Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about ECSIT: 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.
ECSIT gene encodes a critical adaptor protein in innate immune signaling and mitochondrial electron transport chain assembly, with essential roles in neuroinflammation and mitochondrial function in neurodegenerative diseases.
| Gene Symbol | ECSIT |
| Full Name | Evolutionarily Conserved Signaling Intermediate in Toll Pathways |
| Chromosome | 19q13.32 |
| Protein Type | Adaptor Protein |
| Primary Expression | microglia and astrocytes, where it regulates [neuroinflammatory responses](/mechani |
| Molecular Weight | 46 kDa |
| Amino Acids | 410 aa |
| Exons | 11 |
| Pathways | NF-κB |
| UniProt ID | [Q9BS26](https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q9BS26) |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000136999 |
| OMIM | 607373 |
| GeneCards | ECSIT |
| Human Protein Atlas | ECSIT |
| Exon 1 | Encodes the 5' UTR and N-terminal region containing the mitochondrial targeting sequence |
| Associated Diseases | neurodegeneration |
| Interactions | MAP3K7, TLR4, RELA, TAK1, IKBKB, IL6 |
| KG Connections | 52 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
graph TD
ECSIT["<b>ECSIT</b>"]
Cancer{"Cancer"}
ECSIT -->|"activates"| Cancer
Als{"Als"}
ECSIT -->|"activates"| Als
Ms{"Ms"}
ECSIT -->|"activates"| Ms
MAP3K7["MAP3K7"]
ECSIT -->|"activates"| MAP3K7
TLR4["TLR4"]
ECSIT -->|"activates"| TLR4
RELA["RELA"]
ECSIT -->|"activates"| RELA
TAK1["TAK1"]
ECSIT -->|"activates"| TAK1
IKBKB["IKBKB"]
ECSIT -->|"activates"| IKBKB
IL6["IL6"]
ECSIT -->|"activates"| IL6
NFKB["NFKB"]
ECSIT -->|"activates"| NFKB
LC3["LC3"]
ECSIT -->|"activates"| LC3
Nf_Kb(["Nf-Kb"])
ECSIT -->|"activates"| Nf_Kb
P38["P38"]
P38 -->|"activates"| ECSIT
MAP1LC3["MAP1LC3"]
MAP1LC3 -->|"activates"| ECSIT
IL1B["IL1B"]
IL1B -->|"activates"| ECSIT
PRDX1["PRDX1"]
PRDX1 -->|"activates"| ECSIT
TRAF6["TRAF6"]
TRAF6 -->|"activates"| ECSIT
CHUK["CHUK"]
CHUK -->|"activates"| ECSIT
PRDX6["PRDX6"]
PRDX6 -->|"activates"| ECSIT
MAPK14["MAPK14"]
MAPK14 -->|"activates"| ECSIT
BECN1["BECN1"]
BECN1 -->|"activates"| ECSIT
TNF["TNF"]
TNF -->|"activates"| ECSIT
TLR4 -->|"activates"| ECSIT
UBIQUITIN["UBIQUITIN"]
UBIQUITIN -->|"activates"| ECSIT
style ECSIT fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Infection | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| MAP3K7 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| TLR4 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| RELA | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| TAK1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| IKBKB | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| IL6 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| LC3 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| P38 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CHUK | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| PRDX6 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| PRDX1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| TLR2 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| TLR1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NFKB | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| Nf-Kb | activates | pathway | 0.60 |
| Autophagy | activates | pathway | 0.60 |
| Mapk | activates | pathway | 0.60 |
| MAP1LC3 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| Toll-Like Receptor | activates | pathway | 0.60 |
| Immune Response | activates | pathway | 0.60 |
| CANCER | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| Invasion | activates | pathway | 0.60 |
| AND | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NF-KB | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AUTOPHAGY | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| P38 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| IL1B | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| PRDX1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| TRAF6 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CHUK | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| PRDX6 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| MAPK14 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| BECN1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| TNF | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| TLR4 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| UBIQUITIN | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| MAP3K7 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| LC3 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| TAK1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| RELA | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| IL6 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| IKBKB | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| MAP1LC3 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CANCER | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AUTOPHAGY | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NF-KB | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| TLR | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NFKB | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No papers found | ||||