates | protein | 0.64 |
| DEPDC5 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NPRL3 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NRF2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MTOR | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| BACH1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NPRL2 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| VHL | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| CAT | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| KEAP1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PI3K | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| KEAP1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.99 |
| SPOP | interacts_with | protein | 0.95 |
| UBIQUITIN | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| AUTOPHAGY | interacts_with | gene | 0.70 |
| NPRL2 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| VHL | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| KEAP1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PKC | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| FYN | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| KEAP1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NPRL3 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| DEPDC5 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| PI3K | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MTOR | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NRF2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AKT | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PI3K | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NRF2 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| BACH1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AKT | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| P38 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| JUN | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| KEAP1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| PKC | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| AKT | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| BACH1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| UBIQUITIN | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| P62 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| UBIQUITIN | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| BECN1 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| BCL2 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NFE2L2 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CAT | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| UBIQUITIN | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| GPX4 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| PRDX1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NRF2 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| BECN1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| BECN1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| DNA | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| P53 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| GENES | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ANTIOXIDANT GENES | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| GENES | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| C-JUN | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| OXIDATIVE STRESS | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CANCER | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AUTOPHAGY | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| OXIDATIVE STRESS | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CANCER | interacts_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 | ||||