Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about LRP6: 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.
LRP6 is a gene implicated in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: activates, inhibits, regulates. Associated with ALS, Als, Alzheimer. Connected to 70 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.
| Gene Symbol | LRP6 |
| Chromosome | 12p13.2 |
| Protein Type | Receptor |
| Function | Wnt ligand binds to LRP6 extracellular domain |
| Molecular Weight | 180 kDa |
| Pathways | signaling: **Canonical Pathway Activation:**, Wnt, Wnt signaling |
| UniProt ID | O75151 |
| NCBI Gene ID | 4040 |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000170054 |
| GeneCards | LRP6 |
| Human Protein Atlas | LRP6 |
| Frizzled (FZD) | Co-receptor |
| Axin | Direct binding |
| GSK3β | Phosphorylation |
| Dkk1 | Antagonist |
| Associated Diseases | ALS |
| Interactions | LRRK2, WNT3A, APP, AKT, ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, ALZHEIMER |
| KG Connections | 104 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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LRP6["<b>LRP6</b>"]
cardiac_hypertrophy{"cardiac hypertrophy"}
LRP6 -->|"protects against"| cardiac_hypertrophy
HSP90_["HSP90alpha"]
LRP6 -->|"interacts with"| HSP90_
CTSD["CTSD"]
LRP6 -->|"interacts with"| CTSD
LRP6 -->|"activates"| CTSD
Atherosclerosis{"Atherosclerosis"}
LRP6 -->|"regulates"| Atherosclerosis
Cardiovascular{"Cardiovascular"}
LRP6 -->|"regulates"| Cardiovascular
Als{"Als"}
LRP6 -->|"regulates"| Als
Fibrosis{"Fibrosis"}
LRP6 -->|"activates"| Fibrosis
LRP6 -->|"activates"| Als
Cardiac{"Cardiac"}
LRP6 -->|"inhibits"| Cardiac
Heart_Failure{"Heart Failure"}
LRP6 -->|"activates"| Heart_Failure
Ms{"Ms"}
LRP6 -->|"activates"| Ms
LRP5["LRP5"]
LRP5 -->|"associated with"| LRP6
CTSD -->|"inhibits"| LRP6
LDLR["LDLR"]
LDLR -->|"associated with"| LRP6
PARKINSON_S_DISEASE["PARKINSON'S DISEASE"]
PARKINSON_S_DISEASE -->|"interacts with"| LRP6
DVL1["DVL1"]
DVL1 -->|"interacts with"| LRP6
AKT1["AKT1"]
AKT1 -->|"activates"| LRP6
CANCER["CANCER"]
CANCER -->|"activates"| LRP6
RBPJ["RBPJ"]
RBPJ -->|"regulates"| LRP6
APOE["APOE"]
APOE -->|"contributes to"| LRP6
LDLR -->|"contributes to"| LRP6
style LRP6 fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| cardiac hypertrophy | protects_against | disease | 0.90 |
| Wnt/β-catenin signaling | involved_in | pathway | 0.90 |
| HSP90α | interacts_with | protein | 0.80 |
| CTSD | interacts_with | protein | 0.80 |
| CTSD | activates | protein | 0.80 |
| Atherosclerosis | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Cardiovascular | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Fibrosis | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Cardiac | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Heart Failure | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Parkinson | interacts_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | interacts_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | interacts_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | contributes_to | disease | 0.65 |
| Metabolic Syndrome | contributes_to | disease | 0.65 |
| Cardiovascular | contributes_to | disease | 0.65 |
| Atherosclerosis | contributes_to | disease | 0.65 |
| ALS | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| ALS | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Alzheimer | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Alzheimer | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| LDLR | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| LRP5 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| LRRK2 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NOTCH1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| APOB | contributes_to | gene | 0.60 |
| WNT3A | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| APP | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AKT | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| Cholesterol | regulates | pathway | 0.60 |
| Endocytosis | regulates | pathway | 0.60 |
| Wnt | interacts_with | pathway | 0.60 |
| Akt | activates | pathway | 0.60 |
| Notch | regulates | pathway | 0.60 |
| Wnt | associated_with | pathway | 0.60 |
| Cholesterol | contributes_to | pathway | 0.60 |
| LDL | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| CANCER | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| Epigenetic | inhibits | pathway | 0.60 |
| Wnt | expressed_in | pathway | 0.60 |
| HDAC | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| LRP5 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CTSD | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| LDLR | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| DVL1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AKT1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| RBPJ | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| APOE | contributes_to | gene | 0.60 |
| LDLR | contributes_to | gene | 0.60 |
| LRRK2 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| WNT3A | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| WNT3A | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| LRP5 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| LRP5 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PARKINSON'S DISEASE | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CANCER | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER DYSFUNCTION | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| APP/PS1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| AMYLOID | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| HDAC | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| CANCER | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| WNT | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| LDL | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| LDLR | co_expressed_with | gene | 0.50 |
| LRP5 | co_expressed_with | gene | 0.50 |
| ALZHEIMER | co_discussed | gene | 0.50 |
| CANCER | co_discussed | gene | 0.50 |
| LDLR | co_mentioned | gene | 0.40 |
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 | ||||