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JAK2

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This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about JAK2: 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.

1065Connections
0Hypotheses
2Analyses
50Outgoing
50Incoming
0Experiments

Summary

JAK2 is a gene implicated in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: activates, therapeutic target, inhibits. Associated with ALS, Aging, Als. Connected to 467 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.

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🧬 Gene Info
Gene SymbolJAK2
AliasesPage for JAK2 Gene
Chromosome9p24.1
Protein TypeReceptor
Functionis a critical non-receptor tyrosine kinase that mediates cytokine receptor signaling and plays essential roles in immune regulation, hematopoiesis, and cellular stress responses.
Primary Expressionneurons, astrocytes, microglia, and oligodendrocytes, where it participates in neuroinflammation, synaptic
Molecular Weight130 kDa
Amino Acids1132 aa
PathwaysJAK-STAT, JAK-STAT pathway
GeneCardsJAK2
Human Protein AtlasJAK2
DrugSpecificity
RuxolitinibJAK1/JAK2
TofacitinibJAK1/JAK2/JAK3
BaricitinibJAK1/JAK2
Associated DiseasesALS, Alzheimer, Autoimmune, Cancer, Carcinoma
Known Drugs/Compoundsruxolitinib, curcumin, Curcumin, BARICITINIB, dasatinib, CURCUMIN
InteractionsSTAT5, PDGFRB, CSF1R, AKT, STAT3, PNP
KG Connections1065 knowledge graph edges
DatabasesGeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING

Wiki Pages (21)

Knowledge base pages for this entity

Canonical Page

JAK2 Gene - Janus Kinase 2

gene · 1749 words

Microglia CD8+ T Cell Recruitment -- Supplementary WW Content

mechanism · 7227 words

Atypical Parkinsonism

disease · 6876 words

Device Therapies Comparison for CBS/PSP

therapeutic · 6867 words

CNTF Signaling Pathway in Neurodegeneration

mechanism · 3667 words

JAK-STAT Signaling Pathway in Neurodegeneration

mechanism · 3502 words

Pathway Diagram

graph TD
    JAK2["JAK2<br/>Janus Kinase 2"] -->|"activates"| STAT["STAT Signaling"]
    JAK2 -->|"activates"| Inflammation["Inflammation"]
    JAK2 -->|"activates"| Immune["Immune Response"]
    JAK2 -->|"activates"| CSF1R["CSF1R"]
    JAK2 -->|"regulates"| GFAP["GFAP"]
    JAK2 -->|"regulates"| GPX4["GPX4"]

    JAK2 -->|"inhibits"| AKT["AKT Pathway"]
    JAK2 -->|"inhibits"| Apoptosis["Apoptosis"]
    JAK2 -->|"inhibits"| Endocytosis["Endocytosis"]

    ABL1["ABL1"] -->|"activates"| JAK2
    ABL2["ABL2"] -->|"activates"| JAK2
    IL7R["IL7R"] -->|"contributes to"| JAK2
    EPOR["EPOR"] -.->|"contributes to"| JAK2

    JAK2 -->|"inhibits"| Alzheimer["Alzheimer's Disease"]
    JAK2 -->|"therapeutic target"| Cancer["Cancer"]
    JAK2 -->|"activates"| Fibrosis["Fibrosis"]
    JAK2 -->|"activates"| ALS["ALS"]

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    style STAT fill:#3498db,stroke:#2980b9,color:#e0e0e0
    style Inflammation fill:#f39c12,stroke:#e67e22,color:#e0e0e0
    style Alzheimer fill:#9b59b6,stroke:#8e44ad,color:#e0e0e0
    style Cancer fill:#9b59b6,stroke:#8e44ad,color:#e0e0e0

Outgoing (684)

TargetRelationTypeStr
Alsactivatesdisease1.00
Inflammationactivatesdisease1.00
Inflammationinhibitsdisease1.00
INFLAMMATIONactivatesgene1.00
Canceractivatesdisease1.00

Incoming (381)

SourceRelationTypeStr
STAT3activatesgene1.00
LRWEdownregulatescompound0.95
Jolkinolide Bbinds_todrug0.92
ruxolitinibinhibitsdrug0.90
Curcumininhibitsdrug0.90

Targeting Hypotheses (0)

Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target

HypothesisScoreDiseaseAnalysis
No targeting hypotheses

Mentioning Analyses (2)

Scientific analyses that reference this entity

4R-tau strain-specific spreading patterns in PSP vs CBD

neurodegeneration | 2026-04-01 | 7 hypotheses Top: 0.507

What are the mechanisms by which gut microbiome dysbiosis influences Parkinson's

neurodegeneration | 2026-04-01 | 20 hypotheses Top: 0.618

Experiments (0)

Experimental studies targeting or related to this entity

ExperimentTypeDiseaseScoreFeasibilityModelStatusEst. Cost
No experiments found

Related Papers (0)

Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity

Title & PMIDAuthorsJournalYearCitations
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