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DIPEPTIDE REPEAT PROTEINS

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23Connections

0Hypotheses

1Analyses

14Outgoing

9Incoming

0Experiments

1Debates

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💡 Concept Info

Name	DIPEPTIDE REPEAT PROTEINS
Key Genes/Proteins	FUS
Related Diseases	Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, C9orf72-ALS/FTD
Related Pathways	Repeat-associated non-AUG translation

Pathway Diagram

graph TD
    DIPEPTIDE_REPEAT_PROTEINS["DIPEPTIDE REPEAT PROTEINS"]
    DIPEPTIDE_REPEAT_PROTEINS -->|"contributes to"| Neurodegeneration["Neurodegeneration"]
    DIPEPTIDE_REPEAT_PROTEINS -.biomarker for.-> Amyotrophic_Lateral_Sclerosis["Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis"]
    DIPEPTIDE_REPEAT_PROTEINS -->|"causes"| Toxic_Gain_Of_Function["Toxic Gain Of Function"]
    DIPEPTIDE_REPEAT_PROTEINS -->|"expressed in"| Motor_Cortex["Motor Cortex"]
    DIPEPTIDE_REPEAT_PROTEINS -->|"expressed in"| Spinal_Cord["Spinal Cord"]
    GSK2606414["GSK2606414"] -->|"downregulates"| DIPEPTIDE_REPEAT_PROTEINS
    Aberrant_Splicing["Aberrant Splicing"] -->|"involved_in"| DIPEPTIDE_REPEAT_PROTEINS
    Antisense_Oligonucleotides["Antisense Oligonucleotides"] -->|"downregulates"| DIPEPTIDE_REPEAT_PROTEINS
    C9ORF72["C9ORF72"] -->|"produces"| DIPEPTIDE_REPEAT_PROTEINS
    GGGGCC_repeat_RNA["GGGGCC repeat RNA"] -->|"activates"| DIPEPTIDE_REPEAT_PROTEINS

Outgoing (14)

Target	Relation	Type	Str
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis	biomarker_for	disease	0.90
Neurodegeneration	contributes_to	process	0.90
Neurodegeneration	causes	process	0.90
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis	biomarker_for	disease	0.90
Neurodegeneration	contributes_to	process	0.85
Spinal Cord	expressed_in	brain_region	0.85
C9orf72-ALS/FTD	contributes_to	disease	0.85
FUS	interacts_with	protein	0.85
Abnormal Phase Transition	causes	process	0.85
Toxic Gain Of Function	causes	mechanism	0.85
Motor Cortex	expressed_in	brain_region	0.85
Degeneration	causes	phenotype	0.70
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis	causes	disease	0.70
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis	associated_with	disease	0.70

Incoming (9)

Source	Relation	Type	Str
Repeat-associated non-AUG translation	produces	mechanism	0.90
C9ORF72	causes	gene	0.90
C9ORF72	associated_with	gene	0.85
GSK2606414	downregulates	drug	0.85
Aberrant Splicing	involved_in	process	0.85
Antisense Oligonucleotides	downregulates	drug	0.85
Repeat-Associated Non-ATG Translation	associated_with	process	0.80
C9ORF72	produces	gene	0.80
GGGGCC repeat RNA	activates	process	0.70

Targeting Hypotheses (0)

Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target

Hypothesis	Score	Disease	Analysis
No targeting hypotheses

Mentioning Analyses (1)

Scientific analyses that reference this entity

Is ferroptosis the primary driver of motor neuron death in ALS or an epiphenomen

neurodegeneration | 2026-04-18 | 4 hypotheses Top: 0.538

Experiments (0)

Experimental studies targeting or related to this entity

Experiment	Type	Disease	Score	Feasibility	Model	Status	Est. Cost
No experiments found

Related Papers (0)

Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity

Title & PMID	Authors	Journal	Year	Citations
No papers found

Debates (1)

Multi-agent debates referencing this entity

The debate highlighted compelling correlative evidence for ferroptosis markers i

closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.50 · 2026-04-18