Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
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.
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.
| Gene Symbol | DRD4 |
| Chromosome | 11p15.5 |
| Function | is a 48-base pair VNTR in exon 3, which can vary from 2 to 11 repeats[@van1993]. |
| Primary Expression | brain regions involved in executive function, attention, and reward processing, including the prefrontal cortex, [ |
| Molecular Weight | 55 kDa |
| Pathways | dopaminergic_circuits |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000169605 |
| GeneCards | DRD4 |
| Human Protein Atlas | DRD4 |
| MAPK activation | ERK1/2 phosphorylation |
| Receptor internalization | Clathrin-mediated endocytosis |
| Desensitization | GRK-mediated phosphorylation |
| Associated Diseases | Addiction, Opioid, SUD |
| Interactions | DRD2, OPRM1, NEURON, PARKINSON, PARKINSON'S DISEASE, BDNF |
| KG Connections | 75 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| ds-83b31ef18d49 | provides_data_for | dataset | 1.00 |
| Opioid | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Addiction | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Tumor | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Neurodegeneration | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Parkinson | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Neuroinflammation | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Inflammation | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| SUD | associated_with | disease | 0.64 |
| OPRM1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| BDNF | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| SLC6A4 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| OVERVIEW | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| DRD2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ULK3 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| DDIT3 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| FOXP2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CHRNA5 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| DRD2 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| Dopamine Signaling | inhibits | pathway | 0.60 |
| Akt | therapeutic_target | pathway | 0.60 |
| Pi3K | therapeutic_target | pathway | 0.60 |
| ADH1B | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NEURON | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| PARKINSON | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| Dopaminergic | inhibits | cell_type | 0.60 |
| Epithelial | inhibits | cell_type | 0.60 |
| Neuron | inhibits | cell_type | 0.60 |
| PARKINSON'S DISEASE | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| GENES | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| Bdnf | associated_with | protein | 0.60 |
| dopaminergic_circuits | participates_in | pathway | 0.56 |
| Substantia Nigra | expressed_in | brain_region | 0.55 |
| Neuron | expressed_in | cell_type | 0.55 |
| OPRM1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.50 |
| NEURONS | inhibits | concept | 0.50 |
| Substantia Nigra | inhibits | entity | 0.50 |
| DOPAMINERGIC | inhibits | concept | 0.50 |
| Microbiota | inhibits | process | 0.50 |
| DOPAMINE | inhibits | concept | 0.50 |
| Gut Microbiota | inhibits | process | 0.50 |
| DOPAMINERGIC NEURONS | inhibits | concept | 0.50 |
| benchmark_ot_ad_answer_key:DRD4 | data_in | dataset_row | 0.00 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| ds-83b31ef18d49 | data_in | dataset | 1.00 |
| DRD2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CHRNA5 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| FOXP2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| BDNF | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| TP53 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| SRC | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| PI3K | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| AKT | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| AKT1 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| SLC6A4 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| OVERVIEW | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| OPRM1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| DRD2 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| ADH1B | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| GENES | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| IMMUNE INFILTRATION | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| CANCER | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NEURODEGENERATION | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| NEUROINFLAMMATION | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| PARKINSON | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| NEURON | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| BDNF | interacts_with | gene | 0.50 |
| DRD2 | interacts_with | gene | 0.50 |
| SUBSTANTIA NIGRA | associated_with | brain_region | 0.45 |
| benchmark_ot_ad_answer_key:DRD4 | data_in | dataset_row | 0.00 |
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 | ||||