Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
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| Gene Symbol | LIFR |
| Full Name | LIFR - Leukemia Inhibitory Factor Receptor |
| Aliases | Page for LIFR |
| Chromosome | 5p13.1 |
| Protein Type | Gene |
| Function | LIFR forms a signaling complex with gp130 (IL6ST) |
| Pathways | PI3K, MAPK, NF-κB, Wnt signaling |
| UniProt ID | P15090 |
| NCBI Gene ID | 3977 |
| GeneCards | LIFR |
| Human Protein Atlas | LIFR |
| Associated Diseases | gastric cancer, neurodegeneration, renal interstitial fibrosis |
| Interactions | STAT3, LIF, EP300, SMAD3, BRD4, CANCER |
| KG Connections | 32 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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LIFR["<b>LIFR</b>"]
SOX2["SOX2"]
LIFR -->|"upregulates"| SOX2
JAK1["JAK1"]
LIFR -->|"activates"| JAK1
renal_interstitial_fibrosis{"renal interstitial fibrosis"}
LIFR -->|"associated with"| renal_interstitial_fibrosis
gastric_cancer{"gastric cancer"}
LIFR -->|"associated with"| gastric_cancer
Leukemia{"Leukemia"}
LIFR -->|"activates"| Leukemia
Ms{"Ms"}
LIFR -->|"activates"| Ms
Carcinoma{"Carcinoma"}
LIFR -->|"activates"| Carcinoma
Cancer{"Cancer"}
LIFR -->|"activates"| Cancer
Tumor{"Tumor"}
LIFR -->|"therapeutic target"| Tumor
GFAP["GFAP"]
LIFR -->|"expressed in"| GFAP
LIF["LIF"]
LIFR -->|"expressed in"| LIF
STAT3["STAT3"]
LIFR -->|"activates"| STAT3
LIF -->|"binds"| LIFR
CRLF1["CRLF1"]
CRLF1 -->|"activates"| LIFR
STAT3 -->|"activates"| LIFR
GFAP -->|"expressed in"| LIFR
LIF -->|"expressed in"| LIFR
SOX2 -->|"activates"| LIFR
style LIFR fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAK1 | activates | protein | 0.80 |
| Leukemia | activates | disease | 0.75 |
| Cancer | activates | disease | 0.75 |
| Ms | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Carcinoma | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Tumor | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Tumor | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Prostate Cancer | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| GFAP | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| LIF | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| STAT3 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| LIF | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| EP300 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| SMAD3 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| BRD4 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| Radial Glia | activates | cell_type | 0.60 |
| CANCER | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| Epigenetic | activates | pathway | 0.60 |
| Tumor Microenvironment | activates | pathway | 0.60 |
| Differentiation | activates | pathway | 0.60 |
| Immune Checkpoint | activates | pathway | 0.60 |
| HOPX | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| Pericyte | activates | cell_type | 0.60 |
| Stem Cell | activates | cell_type | 0.60 |
| Cortex | expressed_in | brain_region | 0.55 |
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 | ||||