Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about IGF2: 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.
IGF2 is a gene implicated in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: associated with, inhibits, activates. Associated with Aging, Als, Alzheimer. Connected to 64 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.
| Gene Symbol | IGF2 |
| Aliases | Insulin-Like Growth Factor 2 |
| Function | IGF2 serves multiple physiological functions |
| Molecular Weight | 7.5 kDa |
| Amino Acids | 24 aa |
| Pathways | Blood-Brain Barrier |
| UniProt ID | [P01344](https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P01344) |
| NCBI Gene ID | 3481 |
| GeneCards | IGF2 |
| Human Protein Atlas | IGF2 |
| Associated Diseases | ALS, ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, Alzheimer |
| Interactions | PIK3CA, AKT, NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES, ALS, AGING, NEURON |
| KG Connections | 191 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
graph TD
IGF2["<b>IGF2</b>"]
Synaptic_Plasticity(["Synaptic Plasticity"])
IGF2 -->|"mediates"| Synaptic_Plasticity
Memory["Memory"]
IGF2 -->|"modulates"| Memory
Alzheimer_s_Disease{"Alzheimer's Disease"}
IGF2 -->|"associated with"| Alzheimer_s_Disease
Parkinson_s_Disease{"Parkinson's Disease"}
IGF2 -->|"associated with"| Parkinson_s_Disease
Huntington_s_Disease{"Huntington's Disease"}
IGF2 -->|"associated with"| Huntington_s_Disease
Neurodevelopmental_Disorders{"Neurodevelopmental Disorders"}
IGF2 -->|"treats"| Neurodevelopmental_Disorders
synaptic_plasticity(["synaptic plasticity"])
IGF2 -->|"regulates"| synaptic_plasticity
learning_and_memory(["learning and memory"])
IGF2 -->|"activates"| learning_and_memory
amyotrophic_lateral_sclerosis{"amyotrophic lateral sclerosis"}
IGF2 -->|"biomarker for"| amyotrophic_lateral_sclerosis
IGF2R["IGF2R"]
IGF2 -->|"interacts with"| IGF2R
Alzheimer_s_disease{"Alzheimer's disease"}
IGF2 -->|"associated with"| Alzheimer_s_disease
Parkinson_s_disease{"Parkinson's disease"}
IGF2 -->|"associated with"| Parkinson_s_disease
JUN["JUN"]
JUN -->|"expressed in"| IGF2
MIRNAS["MIRNAS"]
MIRNAS -->|"therapeutic target"| IGF2
APOPTOSIS["APOPTOSIS"]
APOPTOSIS -->|"therapeutic target"| IGF2
MICRORNAS["MICRORNAS"]
MICRORNAS -->|"therapeutic target"| IGF2
RB1["RB1"]
RB1 -->|"regulates"| IGF2
IGF2R -->|"expressed in"| IGF2
ALZHEIMER_S_DISEASE["ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE"]
ALZHEIMER_S_DISEASE -->|"associated with"| IGF2
ALZHEIMER["ALZHEIMER"]
ALZHEIMER -->|"associated with"| IGF2
style IGF2 fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | modulates | phenotype | 0.95 |
| Memory | regulates | process | 0.95 |
| Synaptic Plasticity | mediates | process | 0.95 |
| Huntington's Disease | associated_with | disease | 0.90 |
| Memory Enhancement | promotes | phenotype | 0.90 |
| Neurodevelopmental Disorders | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.90 |
| Memory | upregulates | phenotype | 0.90 |
| learning | regulates | process | 0.90 |
| normal growth and development | mediates | process | 0.90 |
| Alzheimer's Disease | associated_with | disease | 0.90 |
| Parkinson's Disease | associated_with | disease | 0.90 |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE | associated_with | disease | 0.90 |
| ALS | associated_with | disease | 0.90 |
| Neurodegenerative Diseases | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.90 |
| Neurodevelopmental Disorders | treats | disease | 0.85 |
| Cell Growth | involved_in | process | 0.85 |
| Cell Survival | involved_in | process | 0.85 |
| Cell Migration | involved_in | process | 0.85 |
| Cell Growth | regulates | process | 0.85 |
| Cell Survival | regulates | process | 0.85 |
| Huntington'S Disease | biomarker_for | disease | 0.85 |
| AGING | protects_against | process | 0.85 |
| NEURODEGENERATION | protects_against | process | 0.85 |
| Alzheimer'S Disease | biomarker_for | disease | 0.85 |
| Parkinson'S Disease | biomarker_for | disease | 0.85 |
| Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis | biomarker_for | disease | 0.85 |
| Memory | associated_with | biological_process | 0.80 |
| Cognitive Aging | protects_against | phenotype | 0.80 |
| Alzheimer's Disease | biomarker_for | disease | 0.80 |
| Parkinson's Disease | biomarker_for | disease | 0.80 |
| MEMORY | enhances | process | 0.80 |
| Alzheimer's disease | implicated_in | disease | 0.80 |
| Parkinson's disease | implicated_in | disease | 0.80 |
| Huntington's disease | implicated_in | disease | 0.80 |
| amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | implicated_in | disease | 0.80 |
| learning and memory | activates | process | 0.70 |
| IGF2R | interacts_with | protein | 0.70 |
| synaptic plasticity | regulates | process | 0.70 |
| amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | biomarker_for | disease | 0.70 |
| Alzheimer's disease | associated_with | disease | 0.70 |
| Parkinson's disease | associated_with | disease | 0.70 |
| neurons | expressed_in | cell_type | 0.70 |
| Huntington's disease | biomarker_for | disease | 0.70 |
| Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Aging | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Alzheimer | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Parkinson | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Huntington | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| IGF2R domain 13 | binds | protein | 0.90 |
| DOMAIN 13 | binds | protein | 0.85 |
| JUN | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| RB1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| IGF2R | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| BAX | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AKT1 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| PI3K | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| IGF1R | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| BCL2 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| TGM2 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| DYNC1I1 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| DYNC1I1 | protects_against | gene | 0.60 |
| IGF1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MIRNAS | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| APOPTOSIS | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| MICRORNAS | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| APOPTOSIS | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| RAS | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CANCER | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| ALS | associated_with | entity | 0.60 |
| AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ALS | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AGING | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| PARKINSON | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| HUNTINGTON | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PARKINSON'S DISEASE | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| GENES | protects_against | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| GENES | causes | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | causes | gene | 0.60 |
| GENES | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| NEURON | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ALS | interacts_with | 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 | ||||