Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about GUSB: 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.
GUSB is a gene implicated in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: associated with, therapeutic target, implicated in. Associated with Aging, Als, Cancer. Connected to 33 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.
| Gene Symbol | GUSB |
| Chromosome | 7q11.21 |
| Protein Type | Hydrolase |
| Function | encodes a lysosomal hydrolase that catalyzes the hydrolysis of glucuronic acid residues from glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) within the lysosome. |
| Molecular Weight | 73 kDa |
| Amino Acids | 651 aa |
| Exons | 11 |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000135638 |
| GeneCards | GUSB |
| Human Protein Atlas | GUSB |
| Human-Mouse | 78% identical at the amino acid level |
| Human-Zebrafish | 58% identical |
| Drosophila | Homolog with 35% identity |
| Yeast | Homologs in Saccharomyces cerevisiae (SGL1 and SGL2) |
| Heparan sulfate | Component of cell surfaces and extracellular matrix |
| Associated Diseases | Aging, Als, Cancer, Diabetes, Inflammation, Ms |
| Known Drugs/Compounds | rapamycin |
| Interactions | HEXB, LC3, LGALS3, LRP2, MCOLN1, SOX9 |
| KG Connections | 62 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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GUSB["<b>GUSB</b>"]
Diabetes{"Diabetes"}
GUSB -->|"associated with"| Diabetes
Als{"Als"}
GUSB -->|"associated with"| Als
Aging{"Aging"}
GUSB -->|"associated with"| Aging
Ms{"Ms"}
GUSB -->|"associated with"| Ms
Cancer{"Cancer"}
GUSB -->|"associated with"| Cancer
Inflammation{"Inflammation"}
GUSB -->|"associated with"| Inflammation
Complement(["Complement"])
GUSB -->|"associated with"| Complement
FGF21["FGF21"]
GUSB -->|"associated with"| FGF21
ALDH1A1["ALDH1A1"]
GUSB -->|"therapeutic target"| ALDH1A1
LPL["LPL"]
GUSB -->|"therapeutic target"| LPL
HMOX1["HMOX1"]
GUSB -->|"associated with"| HMOX1
CTSD["CTSD"]
GUSB -->|"associated with"| CTSD
FGF21 -->|"associated with"| GUSB
HMOX1 -->|"associated with"| GUSB
ALDH1A1 -->|"therapeutic target"| GUSB
CTSD -->|"associated with"| GUSB
LPL -->|"therapeutic target"| GUSB
HDAC6["HDAC6"]
HDAC6 -->|"associated with"| GUSB
TP53["TP53"]
TP53 -->|"associated with"| GUSB
CCT2["CCT2"]
CCT2 -->|"associated with"| GUSB
style GUSB fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Aging | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Inflammation | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | causes | disease | 0.65 |
| Aging | causes | disease | 0.65 |
| Diabetes | causes | disease | 0.65 |
| FGF21 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ALDH1A1 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| LPL | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| HMOX1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CTSD | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PTGS2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| TNF | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| HSP90AA1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| STAT3 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| VEGFA | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ABCB1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| HEXB | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| LC3 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| LGALS3 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| LRP2 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| MCOLN1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| SOX9 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| SQSTM1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| TFEB | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ULK1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| VIM | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| Complement | associated_with | pathway | 0.60 |
| INFLAMMATION | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NR1I2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| OXIDATIVE STRESS | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| Sphingolipid | associated_with | pathway | 0.60 |
| Oxidative Stress | associated_with | pathway | 0.60 |
| Mapk | associated_with | pathway | 0.60 |
| ACE2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| LDL | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| MAP1LC3 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| MTORC1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| PIKFYVE | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| PRKAA | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| autophagy pathway | participates_in | pathway | 0.60 |
| ubiquitin-proteasome | participates_in | pathway | 0.60 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| FGF21 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| HMOX1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ALDH1A1 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| CTSD | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| LPL | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| HDAC6 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| TP53 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CCT2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| LPL | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ALDH1A1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ACTB | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CTSB | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CTSD | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| EIF4EBP1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AMPK | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| GFP | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| rapamycin | targets | drug | 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 | ||||