gene

GAK

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29Connections
0Hypotheses
0Analyses
18Outgoing
11Incoming

Summary

Cyclin G-associated kinase (GAK), a serine/threonine kinase involved in endocytosis, autophagy, and neurodegeneration

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🧬 Gene Info
Gene SymbolGAK
Chromosome6p21.1.
Protein TypeSerine/Threonine Kinase
Functionis a serine/threonine kinase encoded by the GAK gene on chromosome 6p21.
Molecular Weight165 kDa
Amino Acids505 aa
Exons43
PathwaysmTOR
GeneCardsGAK
Human Protein AtlasGAK
LRRK2Physical binding
ClathrinDirect binding
Hsc70Physical binding
ULK1Direct binding
APPIndirect (trafficking)
Associated DiseasesAls, Ms, Parkinson
KG Connections29 knowledge graph edges
DatabasesGeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING

Wiki Pages (6)

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Canonical Page

GAK Gene

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Proteins

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Genes

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Pathway Diagram

graph TD
    GAK["<b>GAK</b>"]
    Parkinson{"Parkinson"}
    GAK -->|"associated with"| Parkinson
    Als{"Als"}
    GAK -->|"associated with"| Als
    Ms{"Ms"}
    GAK -->|"associated with"| Ms
    SYNJ1["SYNJ1"]
    GAK -->|"associated with"| SYNJ1
    AUTOPHAGY["AUTOPHAGY"]
    GAK -->|"associated with"| AUTOPHAGY
    DNAJC6["DNAJC6"]
    GAK -->|"associated with"| DNAJC6
    GENE_MUTATIONS["GENE MUTATIONS"]
    GAK -->|"associated with"| GENE_MUTATIONS
    PARK2["PARK2"]
    GAK -->|"associated with"| PARK2
    Autophagy(["Autophagy"])
    GAK -->|"associated with"| Autophagy
    Endocytosis(["Endocytosis"])
    GAK -->|"associated with"| Endocytosis
    neurodegeneration["neurodegeneration"]
    GAK -->|"implicated in"| neurodegeneration
    PARKINSON_S_DISEASE["PARKINSON'S DISEASE"]
    PARKINSON_S_DISEASE -->|"associated with"| GAK
    ALPHA_SYNUCLEIN["ALPHA-SYNUCLEIN"]
    ALPHA_SYNUCLEIN -->|"associated with"| GAK
    PARKIN["PARKIN"]
    PARKIN -->|"associated with"| GAK
    LRRK2["LRRK2"]
    LRRK2 -->|"associated with"| GAK
    INPP5F["INPP5F"]
    INPP5F -->|"associated with"| GAK
    style GAK fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0

Outgoing (18)

TargetRelationTypeStr
Parkinsonassociated_withdisease0.65
Alsassociated_withdisease0.65
Msassociated_withdisease0.65
Msexpressed_indisease0.65
Parkinsonexpressed_indisease0.65

Incoming (11)

SourceRelationTypeStr
PARKINassociated_withgene0.60
LRRK2associated_withgene0.60
FOXO1expressed_ingene0.60
DGKQassociated_withgene0.60
PARKINSON'S DISEASEassociated_withgene0.60

Targeting Hypotheses (0)

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Mentioning Analyses (0)

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