Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about DOCK3: 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.
DOCK3 is a gene implicated in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: activates, implicated in. Associated with Als, Alzheimer, Inflammation. Connected to 19 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.
| Gene Symbol | DOCK3 |
| Full Name | Dedicator of Cytokinesis 3 |
| Aliases | Page for DOCK3, Page for DOCK3 Protein |
| Chromosome | 3p21.2 |
| Function | Rac1 Activation: DOCK3 activates Rac1, a key regulator of actin cytoskeleton dynamics [2] |
| Primary Expression | Cerebral cortex, Hippocampus, Motor neurons, Spinal cord |
| Molecular Weight | 220 kDa |
| Pathways | PI3K, PI3K signaling, Wnt Signaling |
| UniProt ID | Q9UPJ4 |
| NCBI Gene ID | 1786 |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000157617 |
| OMIM | 607337 |
| GeneCards | DOCK3 |
| Human Protein Atlas | DOCK3 |
| Classical signaling | IL-6 binds to membrane-bound IL-6Rα, then recruits gp130 |
| Associated Diseases | Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Neurodegeneration |
| Interactions | SIRT3, ERBB4, APP, NF-ΚB, INFLAMMATION, NEUROINFLAMMATION |
| KG Connections | 19 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
graph TD
DOCK3["DOCK3"]
TLR4["TLR4"]
NLRP3["NLRP3"]
APP_PS1["APP/PS1"]
SIRT3["SIRT3"]
NF_KB["NF-kappaB"]
ERBB4["ERBB4"]
APP["APP"]
MITOCHONDRIAL_DYSFUNCTION["Mitochondrial Dysfunction"]
NEUROINFLAMMATION["Neuroinflammation"]
INFLAMMATION["Inflammation"]
ALZHEIMER["Alzheimer's Disease"]
ALS["ALS"]
NEURODEGENERATION["Neurodegeneration"]
TLR4 -->|"activates"| DOCK3
NLRP3 -->|"activates"| DOCK3
APP_PS1 -->|"activates"| DOCK3
DOCK3 -->|"activates"| SIRT3
DOCK3 -->|"activates"| NF_KB
DOCK3 -->|"activates"| ERBB4
DOCK3 -->|"activates"| APP
DOCK3 -->|"promotes"| MITOCHONDRIAL_DYSFUNCTION
DOCK3 -->|"triggers"| NEUROINFLAMMATION
DOCK3 -->|"promotes"| INFLAMMATION
NEUROINFLAMMATION -->|"contributes to"| ALZHEIMER
NEUROINFLAMMATION -->|"contributes to"| ALS
INFLAMMATION -->|"drives"| NEURODEGENERATION
MITOCHONDRIAL_DYSFUNCTION -->|"leads to"| NEURODEGENERATION
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style NEUROINFLAMMATION fill:#ef5350,stroke:#333,stroke-width:2px
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style ALZHEIMER fill:#7d4200,stroke:#333,stroke-width:2px
style ALS fill:#7d4200,stroke:#333,stroke-width:2px
style NEURODEGENERATION fill:#7d4200,stroke:#333,stroke-width:2px| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neuroinflammation | activates | disease | 0.75 |
| Als | activates | disease | 0.75 |
| Inflammation | activates | disease | 0.75 |
| SIRT3 | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| ERBB4 | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| NF-ΚB | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| INFLAMMATION | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| NEUROINFLAMMATION | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| Nf-Κb | activates | pathway | 0.70 |
| Alzheimer | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| APP | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AMYLOID | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| MITOCHONDRIAL DYSFUNCTION | 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
No analyses mention this entity
Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity
| Title & PMID | Authors | Journal | Year | Citations |
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| No papers found | ||||