Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
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LETM1 is a mitochondrial inner membrane protein that functions as a calcium/proton antiporter, essential for mitochondrial morphology, cristae structure, and implicated in neurodegeneration
| Gene Symbol | LETM1 |
| Full Name | Leucine Zipper and EF-Hand Containing Transmembrane Protein 1 |
| Chromosome | 4p16.3 |
| Function | encodes an essential mitochondrial inner membrane protein that plays critical roles in mitochondrial function, calcium homeostasis, and cellular metabolism. |
| Primary Expression | tissues with high metabolic demands, particularly the brain, cerebellum, heart, and skeletal mus |
| Molecular Weight | 81 kDa |
| Amino Acids | 739 aa |
| Exons | 14 |
| Pathways | oxidative stress response |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000168936 |
| GeneCards | LETM1 |
| Human Protein Atlas | LETM1 |
| Associated Diseases | AD, ALI, AMI, Cancer, Diabetes, Heart Failure |
| Interactions | OVERVIEW |
| KG Connections | 50 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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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| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| MITOCHONDRIAL CALCIUM EFFLUX | mediates | entity | 0.95 |
| Mitochondrial Calcium Exchange | mediates | process | 0.95 |
| Mitochondrial Calcium Transport | mediates | process | 0.95 |
| Cancer | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Neurodegeneration | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Stroke | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Heart Failure | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Diabetes | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Diabetes | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Heart Failure | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Neurodegeneration | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Stroke | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Heart Failure | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Diabetes | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Neurodegeneration | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Stroke | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| MCU | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| OVERVIEW | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| MCU | interacts_with | entity | 0.60 |
| Rb | therapeutic_target | protein | 0.60 |
| neurodegeneration | associated_with | disease | 0.60 |
| stroke | associated_with | disease | 0.60 |
| CANCER | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| NEURODEGENERATION | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| STROKE | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| oxidative stress response | participates_in | pathway | 0.60 |
| cancer | implicated_in | disease | 0.50 |
| heart failure | implicated_in | disease | 0.50 |
| stroke | implicated_in | disease | 0.50 |
| muscular disorders | implicated_in | disease | 0.50 |
| MCU | co_expressed_with | gene | 0.50 |
| AD | implicated_in | disease | 0.50 |
| ALI | implicated_in | disease | 0.50 |
| AMI | implicated_in | disease | 0.50 |
| diabetes | implicated_in | disease | 0.50 |
| Ms | implicated_in | disease | 0.50 |
| RA | implicated_in | disease | 0.50 |
| SS | implicated_in | disease | 0.50 |
| disease | implicated_in | disease | 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 | ||||