Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about MAPK8: 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.
MAPK8 is a gene implicated in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: interacts with, regulates, associated with. Associated with AD, ALI, ALS. Connected to 283 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.
| Gene Symbol | MAPK8 |
| Full Name | Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 8 |
| Chromosome | 10q11.22. |
| Protein Family | MAPK (Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases) |
| Protein Type | Serine/Threonine Kinase |
| Function | Mechanism |
| Molecular Weight | 46 kDa |
| Amino Acids | 427 aa |
| Pathways | MAPK, NF-κB |
| UniProt ID | P45985 |
| NCBI Gene ID | 5599 |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000106789 |
| GeneCards | MAPK8 |
| Human Protein Atlas | MAPK8 |
| Alternative Name | JNK1 |
| Associated Diseases | AD, ALI, ALS, Aging, Alzheimer |
| Known Drugs/Compounds | Polyphenols, rapamycin |
| Interactions | RHOT1, BNIP3L, NDP52, HIF1A, MAP1LC3B, GBA |
| KG Connections | 641 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
graph TD
MAPK8["MAPK8"] -->|"Interacts With"| Dementia["Dementia"]
MAPK8["MAPK8"] -->|"Interacts With"| Cardiovascular["Cardiovascular"]
MAPK8["MAPK8"] -->|"Interacts With"| Als["Als"]
MAPK8["MAPK8"] -->|"Interacts With"| Alzheimer["Alzheimer"]
MAPK8["MAPK8"] -->|"Interacts With"| Parkinson["Parkinson"]
MAPK8["MAPK8"] -->|"Interacts With"| Ms["Ms"]
MAPK8["MAPK8"] -->|"Interacts With"| Amyotrophic_Lateral_Sclerosis["Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis"]
MAPK8["MAPK8"] -->|"Interacts With"| Frontotemporal_Dementia["Frontotemporal Dementia"]
CAT["CAT"] -->|"Interacts With"| MAPK8["MAPK8"]
OPTN["OPTN"] -->|"Interacts With"| MAPK8["MAPK8"]
DNM1L["DNM1L"] -->|"Interacts With"| MAPK8["MAPK8"]
CANX["CANX"] -->|"Interacts With"| MAPK8["MAPK8"]
LGALS3["LGALS3"] -->|"Interacts With"| MAPK8["MAPK8"]
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style LGALS3 fill:#8d4900,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neurodegeneration | involved_in | process | 0.90 |
| PARP1 | phosphorylates | protein | 0.85 |
| ANTI-APOPTOTIC PROTEINS | downregulates | protein | 0.85 |
| Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Response | mediates | process | 0.85 |
| ER Stress Response | mediates | process | 0.85 |
| Apoptosis | upregulates | process | 0.85 |
| Inflammation | mediates | process | 0.75 |
| Dementia | interacts_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Cardiovascular | interacts_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | interacts_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Alzheimer | interacts_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Parkinson | interacts_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | interacts_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis | interacts_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Cardiovascular | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Frontotemporal Dementia | interacts_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Ftd | interacts_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Longevity | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Cardiovascular | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Atherosclerosis | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Parkinson | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Neuroinflammation | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Inflammation | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Tumor | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Aging | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Tumor | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Diabetes | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| ALS | interacts_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Osteoarthritis | implicated_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Osteoporosis | implicated_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | implicated_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Alzheimer | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Parkinson | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| RHOT1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| BNIP3L | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NDP52 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| HIF1A | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MAP1LC3B | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| GBA | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| FUNDC1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AMBRA1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PINK1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ros | activates | process | 0.90 |
| Cholix | upregulates | entity | 0.85 |
| KDEL | activates | receptor | 0.85 |
| Polyphenols | inhibits | compound | 0.80 |
| Scutellarein | downregulates | compound | 0.80 |
| CAT | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| OPTN | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| DNM1L | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CANX | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| LGALS3 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CALCOCO2 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| G3BP1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PEX3 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| SQSTM1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| BCL2 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| LMNA | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| STING1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| TAX1BP1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ATM | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| SNCAIP | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| RB1CC1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MFN1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ERN1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PARKIN | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| FMR1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| SNCA | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| FAM134B | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| LC3 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| EPAS1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MIRO1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CTSD | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| RB1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| EIF2AK3 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PRKN | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| BCL2L11 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MUL1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| BNIP3 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| DISC1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| EIF2S1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| RIPK3 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| DRP1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CHOP | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| BECN1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PTEN | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| DDIT3 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NBR1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| EMD | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ABCD3 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MAP1LC3B | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AMBRA1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
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 | ||||