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Comprehensive page on FLNC (Filamin C), an actin-crosslinking protein essential for sarcomere integrity and implicated in myofibrillar myopathy, cardiomyopathy, and ALS.
| Gene Symbol | FLNC |
| Aliases | Filamin C |
| Chromosome | 7q32.1 |
| Function | is a large actin-binding protein that plays essential roles in maintaining the structural integrity of skeletal and cardiac muscle. |
| Primary Expression | skeletal and cardiac muscle, with lower levels detected in some other tissues |
| Molecular Weight | 291 kDa |
| Amino Acids | 632 aa |
| Exons | 48 |
| Pathways | ubiquitin-proteasome |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000128591 |
| GeneCards | FLNC |
| Human Protein Atlas | FLNC |
| Skeletal Muscle | Very high expression in all major skeletal muscle groups, concentrated at the Z-disc and myotendinous junctions. |
| Cardiac Muscle | High expression in both ventricular and atrial myocardium, particularly in the left ventricle. |
| Smooth Muscle | Low expression in some smooth muscle populations. |
| Associated Diseases | Myofibrillar Myopathy |
| Interactions | MYOT, NBR1, P62, GENES, WAS |
| KG Connections | 47 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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FLNC["<b>FLNC</b>"]
Myofibrillar_Myopathy{"Myofibrillar Myopathy"}
FLNC -->|"causes"| Myofibrillar_Myopathy
MYOT["MYOT"]
FLNC -->|"degrades"| MYOT
NBR1["NBR1"]
FLNC -->|"degrades"| NBR1
P62["P62"]
FLNC -->|"degrades"| P62
SQSTM1["SQSTM1"]
FLNC -->|"degrades"| SQSTM1
GENES(["GENES"])
FLNC -->|"activates"| GENES
BRCA1["BRCA1"]
BRCA1 -->|"degrades"| FLNC
DES["DES"]
DES -->|"degrades"| FLNC
DNAJB6["DNAJB6"]
DNAJB6 -->|"degrades"| FLNC
AUTOPHAGY(["AUTOPHAGY"])
AUTOPHAGY -->|"co_discussed"| FLNC
style FLNC fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#ce93d8,stroke-width:3px,color:#ce93d8| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myofibrillar Myopathy | causes | disease | 0.95 |
| MYOT | degrades | entity | 0.60 |
| NBR1 | degrades | entity | 0.60 |
| P62 | degrades | entity | 0.60 |
| SQSTM1 | degrades | entity | 0.60 |
| NBR1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MYOT | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| P62 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| DES | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| BRCA1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| DNAJB6 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| SQSTM1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AUTOPHAGY | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| TTN | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| Autophagy | associated_with | pathway | 0.60 |
| Proteasome | associated_with | pathway | 0.60 |
| GENES | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ubiquitin-proteasome | participates_in | pathway | 0.60 |
| Ca1 | expressed_in | brain_region | 0.55 |
| MYOT | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| NBR1 | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| P62 | activates | protein | 0.50 |
| SQSTM1 | co_discussed | gene | 0.50 |
| STING | co_discussed | gene | 0.50 |
| UBIQUITIN | co_discussed | protein | 0.50 |
| GENES | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| P62/SQSTM1 | co_discussed | protein | 0.50 |
| WAS | activates | protein | 0.50 |
| P62/SQSTM1 | associated_with | protein | 0.50 |
| Proteins | associated_with | protein | 0.50 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRCA1 | degrades | entity | 0.60 |
| DES | degrades | entity | 0.60 |
| DNAJB6 | degrades | entity | 0.60 |
| DNAJB6 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| SQSTM1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| BRCA1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| DES | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| P62 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NBR1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MYOT | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| GENES | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AUTOPHAGY | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| BRCA1 | co_discussed | protein | 0.50 |
| DES | co_discussed | gene | 0.50 |
| DNAJB6 | co_discussed | gene | 0.50 |
| AUTOPHAGY | co_discussed | gene | 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
Experimental studies targeting or related to this entity
| Experiment | Type | Disease | Score | Feasibility | Model | Status | Est. Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No experiments found | |||||||
Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity
| Title & PMID | Authors | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No papers found | ||||