Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about LARS2: 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.
LARS2 is a gene implicated in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: associated with, activates, inhibits. Associated with Ataxia, Ms. Connected to 28 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.
| Gene Symbol | LARS2 |
| Full Name | Leucyl-tRNA Synthetase 2, Mitochondrial |
| Chromosome | 3p21.31 |
| Protein Type | Synthetase |
| Function | encodes a mitochondrial aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase that catalyzes the attachment of leucine to mitochondrial tRNA molecules. |
| Pathways | Differentiation, Mitochondrial Function |
| UniProt ID | Q9H3K1 |
| NCBI Gene ID | 57505 |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000090339 |
| OMIM | 615912 |
| GeneCards | LARS2 |
| Human Protein Atlas | LARS2 |
| Protein Class | Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase |
| Variant Type | Missense, nonsense, splice site |
| Associated Diseases | Ataxia, Cognitive Impairment, Ms |
| Interactions | MFN2, PIEZO1, DRP1, MFN1, RUNX2, ATP |
| KG Connections | 42 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
graph TD
LARS2["<b>LARS2</b>"]
Ms{"Ms"}
LARS2 -->|"activates"| Ms
LARS2 -->|"associated with"| Ms
Ataxia{"Ataxia"}
LARS2 -->|"associated with"| Ataxia
MFN2["MFN2"]
LARS2 -->|"inhibits"| MFN2
RUNX2["RUNX2"]
LARS2 -->|"activates"| RUNX2
PIEZO1["PIEZO1"]
LARS2 -->|"activates"| PIEZO1
Mitochondrial_Function(["Mitochondrial Function"])
LARS2 -->|"activates"| Mitochondrial_Function
POLG["POLG"]
LARS2 -->|"associated with"| POLG
SIL1["SIL1"]
LARS2 -->|"associated with"| SIL1
STUB1["STUB1"]
LARS2 -->|"associated with"| STUB1
FMR1["FMR1"]
LARS2 -->|"associated with"| FMR1
TWNK["TWNK"]
LARS2 -->|"associated with"| TWNK
DRP1["DRP1"]
DRP1 -->|"inhibits"| LARS2
MFN1["MFN1"]
MFN1 -->|"inhibits"| LARS2
OPA1["OPA1"]
OPA1 -->|"inhibits"| LARS2
WFS1["WFS1"]
WFS1 -->|"associated with"| LARS2
HARS["HARS"]
HARS -->|"associated with"| LARS2
ATM["ATM"]
ATM -->|"associated with"| LARS2
CLPP["CLPP"]
CLPP -->|"associated with"| LARS2
SETX["SETX"]
SETX -->|"associated with"| LARS2
style LARS2 fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alzheimer's Disease | targets | disease | 0.95 |
| Mitochondrial Function | regulates | process | 0.90 |
| Tau Phosphorylation | inhibits | process | 0.90 |
| Cognitive Impairment | associated_with | phenotype | 0.90 |
| PI3K-AKT Pathway | modulates | pathway | 0.85 |
| Hippocampus | expressed_in | brain_region | 0.85 |
| Ms | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Ataxia | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| MFN2 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| PIEZO1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| POLG | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| SIL1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| STUB1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| FMR1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| TWNK | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PNPLA6 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| DRP1 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| MFN1 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| HARS | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| WFS1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| SETX | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| RUNX2 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| Mitochondrial Function | activates | pathway | 0.60 |
| ATP | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| Mitochondrial Function | implicated_in | pathway | 0.60 |
| Differentiation | activates | pathway | 0.60 |
| RNF216 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| DRP1 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| MFN1 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| OPA1 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| WFS1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| HARS | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ATM | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CLPP | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| SETX | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MFN2 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| PNPLA6 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| POLG | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| TWNK | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| RUNX2 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | activates | gene | 0.60 |
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 | ||||