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This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about CXCR4: 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.
CXCR4 (C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4) is a GPCR for CXCL12 (SDF-1) that plays essential roles in brain development, neural stem cell migration, hematopoiesis, immune cell trafficking, and cancer metastasis. Mutations cause WHIM syndrome
| Gene Symbol | CXCR4 |
| Full Name | C-X-C Motif Chemokine Receptor 4 |
| Aliases | CD184, fusin, NPYR3, WHIM1 |
| Chromosome | 2q22.1 |
| Protein Family | Chemokine receptors (GPCR family) |
| Protein Type | Receptor |
| Function | CXCR4 has diverse physiological roles |
| Molecular Weight | 39.8 kDa |
| Amino Acids | 352 aa |
| Gene Type | Protein coding |
| Pathways | NF-κB, PI3K, MAPK pathway, MAPK |
| UniProt ID | P61073 |
| NCBI Gene ID | 7852 |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000121966 |
| OMIM | 162643 |
| GeneCards | CXCR4 |
| Human Protein Atlas | CXCR4 |
| Associated Diseases | Als, Alzheimer, Autoimmune, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Inflammation |
| Interactions | SIRT1, CXCL12, HSPA1A, PSD95, MTOR, SYNAPTOPHYSIN |
| KG Connections | 316 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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CXCR4["CXCR4"]
CXCR4 -->|"activates"| Diabetes["Diabetes"]
CXCR4 -->|"activates"| Als["Als"]
CXCR4 -->|"activates"| Hypertension["Hypertension"]
CXCR4 -->|"activates"| Atherosclerosis["Atherosclerosis"]
CXCR4 -->|"activates"| Aging["Aging"]
CXCR4 -->|"activates"| Ms["Ms"]
CXCR4 -->|"regulates"| Inflammation["Inflammation"]
CXCR4 -->|"regulates"| Tauopathy["Tauopathy"]
CXCR4 -->|"target for"| Alzheimer["Alzheimer"]
CXCR4 -->|"regulates"| Neuroinflammation["Neuroinflammation"]
DDX5["DDX5"] -->|"regulates"| CXCR4
NLRP3["NLRP3"] -->|"regulates"| CXCR4
AGING["AGING"] -->|"inhibits"| CXCR4
INFLAMMATION["INFLAMMATION"] -->|"activates"| CXCR4
CXCL2["CXCL2"] -->|"activates"| CXCR4
BMAL1["BMAL1"] -->|"activates"| CXCR4
ALZHEIMER_S_DISEASE["ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE"] -->|"target for"| CXCR4
NF__B["NF-KappaB"] -->|"regulates"| CXCR4
TAU_PATHOLOGY["TAU PATHOLOGY"] -->|"target for"| CXCR4
TAU["TAU"] -->|"regulates"| CXCR4| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| immunosuppressive cell infiltration | promotes | process | 0.85 |
| Als | activates | disease | 0.85 |
| Inflammation | associated_with | disease | 0.85 |
| Als | associated_with | disease | 0.75 |
| Cancer | associated_with | disease | 0.75 |
| Cancer | expressed_in | disease | 0.75 |
| INFLAMMATION | associated_with | gene | 0.70 |
| GENES | associated_with | gene | 0.70 |
| Diabetes | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Hypertension | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Atherosclerosis | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Aging | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Inflammation | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Tauopathy | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Alzheimer | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Neuroinflammation | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Aging | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Inflammation | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Alzheimer | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Obesity | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Inflammation | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Lymphoma | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Leukemia | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Lymphoma | biomarker_for | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | biomarker_for | disease | 0.65 |
| Tumor | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Autoimmune | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Tumor | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Heart Failure | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Traumatic Brain Injury | treats | disease | 0.65 |
| Neurodegeneration | treats | disease | 0.65 |
| Osteoporosis | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Tumor | implicated_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Prostate Cancer | implicated_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | implicated_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Tumor | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Breast Cancer | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Tumor | contributes_to | disease | 0.65 |
| Parkinson | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Neurodegeneration | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Alzheimer | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Dementia | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| ALS | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Traumatic Brain Injury | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cxcl12 | binds | protein | 0.95 |
| CCL2 | regulates | gene | 0.70 |
| NLRP3 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| CXCL2 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| BMAL1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| TAU | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| STING | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| TREM2 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| APOE | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| TREM2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CD44 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| BCL2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| LGALS3 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AKT | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| GNAL | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| VAMP7 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| MMP9 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| PI3K | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| AKT | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| AKT1 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| MCC | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| IL7R | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| TXNIP | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| HSPA1A | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| CXCL12 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| SRC | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| CD38 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CIITA | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| CX3CR1 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| RPS6KB1 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| ESR1 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| CD44 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CASP1 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| MYD88 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| TPM3 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| TNF | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| RIPK1 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| TNFRSF1A | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| SYNAPTOPHYSIN | treats | gene | 0.60 |
| CCL5 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| PSD95 | treats | gene | 0.60 |
| SIRT1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CXCL12 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| SIRT1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ATF6 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| BECN1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PEX14 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| REELIN | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| MTOR | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CCR5 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target
| Hypothesis | Score | Disease | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| No targeting hypotheses | |||
Scientific analyses that reference this entity
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Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity
| Title & PMID | Authors | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No papers found | ||||