Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about IL34: 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.
| Gene Symbol | IL34 |
| Full Name | Interleukin 34 |
| Chromosome | 16q22.1 |
| Function | IL34 is a homodimeric cytokine that binds CSF1R with high affinity, driving microglial development and function. |
| Primary Expression | neurons and is implicated in neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and multiple sclerosis |
| UniProt ID | Q86V25 |
| NCBI Gene ID | 146433 |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000157368 |
| OMIM | 612681 |
| GeneCards | IL34 |
| Human Protein Atlas | IL34 |
| Approach | Status |
| IL-34 protein | Preclinical |
| CSF1R agonists | Research |
| IL-34 neutralizers | Research |
| Associated Diseases | ALS, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, neurodegeneration |
| Interactions | JAK2, STAT3 |
| KG Connections | 26 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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N0["IL34"]
N1["ATXN3"]
N1 -->|"causes"| N0
N2["Alzheimer's Disease"]
N0 -->|"therapeutic target"| N2
N3["JAK2"]
N0 -->|"activates"| N3
N4["STAT3"]
N0 -->|"activates"| N4
N5["JAK-STAT signaling"]
N0 -->|"participates in"| N5
N6["PILRA"]
N0 -->|"causes"| N6
N7["SHARPIN"]
N0 -->|"causes"| N7
N8["STX6"]
N0 -->|"causes"| N8
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class N8 gene| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| ds-83b31ef18d49 | provides_data_for | dataset | 1.00 |
| Alzheimer's Disease | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.85 |
| Alzheimer'S Disease | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.85 |
| JAK2 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| STAT3 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| PILRA | causes | gene | 0.60 |
| SHARPIN | causes | gene | 0.60 |
| STX6 | causes | gene | 0.60 |
| TREM2 | causes | gene | 0.60 |
| neurodegeneration | causes | disease | 0.60 |
| Schwann cells | expressed_in | cell_type | 0.60 |
| JAK-STAT signaling | participates_in | pathway | 0.60 |
| Alzheimer's disease | causes | disease | 0.60 |
| Parkinson's disease | causes | disease | 0.60 |
| ALS | causes | disease | 0.60 |
| oxidative stress response | participates_in | pathway | 0.60 |
| macrophages | expressed_in | cell_type | 0.55 |
| benchmark_ot_ad_answer_key:IL34 | data_in | dataset_row | 0.00 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| ds-83b31ef18d49 | data_in | dataset | 1.00 |
| ATXN3 | causes | gene | 0.60 |
| BST1 | causes | gene | 0.60 |
| CR2 | causes | gene | 0.60 |
| ERBB1 | causes | gene | 0.60 |
| GPNMB | causes | gene | 0.60 |
| B4GALNT1 | causes | gene | 0.60 |
| benchmark_ot_ad_answer_key:IL34 | data_in | dataset_row | 0.00 |
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 | ||||