Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about DHX9: 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.
DHX9 is a gene implicated in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: therapeutic target, associated with, implicated in. Associated with Aging, Als, Autism. Connected to 22 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.
| Gene Symbol | DHX9 |
| Full Name | DEAH-Box Helicase 9 |
| Aliases | RNA helicase A, LBP, NDH2 |
| Chromosome | 1q25.3 |
| Function | is a nucleic acid helicase that unwinds both DNA and RNA substrates. |
| Molecular Weight | 140 kDa |
| Amino Acids | 090 aa |
| UniProt ID | Q9NQZ2 |
| NCBI Gene ID | 1660 |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000135829 |
| OMIM | 603115 |
| GeneCards | DHX9 |
| Human Protein Atlas | DHX9 |
| ATR | Phosphorylation |
| AKT1 | Physical interaction |
| Associated Diseases | neurodegeneration |
| KG Connections | 21 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
graph TD
DHX9["<b>DHX9</b>"]
Aging{"Aging"}
DHX9 -->|"therapeutic target"| Aging
Als{"Als"}
DHX9 -->|"therapeutic target"| Als
Neuroinflammation{"Neuroinflammation"}
DHX9 -->|"therapeutic target"| Neuroinflammation
Epilepsy{"Epilepsy"}
DHX9 -->|"therapeutic target"| Epilepsy
Autism{"Autism"}
DHX9 -->|"therapeutic target"| Autism
Ms{"Ms"}
DHX9 -->|"therapeutic target"| Ms
Inflammation{"Inflammation"}
DHX9 -->|"therapeutic target"| Inflammation
KCNT1["KCNT1"]
DHX9 -->|"therapeutic target"| KCNT1
KCNQ2["KCNQ2"]
DHX9 -->|"therapeutic target"| KCNQ2
GENES["GENES"]
DHX9 -->|"associated with"| GENES
SCN1A["SCN1A"]
DHX9 -->|"therapeutic target"| SCN1A
MTOR["MTOR"]
DHX9 -->|"therapeutic target"| MTOR
KCNQ2 -->|"therapeutic target"| DHX9
KCNT1 -->|"therapeutic target"| DHX9
GENES -->|"associated with"| DHX9
EPILEPSY["EPILEPSY"]
EPILEPSY -->|"therapeutic target"| DHX9
style DHX9 fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aging | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Neuroinflammation | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Epilepsy | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Autism | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Inflammation | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| KCNT1 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| KCNQ2 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| SCN1A | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| MTOR | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| RELN | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| GENES | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| Mtor | therapeutic_target | pathway | 0.60 |
| Epigenetic | therapeutic_target | pathway | 0.60 |
| Synaptic Plasticity | therapeutic_target | pathway | 0.60 |
| NEUROINFLAMMATION | therapeutic_target | 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 | ||||