gene

DRD4

Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node

Understanding Entity Pages

This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about DRD4: 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.

75Connections
0Hypotheses
0Analyses
47Outgoing
28Incoming

Summary

DRD4 is a gene implicated in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: associated with, therapeutic target, expressed in. Associated with Als, Cancer, Ms. Connected to 33 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.

View on Wiki →

🧬 Gene Info
Gene SymbolDRD4
Chromosome11p15.5
Functionis a 48-base pair VNTR in exon 3, which can vary from 2 to 11 repeats[@van1993].
Primary Expressionbrain regions involved in executive function, attention, and reward processing, including the prefrontal cortex, [
Molecular Weight55 kDa
Pathwaysdopaminergic_circuits
Ensembl IDENSG00000169605
GeneCardsDRD4
Human Protein AtlasDRD4
MAPK activationERK1/2 phosphorylation
Receptor internalizationClathrin-mediated endocytosis
DesensitizationGRK-mediated phosphorylation
Associated DiseasesAddiction, Opioid, SUD
InteractionsDRD2, OPRM1, NEURON, PARKINSON, PARKINSON'S DISEASE, BDNF
KG Connections75 knowledge graph edges
DatabasesGeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING

Wiki Pages (21)

Knowledge base pages for this entity

Canonical Page

drd4

gene · 1559 words

Mesolimbic Dopamine Pathway

mechanism · 3260 words

Dopamine Signaling Pathway

mechanism · 3237 words

Nucleus Accumbens Core Neurons

cell · 2588 words

GRK5 — G Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinase 5

gene · 2476 words

Nucleus Accumbens Core Neurons

cell · 2339 words

Pathway Diagram

graph TD
    DRD4["<b>DRD4</b>"]
    Als{"Als"}
    DRD4 -->|"therapeutic target"| Als
    Ms{"Ms"}
    DRD4 -->|"therapeutic target"| Ms
    Cancer{"Cancer"}
    DRD4 -->|"therapeutic target"| Cancer
    Tumor{"Tumor"}
    DRD4 -->|"therapeutic target"| Tumor
    SUD{"SUD"}
    DRD4 -->|"associated with"| SUD
    OPRM1["OPRM1"]
    DRD4 -->|"associated with"| OPRM1
    BDNF["BDNF"]
    DRD4 -->|"associated with"| BDNF
    SLC6A4["SLC6A4"]
    DRD4 -->|"associated with"| SLC6A4
    OVERVIEW["OVERVIEW"]
    DRD4 -->|"associated with"| OVERVIEW
    DRD2["DRD2"]
    DRD4 -->|"associated with"| DRD2
    ULK3["ULK3"]
    DRD4 -->|"expressed in"| ULK3
    DDIT3["DDIT3"]
    DRD4 -->|"expressed in"| DDIT3
    DRD2 -->|"associated with"| DRD4
    CHRNA5["CHRNA5"]
    CHRNA5 -->|"associated with"| DRD4
    FOXP2["FOXP2"]
    FOXP2 -->|"associated with"| DRD4
    ADH1B["ADH1B"]
    ADH1B -->|"associated with"| DRD4
    BDNF -->|"associated with"| DRD4
    GENES["GENES"]
    GENES -->|"associated with"| DRD4
    TP53["TP53"]
    TP53 -->|"therapeutic target"| DRD4
    SRC["SRC"]
    SRC -->|"therapeutic target"| DRD4
    PI3K["PI3K"]
    PI3K -->|"therapeutic target"| DRD4
    AKT["AKT"]
    AKT -->|"therapeutic target"| DRD4
    AKT1["AKT1"]
    AKT1 -->|"therapeutic target"| DRD4
    IMMUNE_INFILTRATION["IMMUNE INFILTRATION"]
    IMMUNE_INFILTRATION -->|"therapeutic target"| DRD4
    style DRD4 fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0

Outgoing (47)

TargetRelationTypeStr
ds-83b31ef18d49provides_data_fordataset1.00
Opioidassociated_withdisease0.65
Addictionassociated_withdisease0.65
Alstherapeutic_targetdisease0.65
Mstherapeutic_targetdisease0.65

Incoming (28)

SourceRelationTypeStr
ds-83b31ef18d49data_indataset1.00
DRD2associated_withgene0.60
CHRNA5associated_withgene0.60
FOXP2associated_withgene0.60
BDNFassociated_withgene0.60

Targeting Hypotheses (0)

Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target

HypothesisScoreDiseaseAnalysis
No targeting hypotheses

Mentioning Analyses (0)

Scientific analyses that reference this entity

No analyses mention this entity

Related Papers (0)

Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity

Title & PMIDAuthorsJournalYearCitations
No papers found