Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about DAP12: 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.
A protein referenced in 3 knowledge graph relationships. Key connections: TYROBP (gene) encodes; recruits SYK_kinase (protein); TREM2_protein (protein) activates.
| Gene Symbol | DAP12 |
| Aliases | TYROBP |
| Chromosome | 19q13.12. |
| Primary Expression | Hippocampus |
| Molecular Weight | 12 kDa |
| Pathways | PI3K |
| GeneCards | DAP12 |
| Human Protein Atlas | DAP12 |
| Associated Diseases | ALS, Alzheimer, Alzheimer'S Disease, Nasu-Hakola Disease, disease, neurodegeneration |
| Interactions | TREM2, OVERVIEW, PSEN1, TYROBP, APP, SYK |
| KG Connections | 204 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
graph TD
DAP12["<b>DAP12</b>"]
Alzheimer{"Alzheimer"}
DAP12 -->|"activates"| Alzheimer
ALS{"ALS"}
DAP12 -->|"activates"| ALS
DAP12 -->|"associated with"| Alzheimer
Tauopathy{"Tauopathy"}
DAP12 -->|"interacts with"| Tauopathy
Ms{"Ms"}
DAP12 -->|"activates"| Ms
ALZHEIMER["ALZHEIMER"]
DAP12 -->|"activates"| ALZHEIMER
TREM2["TREM2"]
DAP12 -->|"activates"| TREM2
Amyloid(["Amyloid"])
DAP12 -->|"activates"| Amyloid
Apoptosis(["Apoptosis"])
DAP12 -->|"activates"| Apoptosis
OVERVIEW["OVERVIEW"]
DAP12 -->|"interacts with"| OVERVIEW
MICROGLIA["MICROGLIA"]
DAP12 -->|"associated with"| MICROGLIA
DAP12 -->|"associated with"| ALZHEIMER
APOPTOSIS["APOPTOSIS"]
APOPTOSIS -->|"activates"| DAP12
AMYLOID["AMYLOID"]
AMYLOID -->|"activates"| DAP12
ALZHEIMER_S_DISEASE["ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE"]
ALZHEIMER_S_DISEASE -->|"activates"| DAP12
SYK["SYK"]
SYK -->|"activates"| DAP12
CD33["CD33"]
CD33 -->|"interacts with"| DAP12
ALZHEIMER_S_DISEASE -->|"associated with"| DAP12
TAU["TAU"]
TAU -->|"activates"| DAP12
TREM2 -->|"inhibits"| DAP12
ALZHEIMER -->|"activates"| DAP12
AND["AND"]
AND -->|"activates"| DAP12
MICROGLIA -->|"associated with"| DAP12
ALZHEIMER -->|"associated with"| DAP12
style DAP12 fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nasu-Hakola Disease | causes | disease | 0.95 |
| Endoplasmic Reticulum | transports | organelle | 0.90 |
| Microglia Activation | mediates | process | 0.90 |
| immunoreceptor signaling | activates | process | 0.85 |
| Proteasomal Degradation | involved_in | process | 0.85 |
| Phagocytosis | mediates | process | 0.85 |
| neuroinflammation | activates | disease | 0.80 |
| neurodegenerative diseases | associated_with | disease | 0.70 |
| Chronic Pain | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| TREM2 | interacts_with | gene | 0.65 |
| TYROBP | interacts_with | gene | 0.65 |
| Alzheimer | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| ALS | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Alzheimer | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Tauopathy | interacts_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Neuroinflammation | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Inflammation | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | interacts_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Depression | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Obesity | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Alzheimer | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Alzheimer | causes | disease | 0.65 |
| oxidative stress response | participates_in | pathway | 0.65 |
| ALS | interacts_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Depression | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| TREM2 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| OVERVIEW | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PSEN1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| TYROBP | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| TREM2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| APP | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| SYK | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CD33 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| IL6 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| IBA1 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| TREM2 | phosphorylates | entity | 0.60 |
| TREM2 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| LILRB2 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| APP | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| TYROBP | causes | gene | 0.60 |
| TREM2 | causes | gene | 0.60 |
| Osteoclast | interacts_with | cell_type | 0.60 |
| TYROBP | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PI3K | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| TAU | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| IBA1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| neurodegeneration | activates | disease | 0.60 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| MS4A6A | binds | protein | 0.90 |
| RER1 | regulates | protein | 0.90 |
| h-d2937ed0 | targets_gene | hypothesis | 0.90 |
| RER1 | interacts_with | protein | 0.88 |
| TREM2 | regulates | protein | 0.70 |
| proteasomal degradation | inhibits | process | 0.70 |
| SYK | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CD33 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| TAU | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| TREM2 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| APP | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PSEN1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| TYROBP | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| TREM2 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| TREM2 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| SYK | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| TAU | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| IL1B | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| IL10 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| TREM2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| OVERVIEW | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| IBA1 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| APP | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AKT | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| APOE | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CD33 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CR3 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CD68 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AKT | targets | gene | 0.60 |
| CSF1R | targets | gene | 0.60 |
| CX3CR1 | targets | gene | 0.60 |
| APOPTOSIS | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AMYLOID | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| MICROGLIA | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| OXIDATIVE STRESS | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| MICROGLIA | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| DEPRESSION | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| APP/PSEN1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| TAUOPATHY | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AMYLOID | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| GENES | causes | gene | 0.60 |
| COMPLEMENT | causes | gene | 0.60 |
| GSK3 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target
| Hypothesis | Score | Disease | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| TREM2-DAP12 Signalosome Enhancement — Boosting PI3K-AKT-mTOR | 0.451 | Alzheimer's disease | TREM2 agonism vs antagonism in DAM micro |
Scientific analyses that reference this entity
neurodegeneration | 2026-04-04 | 7 hypotheses Top: 0.487
neurodegeneration | 2026-04-03 | 7 hypotheses Top: 0.529
neurodegeneration | 2026-04-01 | 7 hypotheses Top: 0.503
Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity
| Title & PMID | Authors | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trem2-dependent Insl3 regulation via Dap12-Syk-PI3K pathway: A new pathogenic me [PMID:41038403] | Ye S, Wu C, Huang S, Fan H, Zhang Z et a | Genomics | 2025 | 0 |