Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about GCLC: 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.
GCLC is a gene implicated in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: activates, implicated in, regulates. Associated with Als, Autoimmune, Infection. Connected to 74 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.
| Gene Symbol | GCLC |
| Aliases | Glutamate-Cysteine Ligase Catalytic Subunit |
| Chromosome | 6p12.3 |
| Molecular Weight | 73 kDa |
| Amino Acids | 637 aa |
| Pathways | oxidative stress response, Oxidative Stress, Akt, Pi3K, Nf-Κb |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000001036 |
| GeneCards | GCLC |
| Human Protein Atlas | GCLC |
| Nrf2/ARE pathway | Primary transcriptional activator |
| AP-1 transcription factor | Induced by oxidative stress |
| NF-κB | Can both activate and repress depending on context |
| mRNA stability | Affected by redox state |
| Alternative splicing | Produces variant isoforms |
| Feedback inhibition | GSH inhibits GCLC activity |
| Associated Diseases | Alzheimer, Infection, Inflammation |
| Interactions | TNF, PI3K, NRF2, AKT, MYC, MTOR |
| KG Connections | 132 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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GCLC["<b>GCLC</b>"]
Inflammation{"Inflammation"}
GCLC -->|"biomarker for"| Inflammation
GCLC -->|"activates"| Inflammation
Obesity{"Obesity"}
GCLC -->|"activates"| Obesity
GCLC -->|"associated with"| Inflammation
Als{"Als"}
GCLC -->|"activates"| Als
Ms{"Ms"}
GCLC -->|"activates"| Ms
Oxidative_Stress(["Oxidative Stress"])
GCLC -->|"biomarker for"| Oxidative_Stress
GCLM["GCLM"]
GCLC -->|"regulates"| GCLM
HMOX1["HMOX1"]
GCLC -->|"regulates"| HMOX1
GENES["GENES"]
GCLC -->|"biomarker for"| GENES
NRF2["NRF2"]
GCLC -->|"regulates"| NRF2
TXNRD1["TXNRD1"]
GCLC -->|"regulates"| TXNRD1
NRF2 -->|"regulates"| GCLC
NQO1["NQO1"]
NQO1 -->|"regulates"| GCLC
HMOX1 -->|"regulates"| GCLC
TXNRD1 -->|"regulates"| GCLC
GCLM -->|"regulates"| GCLC
NQO1 -->|"activates"| GCLC
TFRC["TFRC"]
TFRC -->|"activates"| GCLC
SLC7A11["SLC7A11"]
SLC7A11 -->|"activates"| GCLC
ERK["ERK"]
ERK -->|"activates"| GCLC
P38["P38"]
P38 -->|"activates"| GCLC
GPX4["GPX4"]
GPX4 -->|"activates"| GCLC
ACSL4["ACSL4"]
ACSL4 -->|"activates"| GCLC
style GCLC fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glutathione | involved_in | compound | 0.95 |
| Glutathione | regulates | compound | 0.90 |
| Obesity-Related Tumor Progression | suppresses | process | 0.90 |
| Inflammation | activates | disease | 0.75 |
| oxidative stress response | participates_in | pathway | 0.70 |
| Inflammation | biomarker_for | disease | 0.65 |
| Obesity | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Inflammation | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Autoimmune | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Infection | implicated_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Inflammation | implicated_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Obesity | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Tumor | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Alzheimer | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Fibrosis | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Aging | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| GCLM | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| HMOX1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| NRF2 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| TXNRD1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| TNF | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| PI3K | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NRF2 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AKT | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NQO1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| HSPA1A | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MYC | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| MTOR | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| PI3K | implicated_in | gene | 0.60 |
| TFAM | implicated_in | gene | 0.60 |
| AKT | implicated_in | gene | 0.60 |
| MTOR | implicated_in | gene | 0.60 |
| ARF1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| Rb | activates | protein | 0.60 |
| GCLM | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| GR | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| PCBP2 | targets | gene | 0.60 |
| PEX13 | targets | gene | 0.60 |
| PPP1CA | targets | gene | 0.60 |
| VPS29 | targets | gene | 0.60 |
| VPS35 | targets | gene | 0.60 |
| YBX1 | targets | gene | 0.60 |
| Oxidative Stress | biomarker_for | pathway | 0.60 |
| GENES | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| SRXN1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| HO-1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| Akt | activates | pathway | 0.60 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| NRF2 | regulates | protein | 0.72 |
| NQO1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| HMOX1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| TXNRD1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| GCLM | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| NQO1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| TFRC | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| SLC7A11 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| P38 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| GPX4 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ACSL4 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ICAM1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| HSP70 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| HSPA1A | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MTOR | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| SCARB2 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ARF1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AKT | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NRF2 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| TNF | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| BECN1 | targets | gene | 0.60 |
| CYP27B1 | targets | gene | 0.60 |
| ERK | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| GENES | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| MIRNAS | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| OXIDATIVE STRESS | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| GENES | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| INFLAMMATION | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| SRXN1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| APOPTOSIS | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| OXIDATIVE STRESS | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| GENES | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MTORC1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CANCER | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| GSH | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| INFLAMMATION | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| HO-1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NF-ΚB | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ROS | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| OXIDATIVE STRESS | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| IL-6 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AKT | co_expressed_with | protein | 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
Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity
| Title & PMID | Authors | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No papers found | ||||