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Cyclin G-associated kinase (GAK), a serine/threonine kinase involved in endocytosis, autophagy, and neurodegeneration
| Gene Symbol | GAK |
| Chromosome | 6p21.1. |
| Protein Type | Serine/Threonine Kinase |
| Function | is a serine/threonine kinase encoded by the GAK gene on chromosome 6p21. |
| Molecular Weight | 165 kDa |
| Amino Acids | 505 aa |
| Exons | 43 |
| Pathways | mTOR |
| GeneCards | GAK |
| Human Protein Atlas | GAK |
| LRRK2 | Physical binding |
| Clathrin | Direct binding |
| Hsc70 | Physical binding |
| ULK1 | Direct binding |
| APP | Indirect (trafficking) |
| Associated Diseases | Als, Ms, Parkinson |
| KG Connections | 29 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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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| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkinson | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Parkinson | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Alzheimer | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| SYNJ1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| DNAJC6 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PARK2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| GBA | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| SNCA | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AUTOPHAGY | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| GENE MUTATIONS | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| Autophagy | associated_with | pathway | 0.60 |
| Endocytosis | associated_with | pathway | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER DISEASE | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| HLA | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| PARKIN | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| LRRK2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| FOXO1 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| DGKQ | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PARKINSON'S DISEASE | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ALPHA-SYNUCLEIN | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| INPP5F | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PARKINSON | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| GENES | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
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 | ||||