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Lysosomal function / degradation

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This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about Lysosomal function / degradation: 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.

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4Hypotheses
1Analyses
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4Incoming
11Experiments
1Debates

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Incoming (4)

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MCOLN1participates_ingene0.47
IGF2Rparticipates_ingene0.47
CHMP2Bparticipates_ingene0.43
RAB7Aparticipates_ingene0.41

Targeting Hypotheses (4)

Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target

HypothesisScoreDiseaseAnalysis
Lysosomal Enzyme Trafficking Correction 0.706 neurodegeneration Autophagy-lysosome pathway convergence a
Lysosomal Calcium Channel Modulation Therapy 0.697 neurodegeneration Autophagy-lysosome pathway convergence a
Lysosomal Membrane Repair Enhancement 0.685 neurodegeneration Autophagy-lysosome pathway convergence a
Mitochondrial-Lysosomal Contact Site Engineering 0.668 neurodegeneration Autophagy-lysosome pathway convergence a

Mentioning Analyses (1)

Scientific analyses that reference this entity

Autophagy-lysosome pathway convergence across neurodegenerative diseases

neurodegeneration | 2026-04-01 | 7 hypotheses Top: 0.863

Experiments (11)

Experimental studies targeting or related to this entity

ExperimentTypeDiseaseScoreFeasibilityModelStatusEst. Cost
Live-cell microscopy of mitochondria-lysosome contacts and calcium dyn exploratory mucolipidosis type IV 0.900 0.00 cultured cells proposed N/A
Analysis of MLIV patient fibroblasts for contact dynamics and calcium clinical mucolipidosis type IV 0.850 0.00 human patient fibroblasts proposed N/A
Chaperone-Mediated Autophagy Dysfunction in PD - Experiment Design clinical Parkinson's Disease 0.400 0.50 human proposed $5,460,000
Presymptomatic GRN Carrier Intervention Timing — Biomarker-Guided Ther clinical Neurodegeneration 0.400 0.50 human proposed $5,460,000
Proteasome-Ubiquitin System Dysfunction Validation in Parkinson's Dise clinical Parkinson's Disease 0.400 0.50 human proposed $6,550,000
TMEM106B Haplotype as Genetic Modifier in FTD — Mechanism and Therapeu validation Neurodegeneration 0.400 0.50 human proposed $2,730,000
ER-Golgi Secretory Pathway Dysfunction in PD - Experiment Design clinical Parkinson's Disease 0.400 0.50 human proposed $7,500,000
Lipid Droplet-Lysosome Axis Therapeutic Testing in Parkinson's Disease clinical Parkinson's Disease 0.400 0.50 human proposed $5,460,000
Validate Mitochondria-Lysosome Contact Site Dysfunction in PD validation Parkinson's Disease 0.400 0.50 human proposed $2,730,000
Autophagy Enhancement Drug Screening for Neurodegeneration clinical Alzheimer's Disease 0.400 0.50 human proposed $6,550,000
MLCS Quantification in Parkinson's Disease validation Parkinson's Disease 0.400 0.50 human proposed $2,730,000

Related Papers (20)

Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity

Title & PMIDAuthorsJournalYearCitations
Autophagy and ALS: mechanistic insights and therapeutic implications. [PMID:34057020] Chua JP, De Calbiac H, Kabashi E, Barmad Autophagy 2022 2
Trehalose induces autophagy via lysosomal-mediated TFEB activation in models of [PMID:30335591] Rusmini P, Cortese K, Crippa V, Cristofa Autophagy 2019 2
Designed endocytosis-inducing proteins degrade targets and amplify signals. [PMID:39322662] Huang B, Abedi M, Ahn G, Coventry B, Sap Nature 2025 1
Lactate accumulation drives hepatocellular carcinoma metastasis through facilita [PMID:40120799] Jiang C, He X, Chen X, Huang J, Liu Y, Z Cancer Lett 2025 1
α-Synuclein aggregates inhibit ESCRT-III through sequestration and collateral de [PMID:40934925] Sitron CS, Trinkaus VA, Galesic A, Garha Mol Cell 2025 1
Collapse of late endosomal pH elicits a rapid Rab7 response via the V-ATPase and [PMID:38578235] Mulligan RJ, Magaj MM, Digilio L, Redema J Cell Sci 2024 1
IGF2 in memory, neurodevelopmental disorders, and neurodegenerative diseases. [PMID:37031050] Alberini CM Trends Neurosci 2023 1
TSPAN1 promotes autophagy flux and mediates cooperation between WNT-CTNNB1 signa [PMID:32972302] Zhou C, Liang Y, Zhou L, Yan Y, Liu N, Z Autophagy 2021 1
Role of the endolysosomal pathway and exosome release in tau propagation. [PMID:33582164] Yan M, Zheng T Neurochem Int 2021 1
MCOLN1/TRPML1 finely controls oncogenic autophagy in cancer by mediating zinc in [PMID:33890549] Qi J, Xing Y, Liu Y, Wang MM, Wei X, Sui Autophagy 2021 1
Mitochondria-lysosome contacts regulate mitochondrial Ca(2+) dynamics via lysoso [PMID:32703809] Peng W, Wong YC, Krainc D Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2020 1
Rab7a and Mitophagosome Formation. [PMID:30857122] Tan EHN, Tang BL Cells 2019 1
Compromised function of the ESCRT pathway promotes endolysosomal escape of tau s [PMID:31578281] Chen JJ, Nathaniel DL, Raghavan P, Nelso J Biol Chem 2019 1
Chloroquine modulates antitumor immune response by resetting tumor-associated ma [PMID:29491374] Chen D, Xie J, Fiskesund R, Dong W, Lian Nat Commun 2018 1
TRPML1: The Ca((2+))retaker of the lysosome. [PMID:28689729] Di Paola S, Scotto-Rosato A, Medina DL Cell Calcium 2018 1
Interactions of IGF-II with the IGF2R/cation-independent mannose-6-phosphate rec [PMID:19251056] Brown J, Jones EY, Forbes BE Vitam Horm 2009 1
TRPML1 suppresses pulmonary fibrosis by limiting collagen and elastin deposition [PMID:41714729] Weiden EM, Serianz Z, Klingl Y, Jörs S, The EMBO journal 2026 0
YY1 nitration participates in DbCM cardiomyocyte lipotoxicity by inhibiting ANXA [PMID:41702019] Chai J, Han L, Mo D, Bai Y, Yang Y et al Redox Biol 2026 0
PAC regulates endo-, and exocytosis, and lysosomal-mitochondrial stress signalin [PMID:41559803] Melek K, Steiner P, Kappel S, Gottschalk Cell communication and signali 2026 0
A perilysosomal feedforward mechanism regulates starvation-induced calcium signa [PMID:41542926] Giles J, Sesker A, Gonzalez M, Ferow A, The FEBS journal 2026 0

Debates (1)

Multi-agent debates referencing this entity

Multiple NDDs converge on autophagy-lysosome dysfunction. Are there universal th

closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.90 · 2026-04-06