protein

HFE

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42Connections
0Hypotheses
1Analyses
30Outgoing
12Incoming

Summary

HFE is a protein involved in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: regulates, interacts with, expressed in. Associated with ALS, Als, Ischemia. Connected to 18 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.

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🔬 Protein Info
Gene SymbolHFE
AliasesPage for HFE Protein
Chromosome6p22.2
FunctionThe HFE gene encodes a 348-amino acid transmembrane protein that is structurally related to major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I proteins
Primary Expressionvarious brain regions including cortex, hippocampus, basal ganglia
Molecular Weight40 kDa
Amino Acids348 aa
PathwaysEndocytosis
Ensembl IDENSG00000070010
GeneCardsHFE
Human Protein AtlasHFE
Molecular weight~40 kDa
StructureMHC class I-like fold with alpha-1, alpha-2, alpha-3 domains
Transmembrane domainSingle pass at C-terminus
BindingBinds beta-2-microglobulin; interacts with TfR1
Associated DiseasesALS
InteractionsAND, CAT, TFR1, GSK3
KG Connections42 knowledge graph edges
DatabasesGeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING

Wiki Pages (19)

Knowledge base pages for this entity

Canonical Page

HFE Gene - Hereditary Hemochromatosis Protein

gene · 865 words

Ferroptosis in Alzheimer's Disease

mechanism · 4194 words

metal-ion-synuclein-mitochondria-axis-parkinsons

general · 4097 words

iron-metabolism-neurodegeneration

mechanism · 2926 words

Metal Dyshomeostasis in Neurodegenerative Disease Comparison

mechanism · 2805 words

Iron Accumulation in 4R-Tauopathies: Cross-Disease Comparison

mechanism · 2403 words

Pathway Diagram

graph TD
    HFE["<b>HFE</b>"]
    Ischemia{"Ischemia"}
    HFE -->|"regulates"| Ischemia
    Ms{"Ms"}
    HFE -->|"interacts with"| Ms
    Als{"Als"}
    HFE -->|"regulates"| Als
    HFE -->|"associated with"| Als
    Tumor{"Tumor"}
    HFE -->|"interacts with"| Tumor
    ALS{"ALS"}
    HFE -->|"regulates"| ALS
    Endocytosis(["Endocytosis"])
    HFE -->|"regulates"| Endocytosis
    TFR1["TFR1"]
    HFE -->|"regulates"| TFR1
    JUN["JUN"]
    HFE -->|"regulates"| JUN
    MITOCHONDRIA["MITOCHONDRIA"]
    HFE -->|"regulates"| MITOCHONDRIA
    Neuron["Neuron"]
    HFE -->|"expressed in"| Neuron
    T_Cell["T Cell"]
    HFE -->|"expressed in"| T_Cell
    JUN -->|"regulates"| HFE
    TFR1 -->|"regulates"| HFE
    CAT["CAT"]
    CAT -->|"interacts with"| HFE
    TFR1 -->|"interacts with"| HFE
    MITOCHONDRIA -->|"regulates"| HFE
    AND["AND"]
    AND -->|"interacts with"| HFE
    style HFE fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0

Outgoing (30)

TargetRelationTypeStr
ds-83b31ef18d49provides_data_fordataset1.00
Ischemiaregulatesdisease0.65
Msinteracts_withdisease0.65
Alsregulatesdisease0.65
Alsassociated_withdisease0.65

Incoming (12)

SourceRelationTypeStr
ds-83b31ef18d49data_indataset1.00
JUNregulatesgene0.60
TFR1regulatesgene0.60
CATinteracts_withgene0.60
TFR1interacts_withgene0.60

Targeting Hypotheses (0)

Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target

HypothesisScoreDiseaseAnalysis
No targeting hypotheses

Mentioning Analyses (1)

Scientific analyses that reference this entity

Why does iron chelation therapy worsen outcomes in H63D HFE variant carriers des

neurodegeneration | 2026-04-15 | 2 hypotheses Top: 0.586

Related Papers (0)

Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity

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