gene

LETM1

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This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about LETM1: 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.

50Connections
0Hypotheses
0Analyses
43Outgoing
7Incoming

Summary

LETM1 is a mitochondrial inner membrane protein that functions as a calcium/proton antiporter, essential for mitochondrial morphology, cristae structure, and implicated in neurodegeneration

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🧬 Gene Info
Gene SymbolLETM1
Full NameLeucine Zipper and EF-Hand Containing Transmembrane Protein 1
Chromosome4p16.3
Functionencodes an essential mitochondrial inner membrane protein that plays critical roles in mitochondrial function, calcium homeostasis, and cellular metabolism.
Primary Expressiontissues with high metabolic demands, particularly the brain, cerebellum, heart, and skeletal mus
Molecular Weight81 kDa
Amino Acids739 aa
Exons14
Pathwaysoxidative stress response
Ensembl IDENSG00000168936
GeneCardsLETM1
Human Protein AtlasLETM1
Associated DiseasesAD, ALI, AMI, Cancer, Diabetes, Heart Failure
InteractionsOVERVIEW
KG Connections50 knowledge graph edges
DatabasesGeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING

Wiki Pages (9)

Knowledge base pages for this entity

Canonical Page

LETM1 — Leucine Zipper and EF-Hand Containing Transmembrane Protein 1

gene · 1696 words

Type 3 Diabetes Hypothesis of Alzheimer's Disease

mechanism · 3425 words

SPG7 — Spastic Paraplegia 7 (Paraplegin)

gene · 2328 words

Stroke

disease · 1987 words

Neurodegeneration

disease · 1039 words

LETM1 Protein

protein · 594 words

Pathway Diagram

graph TD
    LETM1["<b>LETM1</b>"]
    Cancer{"Cancer"}
    LETM1 -->|"therapeutic target"| Cancer
    Neurodegeneration{"Neurodegeneration"}
    LETM1 -->|"therapeutic target"| Neurodegeneration
    Stroke{"Stroke"}
    LETM1 -->|"therapeutic target"| Stroke
    Ms{"Ms"}
    LETM1 -->|"therapeutic target"| Ms
    Heart_Failure{"Heart Failure"}
    LETM1 -->|"therapeutic target"| Heart_Failure
    Diabetes{"Diabetes"}
    LETM1 -->|"therapeutic target"| Diabetes
    LETM1 -->|"associated with"| Cancer
    LETM1 -->|"associated with"| Diabetes
    LETM1 -->|"associated with"| Heart_Failure
    LETM1 -->|"associated with"| Neurodegeneration
    LETM1 -->|"associated with"| Stroke
    LETM1 -->|"regulates"| Heart_Failure
    OVERVIEW["OVERVIEW"]
    OVERVIEW -->|"regulates"| LETM1
    MCU["MCU"]
    MCU -->|"regulates"| LETM1
    STROKE["STROKE"]
    STROKE -->|"regulates"| LETM1
    NEURODEGENERATION["NEURODEGENERATION"]
    NEURODEGENERATION -->|"regulates"| LETM1
    CANCER["CANCER"]
    CANCER -->|"regulates"| LETM1
    style LETM1 fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0

Outgoing (43)

TargetRelationTypeStr
MITOCHONDRIAL CALCIUM EFFLUXmediatesentity0.95
Mitochondrial Calcium Exchangemediatesprocess0.95
Mitochondrial Calcium Transportmediatesprocess0.95
Cancertherapeutic_targetdisease0.65
Neurodegenerationtherapeutic_targetdisease0.65

Incoming (7)

SourceRelationTypeStr
OVERVIEWregulatesgene0.60
MCUregulatesgene0.60
STROKEregulatesgene0.60
NEURODEGENERATIONregulatesgene0.60
CANCERregulatesgene0.60

Targeting Hypotheses (0)

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Mentioning Analyses (0)

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Related Papers (0)

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