Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about EFNB1: 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.
EFNB1 is a gene implicated in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: interacts with, activates, implicated in. Associated with AD, ALI, Aging. Connected to 50 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.
| Gene Symbol | EFNB1 |
| Protein Type | Receptor |
| Function | is a transmembrane ligand for EPHB receptors that mediates cell-cell communication and regulates synaptic plasticity, neural development, and cellular signaling. |
| Primary Expression | both embryonic and adult tissues: - Brain: High expression in hippocampus, cortex, [olfacto |
| Molecular Weight | 38 kDa |
| Amino Acids | 346 aa |
| Pathways | Apoptosis, Cell Proliferation, PI3K-AKT-mTOR signaling, Pi3K, senescence |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000190784 |
| GeneCards | EFNB1 |
| Human Protein Atlas | EFNB1 |
| N-terminal receptor-binding domain | The extracellular domain that binds EPHB receptors with high affinity |
| cysteine-rich region | Contains conserved cysteine residues that form disulfide bonds |
| Transmembrane helix | A single pass transmembrane domain that anchors the protein in the membrane |
| C-terminal cytoplasmic domain | Contains PDZ-binding motifs that interact with intracellular signaling proteins |
| Forward signaling | EFNB1 binding activates EPHB receptor tyrosine kinase signaling in the receptor-expressing cell |
| Associated Diseases | AD, ALI, Cancer, ESCC, Ms, RA |
| Known Drugs/Compounds | quercetin |
| Interactions | EPHB4, SRC, TP53, ERCC1, PI3K, ERK |
| KG Connections | 95 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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EFNB1["<b>EFNB1</b>"]
Cancer{"Cancer"}
EFNB1 -->|"associated with"| Cancer
Carcinoma{"Carcinoma"}
EFNB1 -->|"interacts with"| Carcinoma
Ms{"Ms"}
EFNB1 -->|"interacts with"| Ms
Tumor{"Tumor"}
EFNB1 -->|"interacts with"| Tumor
Longevity{"Longevity"}
EFNB1 -->|"therapeutic target"| Longevity
Aging{"Aging"}
EFNB1 -->|"therapeutic target"| Aging
EFNB1 -->|"therapeutic target"| Ms
Cardiac{"Cardiac"}
EFNB1 -->|"therapeutic target"| Cardiac
EFNB1 -->|"activates"| Carcinoma
Osteoporosis{"Osteoporosis"}
EFNB1 -->|"therapeutic target"| Osteoporosis
EFNB1 -->|"causes"| Cancer
EFNB1 -->|"activates"| Aging
TP53["TP53"]
TP53 -->|"interacts with"| EFNB1
ERK["ERK"]
ERK -->|"interacts with"| EFNB1
EPHB4["EPHB4"]
EPHB4 -->|"interacts with"| EFNB1
AKT["AKT"]
AKT -->|"interacts with"| EFNB1
ERCC1["ERCC1"]
ERCC1 -->|"therapeutic target"| EFNB1
TP53 -->|"causes"| EFNB1
SRC["SRC"]
SRC -->|"interacts with"| EFNB1
APOPTOSIS["APOPTOSIS"]
APOPTOSIS -->|"activates"| EFNB1
P21["P21"]
P21 -->|"activates"| EFNB1
ERCC1 -->|"activates"| EFNB1
EXERCISE["EXERCISE"]
EXERCISE -->|"activates"| EFNB1
AND["AND"]
AND -->|"interacts with"| EFNB1
style EFNB1 fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition | promotes | process | 0.95 |
| Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma | involved_in | disease | 0.90 |
| senescent cells | expressed_in | cell_type | 0.90 |
| Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition | associated_with | process | 0.90 |
| Senescent Cells | involved_in | cell_type | 0.85 |
| Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma | drives | disease | 0.80 |
| apoptosis | inhibits | process | 0.80 |
| Cell Proliferation | regulates | process | 0.75 |
| Cancer | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Carcinoma | interacts_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | interacts_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Tumor | interacts_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Longevity | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Aging | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Cardiac | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Carcinoma | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Osteoporosis | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | causes | disease | 0.65 |
| Aging | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| EPHB4 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| SRC | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ERCC1 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| TP53 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ERCC1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| EPHB4 | associated_with | entity | 0.60 |
| TP53 | associated_with | entity | 0.60 |
| PI3K | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| EPHB4 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| SRC | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| Akt | interacts_with | pathway | 0.60 |
| Pi3K | activates | pathway | 0.60 |
| Apoptosis | therapeutic_target | pathway | 0.60 |
| ERK | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| Cell Cycle | interacts_with | pathway | 0.60 |
| CANCER | causes | gene | 0.60 |
| AGING | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| Apoptosis | activates | pathway | 0.60 |
| CANCER | associated_with | entity | 0.60 |
| EXERCISE | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| P21 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AGING | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| Endothelial | therapeutic_target | cell_type | 0.60 |
| T Cell | activates | cell_type | 0.60 |
| AND | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| T Cell | inhibits | cell_type | 0.60 |
| Ras | therapeutic_target | protein | 0.60 |
| ERK | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| senescence | participates_in | pathway | 0.60 |
| PI3K-AKT-mTOR signaling | participates_in | pathway | 0.60 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| quercetin | targets | compound | 0.70 |
| TP53 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| EPHB4 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AKT | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ERCC1 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| TP53 | causes | gene | 0.60 |
| SRC | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ERCC1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| PI3K | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| PI3K | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AKT | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| ERK | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| APOPTOSIS | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| P21 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| EXERCISE | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AGING | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CANCER | associated_with | entity | 0.60 |
| AND | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| APOPTOSIS | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| P21 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| EXERCISE | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| AGING | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| EPHB4 | associated_with | gene | 0.50 |
| TP53 | associated_with | gene | 0.50 |
| AKT | co_expressed_with | protein | 0.50 |
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 | ||||