Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about EGR2: 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.
EGR2 is a gene implicated in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: biomarker for, inhibits, regulates. Associated with ALS, Als, Cancer. Connected to 59 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.
| Gene Symbol | EGR2 |
| Full Name | Early Growth Response 2 (Krox-20) |
| Chromosome | 10q21.3 |
| Protein Type | Transcription Factor |
| Function | is an important component in the neurobiology of neurodegenerative diseases. |
| Primary Expression | developing nervous system, peripheral nervous system, immune system, and some brain regions |
| Pathways | Mtor |
| UniProt ID | P33905 |
| NCBI Gene ID | 1960 |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000122877 |
| OMIM | 129010 |
| GeneCards | EGR2 |
| Human Protein Atlas | EGR2 |
| Associated Diseases | Cancer, Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, Dejerine-Sottas Syndrome, Inflammation, Tumor |
| Interactions | PARP1, CD38, NAMPT, SIRT6, NAD, INFLAMMATION |
| KG Connections | 85 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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EGR2["<b>EGR2</b>"]
RAB37["RAB37"]
EGR2 -->|"activates"| RAB37
Cancer{"Cancer"}
EGR2 -->|"inhibits"| Cancer
Als{"Als"}
EGR2 -->|"activates"| Als
Tumor{"Tumor"}
EGR2 -->|"inhibits"| Tumor
Inflammation{"Inflammation"}
EGR2 -->|"inhibits"| Inflammation
EGR2 -->|"biomarker for"| Als
EGR2 -->|"associated with"| Cancer
EGR2 -->|"associated with"| Inflammation
EGR2 -->|"associated with"| Tumor
EGR2 -->|"regulates"| Als
Ms{"Ms"}
EGR2 -->|"regulates"| Ms
ALS{"ALS"}
EGR2 -->|"activates"| ALS
NAMPT["NAMPT"]
NAMPT -->|"inhibits"| EGR2
SIRT6["SIRT6"]
SIRT6 -->|"inhibits"| EGR2
TRAF6["TRAF6"]
TRAF6 -->|"biomarker for"| EGR2
P38["P38"]
P38 -->|"biomarker for"| EGR2
CD4["CD4"]
CD4 -->|"biomarker for"| EGR2
CD38["CD38"]
CD38 -->|"activates"| EGR2
SOX2["SOX2"]
SOX2 -->|"regulates"| EGR2
MTOR["MTOR"]
MTOR -->|"regulates"| EGR2
TAZ["TAZ"]
TAZ -->|"regulates"| EGR2
JUN["JUN"]
JUN -->|"regulates"| EGR2
FLNA["FLNA"]
FLNA -->|"biomarker for"| EGR2
NFKBIA["NFKBIA"]
NFKBIA -->|"biomarker for"| EGR2
style EGR2 fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dejerine-Sottas Syndrome | implicated_in | disease | 0.95 |
| RAB37 | activates | protein | 0.90 |
| Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease | causes | disease | 0.90 |
| myelin maintenance | regulates | process | 0.85 |
| Cancer | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Tumor | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Inflammation | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | biomarker_for | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Inflammation | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Tumor | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| ALS | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| PARP1 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| CD38 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NAMPT | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| TNF | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| SPI1 | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| STXBP2 | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| FLNA | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| CTSD | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| JUNB | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| NFKBIA | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| NAMPT | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PARP1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| SIRT6 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| P38 | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| SIRT6 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| MFN2 | causes | gene | 0.60 |
| MPZ | causes | gene | 0.60 |
| PMP22 | causes | gene | 0.60 |
| TTR | causes | gene | 0.60 |
| GJB1 | causes | gene | 0.60 |
| GENES | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| MIRNAS | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| Apoptosis | biomarker_for | pathway | 0.60 |
| Mapk | biomarker_for | pathway | 0.60 |
| C-JUN | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| YAP | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| Mtor | regulates | pathway | 0.60 |
| APOPTOSIS | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| NAD | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| INFLAMMATION | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| CANCER | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| IL-10 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| Macrophage | activates | cell_type | 0.60 |
| Monocyte | activates | cell_type | 0.60 |
| T Cell | inhibits | cell_type | 0.60 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| NAMPT | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| SIRT6 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| TRAF6 | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| P38 | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| CD4 | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| CD38 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| SOX2 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| MTOR | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| TAZ | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| JUN | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| FLNA | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| NFKBIA | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| JUNB | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| TNF | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| STXBP2 | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| PARP1 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| CX32 | causes | gene | 0.60 |
| MIRNAS | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| NAD | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| IL-10 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| INFLAMMATION | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CANCER | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| RAG1 | activates | protein | 0.50 |
Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target
| Hypothesis | Score | Disease | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| No targeting hypotheses | |||
Scientific analyses that reference this entity
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Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity
| Title & PMID | Authors | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No papers found | ||||