Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about KIF2A: 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.
KIF2A is a gene implicated in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: therapeutic target, inhibits, associated with. Associated with Cancer, DLBCL, Epilepsy. Connected to 18 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.
| Gene Symbol | KIF2A |
| Full Name | Kinesin Family Member 2A |
| Chromosome | 5q12.1 |
| Protein Type | Kinesin-13 family (microtubule depolymerase) |
| Function | KIF2A is a unique motor protein that does not transport cargo in the traditional sense but instead regulates microtubule dynamics through its depolymerizing activity. |
| UniProt ID | O00139 |
| NCBI Gene ID | 9583 |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000145833 |
| OMIM | 607349 |
| GeneCards | KIF2A |
| Human Protein Atlas | KIF2A |
| Protein Class | Kinesin-13 family (microtubule depolymerase) |
| Motor domain (N-terminal) | aa 1-350 |
| Neck | aa 351-400 |
| Stalk | aa 401-650 |
| Associated Diseases | DLBCL, glioma |
| Interactions | Notch1 |
| KG Connections | 16 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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KIF2A["<b>KIF2A</b>"]
Notch1["Notch1"]
KIF2A -->|"interacts with"| Notch1
glioma{"glioma"}
KIF2A -->|"associated with"| glioma
apoptosis["apoptosis"]
KIF2A -->|"inhibits"| apoptosis
DLBCL{"DLBCL"}
KIF2A -->|"associated with"| DLBCL
AGAP1["AGAP1"]
KIF2A -->|"binds"| AGAP1
cell_spreading["cell_spreading"]
KIF2A -->|"inhibits"| cell_spreading
Epilepsy{"Epilepsy"}
KIF2A -->|"regulates"| Epilepsy
Cancer{"Cancer"}
KIF2A -->|"therapeutic target"| Cancer
Tumor{"Tumor"}
KIF2A -->|"therapeutic target"| Tumor
Ms{"Ms"}
KIF2A -->|"therapeutic target"| Ms
GENES["GENES"]
KIF2A -->|"therapeutic target"| GENES
DNA["DNA"]
KIF2A -->|"therapeutic target"| DNA
style KIF2A fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notch1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.80 |
| glioma | associated_with | disease | 0.80 |
| DLBCL | associated_with | disease | 0.80 |
| AGAP1 | binds | gene | 0.80 |
| cell_spreading | inhibits | biological_process | 0.70 |
| Epilepsy | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Tumor | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| RPL27A | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| GENES | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| DNA | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| Oxidative Stress | therapeutic_target | pathway | 0.60 |
| Wnt | therapeutic_target | pathway | 0.60 |
| CANCER | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| OXIDATIVE STRESS | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| No incoming edges | |||
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 | ||||