Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about KIF4A: 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.
Gene profile: KIF4A, a kinesin motor protein critical for axonal transport and synaptic function in neurodegeneration
| Gene Symbol | KIF4A |
| Full Name | Kinesin Family Member 4A |
| Chromosome | Xq13.1 |
| Protein Family | Kinesin-4 family |
| Function | is a major axonal transport motor essential for neuronal function |
| Primary Expression | Brain (neurons), proliferating cells |
| Molecular Weight | ~140 kDa |
| Amino Acids | 1232 aa |
| Exons | 23 |
| Pathways | Cell Cycle, Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition, ferroptosis |
| UniProt ID | O95239 |
| NCBI Gene ID | 22937 |
| GeneCards | KIF4A |
| Human Protein Atlas | KIF4A |
| Associated Diseases | glioblastoma |
| Interactions | CHMP4B, GBM, GLIOBLASTOMA, ROS, UBIQUITIN, CD8 |
| KG Connections | 40 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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KIF4A["<b>KIF4A</b>"]
Als{"Als"}
KIF4A -->|"interacts with"| Als
Ms{"Ms"}
KIF4A -->|"interacts with"| Ms
Cancer{"Cancer"}
KIF4A -->|"interacts with"| Cancer
Tumor{"Tumor"}
KIF4A -->|"interacts with"| Tumor
JUN["JUN"]
KIF4A -->|"associated with"| JUN
neurodegeneration["neurodegeneration"]
KIF4A -->|"implicated in"| neurodegeneration
KIF20A["KIF20A"]
KIF20A -->|"associated with"| KIF4A
UBIQUITIN["UBIQUITIN"]
UBIQUITIN -->|"interacts with"| KIF4A
CD8["CD8"]
CD8 -->|"interacts with"| KIF4A
HSP90AB1["HSP90AB1"]
HSP90AB1 -->|"associated with"| KIF4A
CANCER["CANCER"]
CANCER -->|"interacts with"| KIF4A
style KIF4A fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Als | interacts_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | interacts_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | interacts_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Tumor | interacts_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Ferroptosis | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Glioblastoma | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Tumor | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| JUN | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CHMP4B | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| GBM | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ferroptosis | participates_in | pathway | 0.60 |
| Epithelial | activates | cell_type | 0.60 |
| GLIOBLASTOMA | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| Cell Cycle | activates | pathway | 0.60 |
| ROS | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| glioblastoma | activates | disease | 0.60 |
| glioblastoma | associated_with | disease | 0.60 |
| glioblastoma | targets | disease | 0.60 |
| CHMP4B | interacts_with | protein | 0.60 |
| ferroptosis | activates | phenotype | 0.50 |
| Glioma | interacts_with | disease | 0.50 |
| Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition | activates | process | 0.50 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIF20A | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| UBIQUITIN | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CD8 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| HSP90AB1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| GBM | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| GBM | targets | gene | 0.60 |
| CANCER | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| GLIOBLASTOMA | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ROS | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| FERROPTOSIS | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CHMP4B | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| GBM | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| GPX4 | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| CHMP4B | associated_with | gene | 0.50 |
| GBM | co_expressed_with | gene | 0.50 |
| GPX4 | co_expressed_with | gene | 0.50 |
| WAS | activates | protein | 0.50 |
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 | ||||