gene

GCLC

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132Connections
0Hypotheses
0Analyses
50Outgoing
46Incoming

Summary

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.

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🧬 Gene Info
Gene SymbolGCLC
AliasesGlutamate-Cysteine Ligase Catalytic Subunit
Chromosome6p12.3
Molecular Weight73 kDa
Amino Acids637 aa
Pathwaysoxidative stress response, Oxidative Stress, Akt, Pi3K, Nf-Κb
Ensembl IDENSG00000001036
GeneCardsGCLC
Human Protein AtlasGCLC
Nrf2/ARE pathwayPrimary transcriptional activator
AP-1 transcription factorInduced by oxidative stress
NF-κBCan both activate and repress depending on context
mRNA stabilityAffected by redox state
Alternative splicingProduces variant isoforms
Feedback inhibitionGSH inhibits GCLC activity
Associated DiseasesAlzheimer, Infection, Inflammation
InteractionsTNF, PI3K, NRF2, AKT, MYC, MTOR
KG Connections132 knowledge graph edges
DatabasesGeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING

Wiki Pages (21)

Knowledge base pages for this entity

Canonical Page

gclc

gene · 1305 words

Section 162: Advanced Antioxidant and Redox Therapy in CBS/PSP

therapeutic · 5600 words

NRF2 Oxidative Stress Pathway

mechanism · 5315 words

oxidative-stress-comparison

mechanism · 4814 words

Ferroptosis in Alzheimer's Disease

mechanism · 4194 words

NACET (N-Acetylcysteine Ethyl Ester)

therapeutic · 4082 words

Pathway Diagram

graph TD
    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

Outgoing (86)

TargetRelationTypeStr
Glutathioneinvolved_incompound0.95
Glutathioneregulatescompound0.90
Obesity-Related Tumor Progressionsuppressesprocess0.90
Inflammationactivatesdisease0.75
oxidative stress responseparticipates_inpathway0.70

Incoming (46)

SourceRelationTypeStr
NRF2regulatesprotein0.72
NQO1regulatesgene0.60
HMOX1regulatesgene0.60
TXNRD1regulatesgene0.60
GCLMregulatesgene0.60

Targeting Hypotheses (0)

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Mentioning Analyses (0)

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Related Papers (0)

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