gene

LRP8

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This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about LRP8: 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.

192Connections
0Hypotheses
0Analyses
50Outgoing
50Incoming

Summary

LRP8 is a gene implicated in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: associated with, activates, regulates. Associated with ALS, Aging, Als. Connected to 66 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.

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🧬 Gene Info
Gene SymbolLRP8
Chromosome1p31.3
Protein TypeReceptor
FunctionNeuronal migration: Reelin-LRP8/Dab1 signaling regulates cortical lamination
Amino Acids870 aa
Exons31
PathwaysCardiovascular Homeostasis
Ensembl IDENSG00000157193
GeneCardsLRP8
Human Protein AtlasLRP8
Associated DiseasesALS, Aging, Alzheimer, Atherosclerosis, Cancer
InteractionsTRKB, AKT, APOA1, APOE, CYP46A1, ABCA1
KG Connections192 knowledge graph edges
DatabasesGeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING

Wiki Pages (13)

Knowledge base pages for this entity

Canonical Page

LRP8 Gene

gene · 891 words

Apolipoprotein E (ApoE)

protein · 2041 words

RELN Gene

gene · 1603 words

Hippocampal Cajal Retzius Cells Neurodegeneration

cell_type · 1458 words

LDL Receptor Protein

protein · 1288 words

Reelin Protein

protein · 1275 words

Pathway Diagram

graph TD
    LRP8["<b>LRP8</b>"]
    Cancer{"Cancer"}
    LRP8 -->|"associated with"| Cancer
    Neurodegeneration{"Neurodegeneration"}
    LRP8 -->|"associated with"| Neurodegeneration
    Cardiovascular{"Cardiovascular"}
    LRP8 -->|"associated with"| Cardiovascular
    Als{"Als"}
    LRP8 -->|"associated with"| Als
    Aging{"Aging"}
    LRP8 -->|"associated with"| Aging
    Hypertension{"Hypertension"}
    LRP8 -->|"associated with"| Hypertension
    Atherosclerosis{"Atherosclerosis"}
    LRP8 -->|"associated with"| Atherosclerosis
    Stroke{"Stroke"}
    LRP8 -->|"associated with"| Stroke
    Ms{"Ms"}
    LRP8 -->|"associated with"| Ms
    Heart_Failure{"Heart Failure"}
    LRP8 -->|"associated with"| Heart_Failure
    Ftd{"Ftd"}
    LRP8 -->|"associated with"| Ftd
    ALS{"ALS"}
    LRP8 -->|"associated with"| ALS
    LRP1B["LRP1B"]
    LRP1B -->|"associated with"| LRP8
    PAH["PAH"]
    PAH -->|"associated with"| LRP8
    LRP4["LRP4"]
    LRP4 -->|"associated with"| LRP8
    LDLR["LDLR"]
    LDLR -->|"associated with"| LRP8
    LRP5["LRP5"]
    LRP5 -->|"associated with"| LRP8
    LRP1["LRP1"]
    LRP1 -->|"associated with"| LRP8
    LDL["LDL"]
    LDL -->|"associated with"| LRP8
    STROKE["STROKE"]
    STROKE -->|"associated with"| LRP8
    LRP2["LRP2"]
    LRP2 -->|"associated with"| LRP8
    NEURODEGENERATION["NEURODEGENERATION"]
    NEURODEGENERATION -->|"associated with"| LRP8
    CANCER["CANCER"]
    CANCER -->|"associated with"| LRP8
    REELIN["REELIN"]
    REELIN -->|"associated with"| LRP8
    style LRP8 fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0

Outgoing (131)

TargetRelationTypeStr
calcium fluxmediatesprocess0.90
Alzheimer's Diseasetherapeutic_targetdisease0.80
HIPPOCAMPUSbinds_tocell_type0.80
Cancerassociated_withdisease0.65
Neurodegenerationassociated_withdisease0.65

Incoming (61)

SourceRelationTypeStr
APOEbindsgene0.95
RLNbindsgene0.90
APPbindsgene0.90
APOE4inhibitsprotein0.85
amyloid betaantagonizescompound0.85

Targeting Hypotheses (0)

Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target

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Mentioning Analyses (0)

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No analyses mention this entity

Related Papers (0)

Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity

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