HSPA8

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This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about HSPA8: 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.

Summary

HSPA8 is a gene implicated in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: associated with, activates, interacts with. Associated with ALS, Als, Alzheimer. Connected to 236 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.

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    HSPA8["HSPA8<br/>(Heat Shock Protein 8)"]
    
    %% Protein Quality Control Pathway
    HSPA8 --|"chaperone activity"|--> ProteinFolding["Protein Folding<br/> and Quality Control"]
    ProteinFolding --|"maintains"|--> CellularHomeostasis["Cellular<br/>Homeostasis"]
    
    %% Autophagy Pathway
    HSPA8 --|"activates"|--> ATG12["ATG12<br/>(Autophagy)"]
    HSPA8 --|"interacts with"|--> BECN1["BECN1<br/>(Beclin-1)"]
    ATG12 --|"promotes"|--> Autophagy["Autophagy<br/>Activation"]
    BECN1 --|"initiates"|--> Autophagy
    
    %% Lysosomal Pathway
    HSPA8 --|"associated with"|--> MCOLN1["MCOLN1<br/>(Mucolipin-1)"]
    HSPA8 --|"regulates"|--> CTSB["CTSB<br/>(Cathepsin B)"]
    MCOLN1 --|"controls"|--> LysosomalFunction["Lysosomal<br/>Function"]
    CTSB --|"degrades"|--> LysosomalFunction
    
    %% Neurodegeneration Diseases
    HSPA8 --|"contributes to"|--> ALS["Amyotrophic<br/>Lateral Sclerosis"]
    HSPA8 --|"associated with"|--> PD["Parkinson's<br/>Disease"]
    HSPA8 --|"linked to"|--> HD["Huntington's<br/>Disease"]
    
    %% Key Protein Interactions
    HSPA8 --|"interacts with"|--> SOD1["SOD1<br/>(Superoxide Dismutase)"]
    HSPA8 --|"regulates"|--> TARDBP["TARDBP<br/>(TDP-43)"]
    SOD1 --|"mutated in"|--> ALS
    TARDBP --|"aggregates in"|--> ALS
    
    %% Cellular Stress Response
    HSPA8 --|"activates"|--> CALCINEURIN["Calcineurin<br/>(Phosphatase)"]
    CALCINEURIN --|"regulates"|--> StressResponse["Cellular Stress<br/>Response"]
    
    %% Outcomes
    Autophagy --|"prevents"|--> ProteinAggregation["Protein<br/>Aggregation"]
    LysosomalFunction --|"clears"|--> ProteinAggregation
    ProteinAggregation --|"leads to"|--> Neurodegeneration["Neurodegeneration"]
    
    %% Styling
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    style LysosomalFunction fill:#1b5e20
    style CellularHomeostasis fill:#1b5e20
    style ALS fill:#ef5350
    style PD fill:#ef5350
    style HD fill:#ef5350
    style Neurodegeneration fill:#ef5350
    style ProteinAggregation fill:#ef5350
    style ATG12 fill:#4a1a6b
    style BECN1 fill:#4a1a6b
    style SOD1 fill:#4a1a6b
    style TARDBP fill:#4a1a6b
    style CALCINEURIN fill:#4a1a6b
    style StressResponse fill:#5d4400