Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about JNK1: 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.
JNK1 is a gene implicated in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: activates, therapeutic target, regulates. Associated with ALS, Als, Alzheimer. Connected to 65 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.
| Gene Symbol | JNK1 |
| Aliases | MAPK8 |
| Protein Type | Kinase |
| Function | is an important component in the neurobiology of neurodegenerative diseases. |
| Molecular Weight | 46 kDa |
| Amino Acids | 464 aa |
| Exons | 12 |
| Pathways | cascade: **Upstream Activation:**, MAPK, Mapk |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000107643 |
| GeneCards | JNK1 |
| Human Protein Atlas | JNK1 |
| JNK1β | Less characterized isoform |
| Associated Diseases | ALS |
| Known Drugs/Compounds | rapamycin |
| Interactions | JNK2, BIP, JUN, P38, UBIQUITIN, NLRP3 |
| KG Connections | 165 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
graph TD
JNK1["<b>JNK1</b>"]
Als{"Als"}
JNK1 -->|"activates"| Als
Neurodegeneration{"Neurodegeneration"}
JNK1 -->|"activates"| Neurodegeneration
Neuroinflammation{"Neuroinflammation"}
JNK1 -->|"activates"| Neuroinflammation
Multiple_Sclerosis{"Multiple Sclerosis"}
JNK1 -->|"activates"| Multiple_Sclerosis
Ms{"Ms"}
JNK1 -->|"activates"| Ms
Inflammation{"Inflammation"}
JNK1 -->|"activates"| Inflammation
Alzheimer{"Alzheimer"}
JNK1 -->|"activates"| Alzheimer
Fibrosis{"Fibrosis"}
JNK1 -->|"activates"| Fibrosis
Anxiety{"Anxiety"}
JNK1 -->|"activates"| Anxiety
Depression{"Depression"}
JNK1 -->|"activates"| Depression
ALS{"ALS"}
JNK1 -->|"activates"| ALS
JNK2["JNK2"]
JNK1 -->|"activates"| JNK2
JUN["JUN"]
JUN -->|"activates"| JNK1
BIP["BIP"]
BIP -->|"activates"| JNK1
P38["P38"]
P38 -->|"activates"| JNK1
JNK2 -->|"activates"| JNK1
C_JUN["C-JUN"]
C_JUN -->|"activates"| JNK1
CXCL1["CXCL1"]
CXCL1 -->|"activates"| JNK1
GFAP["GFAP"]
GFAP -->|"activates"| JNK1
ASTROCYTES["ASTROCYTES"]
ASTROCYTES -->|"activates"| JNK1
TNF["TNF"]
TNF -->|"activates"| JNK1
INFLAMMATION["INFLAMMATION"]
INFLAMMATION -->|"activates"| JNK1
IL_6["IL-6"]
IL_6 -->|"activates"| JNK1
NEUROINFLAMMATION["NEUROINFLAMMATION"]
NEUROINFLAMMATION -->|"activates"| JNK1
style JNK1 fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hepatic Steatosis | regulates | disease | 0.90 |
| Lipogenic Gene Expression | upregulates | process | 0.90 |
| Als | activates | disease | 0.85 |
| Differentiation | activates | pathway | 0.70 |
| MAPK signaling | participates_in | pathway | 0.70 |
| Neurodegeneration | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Neuroinflammation | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Multiple Sclerosis | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Inflammation | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Alzheimer | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Fibrosis | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Anxiety | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Depression | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| ALS | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Diabetes | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Cardiovascular | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Atherosclerosis | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Neuroinflammation | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Neurodegeneration | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Alzheimer | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Inflammation | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Parkinson | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Fibrosis | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Metabolic Syndrome | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| JNK2 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| BIP | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| JUN | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| P38 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| TAK1 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| P38 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| UBIQUITIN | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| DLK1 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| P38 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| JUN | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| NLRP3 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| TET2 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| JUN | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| UBIQUITIN | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| JNK2 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| GAIN | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| JNK | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ER stress | activates | process | 0.60 |
| thalamus | expressed_in | brain_region | 0.60 |
| MLKL | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| RIPK1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| RIPK3 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| PTP1B | inhibits | gene | 0.80 |
| JUN | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| BIP | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| P38 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| JNK2 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CXCL1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| GFAP | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| TNF | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| BNIP3 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| MYC | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| BLM | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| TBK1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| STING | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CGAS | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| SRC | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ERK1 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| BECN1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ERK1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| JNK | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| JNK3 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| ERK1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ATG5 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ATM | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ATR | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CASP3 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CTSB | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CTSD | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| DYNLL1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| EIF4EBP1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| GAPDH | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| HOMER1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| C-JUN | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ASTROCYTES | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| INFLAMMATION | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| IL-6 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NEUROINFLAMMATION | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| TNF-Α | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| MIR-9-5P | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CGAS-STING | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ERK | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| C-JUN | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| NEURODEGENERATIVE DISORDERS | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| ATP | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| OXIDATIVE STRESS | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| PARKINSON | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| NEUROINFLAMMATION | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| AMPK | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| OXIDATIVE STRESS | activates | gene | 0.60 |
Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target
| Hypothesis | Score | Disease | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| No targeting hypotheses | |||
Scientific analyses that reference this entity
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Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity
| Title & PMID | Authors | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No papers found | ||||