Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about FGF23: 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.
FGF23 encodes a hormone-like growth factor that regulates phosphate and vitamin D metabolism, with emerging roles in brain function, cognitive decline, white matter integrity, and potential connections to neurodegenerative disease pathophysiology.
| Gene Symbol | FGF23 |
| Full Name | Fibroblast Growth Factor 23 |
| Chromosome | 12p13 |
| Function | encodes a hormone-like growth factor that belongs to the FGF19 subfamily of fibroblast growth factors. |
| Molecular Weight | 28.6 kDa |
| Amino Acids | 251 aa |
| UniProt ID | Q9GZV9 |
| NCBI Gene ID | 79581 |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000166575 |
| OMIM | 605380 |
| GeneCards | FGF23 |
| Human Protein Atlas | FGF23 |
| Associated Diseases | Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease |
| Interactions | FGF21, BDNF, CX3CL1, VIM, FNDC5, PLAU |
| KG Connections | 81 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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FGF23["<b>FGF23</b>"]
Inflammation{"Inflammation"}
FGF23 -->|"biomarker for"| Inflammation
Senescence{"Senescence"}
FGF23 -->|"biomarker for"| Senescence
Als{"Als"}
FGF23 -->|"biomarker for"| Als
Aging{"Aging"}
FGF23 -->|"biomarker for"| Aging
Longevity{"Longevity"}
FGF23 -->|"biomarker for"| Longevity
Fibrosis{"Fibrosis"}
FGF23 -->|"biomarker for"| Fibrosis
ALS{"ALS"}
FGF23 -->|"biomarker for"| ALS
Complement(["Complement"])
FGF23 -->|"biomarker for"| Complement
Apoptosis(["Apoptosis"])
FGF23 -->|"biomarker for"| Apoptosis
APP["APP"]
FGF23 -->|"biomarker for"| APP
FGF21["FGF21"]
FGF23 -->|"activates"| FGF21
GPNMB["GPNMB"]
FGF23 -->|"biomarker for"| GPNMB
FGF21 -->|"activates"| FGF23
APP -->|"biomarker for"| FGF23
FNDC5["FNDC5"]
FNDC5 -->|"activates"| FGF23
S100B["S100B"]
S100B -->|"biomarker for"| FGF23
PLAU["PLAU"]
PLAU -->|"activates"| FGF23
CXCL10["CXCL10"]
CXCL10 -->|"activates"| FGF23
C1Q["C1Q"]
C1Q -->|"biomarker for"| FGF23
CX3CL1["CX3CL1"]
CX3CL1 -->|"activates"| FGF23
VIM["VIM"]
VIM -->|"activates"| FGF23
BDNF["BDNF"]
BDNF -->|"activates"| FGF23
TGM2["TGM2"]
TGM2 -->|"biomarker for"| FGF23
GPNMB -->|"biomarker for"| FGF23
style FGF23 fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inflammation | biomarker_for | disease | 0.65 |
| Senescence | biomarker_for | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | biomarker_for | disease | 0.65 |
| Aging | biomarker_for | disease | 0.65 |
| Longevity | biomarker_for | disease | 0.65 |
| Fibrosis | biomarker_for | disease | 0.65 |
| ALS | biomarker_for | disease | 0.65 |
| APP | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| FGF21 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| GPNMB | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| BDNF | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| C1Q | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| CX3CL1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| VIM | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| S100B | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| FNDC5 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| TGM2 | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| HMGB1 | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| PLAU | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| VIMENTIN | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CXCL10 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| PROGRANULIN | activates | entity | 0.60 |
| Adiponectin | biomarker_for | protein | 0.60 |
| Ghrelin | biomarker_for | protein | 0.60 |
| Leptin | activates | protein | 0.60 |
| Fibronectin | activates | protein | 0.60 |
| KL | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| GDF15 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| RANKL | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| neurodegeneration | activates | disease | 0.60 |
| Complement | biomarker_for | pathway | 0.60 |
| Apoptosis | biomarker_for | pathway | 0.60 |
| GENES | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| Amyloid | biomarker_for | pathway | 0.60 |
| COMPLEMENT | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| AGING | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| MITOCHONDRIA | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| IL-6 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| GHRL | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| INFLAMMATION | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| PGRN | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| APOPTOSIS | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| Fibroblast | activates | cell_type | 0.60 |
| Neuron | biomarker_for | cell_type | 0.60 |
| AMYLOID | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| Insulin | biomarker_for | protein | 0.60 |
| Fgf | activates | protein | 0.60 |
| Igf | biomarker_for | protein | 0.60 |
| Fibroblast | regulates | cell_type | 0.60 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| KL | interacts_with | protein | 0.80 |
| FGF21 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| APP | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| FNDC5 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| S100B | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| PLAU | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CXCL10 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| C1Q | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| CX3CL1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| VIM | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| BDNF | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| TGM2 | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| GPNMB | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| HMGB1 | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| PROGRANULIN | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| VIMENTIN | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| APOPTOSIS | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| AMYLOID | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| INFLAMMATION | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| AGING | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| IGF-1 | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| MITOCHONDRIA | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| COMPLEMENT | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| GHRL | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| PGRN | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| IL-6 | 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
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Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity
| Title & PMID | Authors | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No papers found | ||||