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Interleukin 23 Subunit Alpha gene encoding IL-23p19, a key cytokine subunit involved in Th17 cell differentiation and neuroinflammation in neurodegenerative diseases
| Gene Symbol | IL23A |
| Full Name | Interleukin 23 Subunit Alpha |
| Chromosome | 12q13.2 |
| Protein Family | Interleukin-6 family cytokine |
| Function | encodes a 189-amino acid protein that forms the p19 subunit of IL-23. |
| Primary Expression | various cell types: |
| Molecular Weight | ~19 kDa |
| Amino Acids | 189 aa |
| Exons | 6 |
| Pathways | NF-κB, TGF-β |
| UniProt ID | Q9NPF7 |
| NCBI Gene ID | 51561 |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000110944 |
| OMIM | 605502 |
| GeneCards | IL23A |
| Human Protein Atlas | IL23A |
| Associated Diseases | Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease |
| Interactions | OCLN, CXCL1, CXCL2, STAT4, PERK, PPP1R15A |
| KG Connections | 107 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
graph TD
IL23A["<b>IL23A</b>"]
Ms{"Ms"}
IL23A -->|"therapeutic target"| Ms
Als{"Als"}
IL23A -->|"therapeutic target"| Als
IL23A -->|"activates"| Als
IL23A -->|"interacts with"| Ms
ALS{"ALS"}
IL23A -->|"activates"| ALS
Er_Stress(["Er Stress"])
IL23A -->|"inhibits"| Er_Stress
Blood_Brain_Barrier(["Blood-Brain Barrier"])
IL23A -->|"therapeutic target"| Blood_Brain_Barrier
OCLN["OCLN"]
IL23A -->|"inhibits"| OCLN
CXCL1["CXCL1"]
IL23A -->|"inhibits"| CXCL1
CXCL2["CXCL2"]
IL23A -->|"inhibits"| CXCL2
PPP1R15A["PPP1R15A"]
IL23A -->|"therapeutic target"| PPP1R15A
XBP1["XBP1"]
IL23A -->|"therapeutic target"| XBP1
STAT3["STAT3"]
STAT3 -->|"regulates"| IL23A
STAT3 -->|"activates"| IL23A
CXCL2 -->|"inhibits"| IL23A
IL6["IL6"]
IL6 -->|"inhibits"| IL23A
ATF4["ATF4"]
ATF4 -->|"therapeutic target"| IL23A
PPP1R15A -->|"therapeutic target"| IL23A
IL12B["IL12B"]
IL12B -->|"inhibits"| IL23A
XBP1 -->|"therapeutic target"| IL23A
CXCL1 -->|"inhibits"| IL23A
DDIT3["DDIT3"]
DDIT3 -->|"therapeutic target"| IL23A
CLDN5["CLDN5"]
CLDN5 -->|"inhibits"| IL23A
HSPA5["HSPA5"]
HSPA5 -->|"therapeutic target"| IL23A
style IL23A fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | interacts_with | disease | 0.65 |
| ALS | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Tumor | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Carcinoma | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| OCLN | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| CXCL1 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| CXCL2 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| PPP1R15A | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| XBP1 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| HSPA5 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| STAT4 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PERK | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| PPP1R15A | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| DDIT3 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| IL12B | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| IRE1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| IL6 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| CLDN5 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| ATF4 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| IL6 | activates | entity | 0.60 |
| OCLN | activates | entity | 0.60 |
| DUOX2 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| IL1B | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| DLL4 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| IRE1 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| HSPA5 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| XBP1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| TFEB | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| STAT3 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ATF4 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| DDIT3 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| Rb | activates | protein | 0.60 |
| neuroinflammation | activates | disease | 0.60 |
| Er Stress | inhibits | pathway | 0.60 |
| Blood-Brain Barrier | therapeutic_target | pathway | 0.60 |
| Blood-Brain Barrier | activates | pathway | 0.60 |
| CYTOKINES | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ROS | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| DNA | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| RNA | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| Endothelial | therapeutic_target | cell_type | 0.60 |
| Autophagy | activates | pathway | 0.60 |
| Endothelial | activates | cell_type | 0.60 |
| Microglia | activates | cell_type | 0.60 |
| AUTOPHAGY | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| DTG | upregulates | entity | 0.90 |
| STAT3 | regulates | protein | 0.70 |
| STAT3 | activates | protein | 0.70 |
| CXCL2 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| IL6 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| ATF4 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| PPP1R15A | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| IL12B | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| XBP1 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| CXCL1 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| DDIT3 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| CLDN5 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| HSPA5 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| OCLN | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| ATF4 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| IL6 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| TIMP1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PDGFRB | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| XBP1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| HSPA5 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CLDN5 | activates | entity | 0.60 |
| CXCL1 | activates | entity | 0.60 |
| CXCL2 | activates | entity | 0.60 |
| IL12B | activates | entity | 0.60 |
| PERK | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| IRE1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| PPP1R15A | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| IRE1 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| TFEB | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| CYTOKINES | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| RNA | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| MICROGLIA | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| MICROGLIA ACTIVATION | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| OCLN | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| microglia | activates | cell_type | 0.50 |
| Autophagy | activates | process | 0.50 |
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 | ||||