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This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about CASPASE3: 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.
CASPASE3 is a protein involved in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: associated with, inhibits, regulates. Associated with ALS, Aging, Cancer. Connected to 27 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.
| Gene Symbol | CASP3 |
| Full Name | Caspase-3 (CASP3) |
| Aliases | CASPASE3 |
| Chromosome | 4q35.1. |
| Protein Family | Cysteine-aspartate protease (caspase) family |
| Protein Type | Protein |
| Function | is an important component in the neurobiology of neurodegenerative diseases. |
| Primary Expression | Cytoplasm, mitochondria (activated) |
| Subcellular Localization | Cytoplasm, mitochondria (activated) |
| Molecular Weight | 32 kDa (zymogen); 17 + 12 kDa (active heterodimer) |
| Pathways | Apoptosis |
| UniProt ID | P42574 |
| GeneCards | CASP3 |
| Human Protein Atlas | CASP3 |
| Gene | CASP3 |
| Associated Diseases | Lymphoma |
| Interactions | JUN, HSP90AA1, AKT1, FOXO1, PIK3CG, PI3K |
| KG Connections | 220 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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CASPASE3["<b>CASPASE3</b>"]
APOPTOSIS["APOPTOSIS"]
CASPASE3 -->|"regulates"| APOPTOSIS
Lymphoma{"Lymphoma"}
CASPASE3 -->|"associated with"| Lymphoma
Aging{"Aging"}
CASPASE3 -->|"inhibits"| Aging
Heart_Failure{"Heart Failure"}
CASPASE3 -->|"inhibits"| Heart_Failure
Cancer{"Cancer"}
CASPASE3 -->|"inhibits"| Cancer
ALS{"ALS"}
CASPASE3 -->|"inhibits"| ALS
BAX["BAX"]
CASPASE3 -->|"associated with"| BAX
JUN["JUN"]
CASPASE3 -->|"inhibits"| JUN
CASPASE8["CASPASE8"]
CASPASE3 -->|"associated with"| CASPASE8
BCL2["BCL2"]
CASPASE3 -->|"associated with"| BCL2
CANCER["CANCER"]
CASPASE3 -->|"inhibits"| CANCER
FOXO1["FOXO1"]
CASPASE3 -->|"associated with"| FOXO1
CASP3["CASP3"]
CASP3 -->|"encodes"| CASPASE3
NFKB["NFKB"]
NFKB -->|"activates"| CASPASE3
EHMT2["EHMT2"]
EHMT2 -->|"associated with"| CASPASE3
APOPTOSIS -->|"inhibits"| CASPASE3
BCL_2["BCL-2"]
BCL_2 -->|"associated with"| CASPASE3
AND["AND"]
AND -->|"associated with"| CASPASE3
CASPASE8 -->|"associated with"| CASPASE3
BAX -->|"associated with"| CASPASE3
JUN -->|"inhibits"| CASPASE3
BCL2 -->|"associated with"| CASPASE3
FOXO1 -->|"associated with"| CASPASE3
CANCER -->|"inhibits"| CASPASE3
style CASPASE3 fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apoptosis | mediates | process | 0.90 |
| APOPTOSIS | regulates | phenotype | 0.72 |
| Lymphoma | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Aging | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Heart Failure | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| ALS | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Neuroinflammation | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Alzheimer | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Aging | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Inflammation | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Anxiety | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Alzheimer | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Neuroinflammation | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| ALS | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Anxiety | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Inflammation | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| BAX | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| JUN | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| CASPASE8 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| BCL2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| FOXO1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| HSP90AA1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AKT1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| FOXO1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| PIK3CG | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| PI3K | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| BAX | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| IGF1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| PPARA | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| MAPK8 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| BCL2 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| MAPK1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| EGFR | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| BECLIN1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| ATG5 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| BAX | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| BNIP3 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| CYTC | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| P62 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| BCL2 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| CD44 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| SMAD4 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| CASP3 | encodes | gene | 0.80 |
| GINSENOSIDE_RO | downregulates | compound | 0.80 |
| NFKB | activates | protein | 0.64 |
| EHMT2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CASPASE8 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| BAX | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| JUN | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| BCL2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| FOXO1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| APAF1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| CALCOCO2 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| P38 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| GFAP | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| BAX | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| APP | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| IBA1 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| JNK | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| PI3K | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| BCL2 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| TNF | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| BCL2 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| PPAR | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| PARP1 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| HSP90AA1 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| TNF | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MTOR | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| APOPTOSIS | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| BCL-2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CANCER | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| AGING | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| ANXIETY | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| NEUROINFLAMMATION | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| MICROGLIA | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| APP/PS1 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| APOPTOSIS | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| APOPTOSIS | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| RUNX2 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| MAPK | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| IL-10 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| NEUROINFLAMMATION | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| CYTOKINES | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| APP/PS1 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| BCL-2 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| MICROGLIA | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| AGING | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| KRAS | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| ANXIETY | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| APOPTOSIS | expressed_in | 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
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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