Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about HSF1: 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.
HSF1 is a gene implicated in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: expressed in, therapeutic target, activates. Associated with Aging, Als, Alzheimer. Connected to 136 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.
| Gene Symbol | HSF1 |
| Aliases | Page for HSF1 Gene, Page for HSF1 Protein |
| Function | HSF1 functions as a DNA-binding transcription factor that activates heat shock gene expression in response to various cellular stresses including heat, oxidative stress, and proteotoxic stress. |
| Primary Expression | cancers and promotes tumor survival through enhanced proteostasis and metabolic adaptation |
| Molecular Weight | 53 kDa |
| Pathways | NF-κB |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000185122 |
| GeneCards | HSF1 |
| Human Protein Atlas | HSF1 |
| Associated Diseases | Cancer, Dementia, Huntington, Huntington's disease, Neurodegeneration, Parkinson's Disease |
| Known Drugs/Compounds | DH1, M102 |
| Interactions | AKT, MTOR, HDAC6, LRRK2, GAIN, CAT |
| KG Connections | 235 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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HSF1["<b>HSF1</b>"]
Huntington_s_disease{"Huntington's disease"}
HSF1 -->|"associated with"| Huntington_s_disease
DRP1["DRP1"]
HSF1 -->|"activates"| DRP1
SSBP1["SSBP1"]
HSF1 -->|"inhibits"| SSBP1
Alzheimer{"Alzheimer"}
HSF1 -->|"expressed in"| Alzheimer
Aging{"Aging"}
HSF1 -->|"expressed in"| Aging
Als{"Als"}
HSF1 -->|"expressed in"| Als
Ms{"Ms"}
HSF1 -->|"expressed in"| Ms
Dementia{"Dementia"}
HSF1 -->|"associated with"| Dementia
Parkinson{"Parkinson"}
HSF1 -->|"inhibits"| Parkinson
HSF1 -->|"inhibits"| Als
HSF1 -->|"inhibits"| Ms
Cancer{"Cancer"}
HSF1 -->|"therapeutic target"| Cancer
DH1["DH1"]
DH1 -->|"inhibits"| HSF1
FYN["FYN"]
FYN -->|"expressed in"| HSF1
AGING["AGING"]
AGING -->|"expressed in"| HSF1
VCP["VCP"]
VCP -->|"expressed in"| HSF1
CTNNB1["CTNNB1"]
CTNNB1 -->|"expressed in"| HSF1
ALZHEIMER_S_DISEASE["ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE"]
ALZHEIMER_S_DISEASE -->|"expressed in"| HSF1
EGFR["EGFR"]
EGFR -->|"associated with"| HSF1
HSP90AA1["HSP90AA1"]
HSP90AA1 -->|"expressed in"| HSF1
APP["APP"]
APP -->|"expressed in"| HSF1
HSP90AB1["HSP90AB1"]
HSP90AB1 -->|"expressed in"| HSF1
MDM2["MDM2"]
MDM2 -->|"expressed in"| HSF1
PARKINSON_S_DISEASE["PARKINSON'S DISEASE"]
PARKINSON_S_DISEASE -->|"inhibits"| HSF1
style HSF1 fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hsf1-Nrf1 Axis | involved_in | pathway | 0.95 |
| Cancer | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.75 |
| DRP1 | activates | protein | 0.70 |
| SSBP1 | inhibits | protein | 0.70 |
| Huntington's disease | associated_with | disease | 0.70 |
| Autophagy | expressed_in | pathway | 0.70 |
| Alzheimer | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Aging | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Dementia | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Parkinson | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Tumor | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Lung Cancer | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Tumor | treats | disease | 0.65 |
| Prostate Cancer | treats | disease | 0.65 |
| Ovarian Cancer | treats | disease | 0.65 |
| Colorectal Cancer | treats | disease | 0.65 |
| Liver Cancer | treats | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | treats | disease | 0.65 |
| Carcinoma | treats | disease | 0.65 |
| Breast Cancer | treats | disease | 0.65 |
| Lung Cancer | treats | disease | 0.65 |
| Gastric Cancer | treats | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | implicated_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Huntington | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Neurodegeneration | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Tumor | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Huntington | causes | disease | 0.65 |
| Neurodegeneration | causes | disease | 0.65 |
| Parkinson | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Inflammation | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| GRB2 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| UBC | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| CELF2 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| JUN | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| PARKIN | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| MYC | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| VEGF | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| BAX | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| JNK | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paeoniflorin | upregulates | compound | 0.95 |
| M102 | activates | drug | 0.95 |
| DH1 | inhibits | drug | 0.70 |
| FYN | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| VCP | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| CTNNB1 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| EGFR | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| HSP90AA1 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| APP | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| HSP90AB1 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| MDM2 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| HDAC6 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| PARKIN | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| LRRK2 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| HDAC6 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| DNAJC7 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| SP1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| PINK1 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| ATG5 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| ATG7 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| STAT3 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| PI3K | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| EGFR | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| NRF2 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| PKC | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| HSP27 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| PI3K | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| SSBP1 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| DRP1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CAT | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NRF1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| TNF | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| BDNF | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| OVERVIEW | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| AGING | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| PARKINSON'S DISEASE | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| FERROPTOSIS | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| MITOCHONDRIAL DYSFUNCTION | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| NEURODEGENERATIVE DISORDERS | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| AUTOPHAGY | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| ALS | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| PROTEIN MISFOLDING | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ROS | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| MITOPHAGY | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| FERROPTOSIS | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| HO-1 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| BCL-2 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| NF-ΚB | therapeutic_target | 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 | ||||