Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
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| Gene Symbol | KEAP1 |
| Full Name | Kelch-Like ECH-Associated Protein 1 |
| Aliases | Page for KEAP1 |
| Protein Type | Adaptor Protein |
| Function | High-Affinity Binding: ETGE motif of NRF2 binds to one Kelch domain (hinge) |
| Subcellular Localization | </th><td>Cytoplasm, Cytoskeleton</td></tr> |
| Molecular Weight | 70 kDa |
| Amino Acids | 624 aa |
| Pathways | Akt, Apoptosis, Autophagy, Cell Cycle, Differentiation |
| UniProt ID | Q14145 |
| GeneCards | KEAP1 |
| Human Protein Atlas | KEAP1 |
| Associated Diseases | ALS, AUTOPHAGY, Aging, Alzheimer, CCRCC |
| Known Drugs/Compounds | DOXORUBICIN, EPS, gastrodin, Tocopherol, Succinic Anhydride, Methylglyoxal |
| Interactions | CUL3, NRF2, ULK1, SQSTM1, NFE2L2, EGF |
| KG Connections | 1152 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
graph TD
KEAP1["KEAP1"] -->|"Ubiquitinates"| NRF2["NRF2"]
KEAP1 -->|"Degrades"| NRF2
KEAP1 -->|"Interacts with"| CUL3["CUL3 E3 Ligase"]
CUL3 -->|"Forms complex"| KEAP1
Electrophiles["Electrophilic Agents"] -->|"Inhibit"| KEAP1
Methylglyoxal["Methylglyoxal"] -->|"Modifies"| KEAP1
Gastrodin["Gastrodin"] -.Interacts with.-> KEAP1
SQSTM1["SQSTM1/p62"] -->|"Competes for"| KEAP1
SQSTM1G427R["SQSTM1 G427R"] -.Impairs.-> KEAP1
NRF2 -->|"Activates"| ARE["Antioxidant Response Elements"]
ARE -->|"Induces"| Detox["Detoxification Genes"]
ARE -->|"Induces"| AntiOx["Antioxidant Genes"]
KEAP1 -.Implicated in.-> Obesity["Obesity"]| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| NRF2 | regulates | protein | 1.00 |
| NRF2 | inhibits | protein | 1.00 |
| NRF2 | activates | gene | 1.00 |
| SQSTM1 | activates | gene | 1.00 |
| P62 | activates | gene | 1.00 |
| UBIQUITIN | interacts_with | gene | 1.00 |
| Oxidative Stress | regulates | pathway | 1.00 |
| Cancer | activates | disease | 1.00 |
| Als | activates | disease | 1.00 |
| Oxidative Stress | activates | pathway | 1.00 |
| Tumor | activates | disease | 1.00 |
| Ferroptosis | activates | pathway | 1.00 |
| Tumor | inhibits | disease | 1.00 |
| OXIDATIVE STRESS | activates | gene | 1.00 |
| OXIDATIVE STRESS | regulates | gene | 1.00 |
| GENES | regulates | gene | 1.00 |
| GENES | activates | gene | 1.00 |
| FERROPTOSIS | activates | gene | 1.00 |
| NRF2 | associated_with | gene | 1.00 |
| P62 | interacts_with | gene | 1.00 |
| Autophagy | activates | pathway | 1.00 |
| Oxidative Stress | inhibits | pathway | 1.00 |
| Ferroptosis | inhibits | pathway | 1.00 |
| CANCER | activates | gene | 1.00 |
| OXIDATIVE STRESS | inhibits | gene | 1.00 |
| CUL3 | interacts_with | gene | 0.99 |
| NFE2L2 | interacts_with | protein | 0.95 |
| Inflammation | regulates | disease | 0.95 |
| Carcinoma | activates | disease | 0.95 |
| Als | regulates | disease | 0.95 |
| Hepatocellular Carcinoma | activates | disease | 0.95 |
| Nrf2 | inhibits | entity | 0.90 |
| Nrf2-mediated Antioxidant Response | involved_in | pathway | 0.90 |
| NFE2L2 | activates | gene | 0.90 |
| NRF2 | interacts_with | protein | 0.90 |
| AKT | activates | gene | 0.90 |
| UBIQUITIN | activates | gene | 0.90 |
| UBIQUITIN | regulates | gene | 0.90 |
| Apoptosis | activates | pathway | 0.90 |
| AMPK | activates | gene | 0.90 |
| Oxidative Stress | associated_with | pathway | 0.90 |
| OXIDATIVE STRESS | associated_with | gene | 0.90 |
| INFLAMMATION | regulates | gene | 0.90 |
| NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES | activates | gene | 0.90 |
| FERROPTOSIS | inhibits | gene | 0.90 |
| Nfe2L2 | component_of | pathway | 0.85 |
| NRF2 | binds | gene | 0.85 |
| Inflammation | activates | disease | 0.85 |
| Inflammation | inhibits | disease | 0.85 |
| Aging | regulates | disease | 0.85 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROS | activates | gene | 1.00 |
| Epalrestat | binds | drug | 0.95 |
| SESN2 | regulates | gene | 0.95 |
| SQSTM1 | interacts_with | protein | 0.90 |
| SQSTM1G427R | inhibits | protein | 0.90 |
| methylglyoxal | modifies | protein | 0.90 |
| gastrodin | interacts_with | drug | 0.90 |
| Ric | downregulates | process | 0.90 |
| SQSTM1 | binds_to | protein | 0.90 |
| Succinic Anhydride | binds | compound | 0.90 |
| MCL | binds_to | drug | 0.90 |
| SQSTM1 | mediates | protein | 0.90 |
| Autophagy | degrades | process | 0.90 |
| AUTOPHAGY | activates | gene | 0.90 |
| AUTOPHAGY | regulates | gene | 0.90 |
| Macroautophagy | degrades | process | 0.88 |
| P62 | binds | protein | 0.88 |
| electrophilic agents | inhibits | phenotype | 0.85 |
| Methylglyoxal | binds | compound | 0.85 |
| Itaconate | binds | compound | 0.85 |
| Fumarate | binds | compound | 0.85 |
| EPALRESTAT | targets | drug | 0.85 |
| NRF2 | inhibits | protein | 0.82 |
| SQSTM1 | binds | gene | 0.80 |
| itaconate | inhibits | metabolite | 0.80 |
| GPX4 | inhibits | gene | 0.80 |
| APOPTOSIS | activates | gene | 0.80 |
| ROS | regulates | gene | 0.80 |
| Tocopherol | modulates | compound | 0.75 |
| AUTOPHAGY | inhibits | pathway | 0.74 |
| NRF2 | interacts_with | protein | 0.72 |
| EPS | interacts_with | drug | 0.72 |
| P62 | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| NRF2 | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| PI3K | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| PP2A | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| P62 | inhibits | gene | 0.70 |
| PINK1 | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| BAX | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.70 |
| NQO1 | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| GPX4 | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| CANCER | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| AUTOPHAGY | interacts_with | gene | 0.70 |
| MITOPHAGY | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| MITOCHONDRIAL DYSFUNCTION | inhibits | gene | 0.70 |
| AGING | regulates | gene | 0.70 |
| NEURODEGENERATION | regulates | gene | 0.70 |
| OXIDATIVE STRESS | regulates | gene | 0.70 |
| APOPTOSIS | regulates | gene | 0.70 |
| ERK | inhibits | gene | 0.70 |
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 | ||||