Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about KDM4A: 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.
KDM4A gene encoding JMJD2A - a Jumonji C domain histone demethylase involved in epigenetic regulation and implicated in neurodegeneration
| Gene Symbol | KDM4A |
| Full Name | Lysine Specific Demethylase 4A |
| Aliases | KDM4A gene encoding JMJD2A, Lysine Specific Demethylase 4A (JMJD2A |
| Chromosome | 1p34.2 |
| Protein Family | JMJD2 family (Jumonji C domain demethylase) |
| Function | encodes a lysine-specific histone demethylase that catalyzes the removal of methyl groups from histone lysine residues, primarily H3K9me3 and H3K36me3. |
| Amino Acids | 1054 aa |
| Exons | 22 |
| UniProt ID | O75173 |
| NCBI Gene ID | 9682 |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000133195 |
| OMIM | 605095 |
| GeneCards | KDM4A |
| Human Protein Atlas | KDM4A |
| Associated Diseases | Als, Cancer |
| KG Connections | 11 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
graph TD
KDM4A["<b>KDM4A</b>"]
Als{"Als"}
KDM4A -->|"associated with"| Als
Cancer{"Cancer"}
KDM4A -->|"associated with"| Cancer
FGFR3["FGFR3"]
KDM4A -->|"associated with"| FGFR3
TP53["TP53"]
KDM4A -->|"associated with"| TP53
KRAS["KRAS"]
KDM4A -->|"associated with"| KRAS
BICD2["BICD2"]
KDM4A -->|"associated with"| BICD2
MITF["MITF"]
KDM4A -->|"associated with"| MITF
CANCER["CANCER"]
KDM4A -->|"associated with"| CANCER
HSPA1A["HSPA1A"]
KDM4A -->|"associated with"| HSPA1A
BRCA2["BRCA2"]
KDM4A -->|"associated with"| BRCA2
neurodegeneration["neurodegeneration"]
KDM4A -->|"implicated in"| neurodegeneration
IDH1["IDH1"]
IDH1 -->|"upregulates"| KDM4A
style KDM4A fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Als | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| FGFR3 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| TP53 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| BICD2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MITF | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| HSPA1A | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| BRCA2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| KRAS | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CANCER | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| IDH1 | upregulates | gene | 0.80 |
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 | ||||