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KDR

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This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about KDR: 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.

55Connections
0Hypotheses
0Analyses
29Outgoing
26Incoming

Summary

KDR (VEGFR2) - Kinase Insert Domain Receptor regulating angiogenesis, neurovascular coupling, and neurodegeneration

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🧬 Gene Info
Gene SymbolKDR
AliasesVEGFR2
Chromosome4q12
Protein TypeReceptor
Functionis a receptor tyrosine kinase that serves as the primary signaling receptor for VEGF-mediated angiogenesis and vascular development.
Molecular Weight230 kDa
Amino Acids356 aa
Exons30
PathwaysFunction
GeneCardsKDR
Human Protein AtlasKDR
PathwayFunction
PI3K/AKTSurvival, NO production
MAPK/ERKProliferation
PLCγ-PKCCalcium signaling
Associated DiseasesAlzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease
InteractionsMMP9, ICAM1, SPP1, MMP2, NOS2, POU5F1
KG Connections55 knowledge graph edges
DatabasesGeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING

Wiki Pages (21)

Knowledge base pages for this entity

Canonical Page

KDR Gene

gene · 1564 words

Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP)

disease · 12907 words

VEGF/Angiogenesis Pathway in Neurodegeneration

mechanism · 4480 words

vegfr-signaling-neurodegeneration

mechanism · 3496 words

VEGF Signaling and Cerebral Angiogenesis in Neurodegeneration

mechanism · 2920 words

Neurovascular and Blood-Brain Barrier Dysfunction in Corticobasal Syndrome

mechanism · 2890 words

Pathway Diagram

graph TD
    KDR["<b>KDR</b>"]
    Inflammation{"Inflammation"}
    KDR -->|"therapeutic target"| Inflammation
    Ms{"Ms"}
    KDR -->|"therapeutic target"| Ms
    Fibrosis{"Fibrosis"}
    KDR -->|"biomarker for"| Fibrosis
    Diabetes{"Diabetes"}
    KDR -->|"biomarker for"| Diabetes
    Als{"Als"}
    KDR -->|"biomarker for"| Als
    KDR -->|"biomarker for"| Ms
    MMP9["MMP9"]
    KDR -->|"inhibits"| MMP9
    ICAM1["ICAM1"]
    KDR -->|"inhibits"| ICAM1
    SPP1["SPP1"]
    KDR -->|"inhibits"| SPP1
    Angiogenesis(["Angiogenesis"])
    KDR -->|"inhibits"| Angiogenesis
    MMP2["MMP2"]
    KDR -->|"inhibits"| MMP2
    NOS2["NOS2"]
    KDR -->|"inhibits"| NOS2
    RAGE["RAGE"]
    RAGE -->|"therapeutic target"| KDR
    SERPINE1["SERPINE1"]
    SERPINE1 -->|"inhibits"| KDR
    NOS2 -->|"inhibits"| KDR
    MMP2 -->|"inhibits"| KDR
    PTGS2["PTGS2"]
    PTGS2 -->|"inhibits"| KDR
    ICAM1 -->|"inhibits"| KDR
    MMP9 -->|"inhibits"| KDR
    CYTOKINES["CYTOKINES"]
    CYTOKINES -->|"therapeutic target"| KDR
    INFLAMMATION["INFLAMMATION"]
    INFLAMMATION -->|"therapeutic target"| KDR
    CD44["CD44"]
    CD44 -->|"biomarker for"| KDR
    IGF1["IGF1"]
    IGF1 -->|"biomarker for"| KDR
    EGF["EGF"]
    EGF -->|"biomarker for"| KDR
    style KDR fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0

Outgoing (29)

TargetRelationTypeStr
Inflammationtherapeutic_targetdisease0.65
Mstherapeutic_targetdisease0.65
Fibrosisbiomarker_fordisease0.65
Diabetesbiomarker_fordisease0.65
Alsbiomarker_fordisease0.65

Incoming (26)

SourceRelationTypeStr
RAGEtherapeutic_targetgene0.60
SERPINE1inhibitsgene0.60
NOS2inhibitsgene0.60
MMP2inhibitsgene0.60
PTGS2inhibitsgene0.60

Targeting Hypotheses (0)

Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target

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Mentioning Analyses (0)

Scientific analyses that reference this entity

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Related Papers (0)

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