MLCK

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This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about MLCK: 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.

Summary

MLCK is a gene implicated in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: activates, interacts with, inhibits. Associated with Inflammation, Ms, Ulcerative Colitis. Connected to 27 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.

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graph TD
    MLCK["<b>MLCK</b>"]
    MLC2["MLC2"]
    MLCK -->|"phosphorylates"| MLC2
    Ms{"Ms"}
    MLCK -->|"activates"| Ms
    Inflammation{"Inflammation"}
    MLCK -->|"activates"| Inflammation
    TNF["TNF"]
    MLCK -->|"activates"| TNF
    OCLN["OCLN"]
    MLCK -->|"activates"| OCLN
    IL_6["IL-6"]
    MLCK -->|"activates"| IL_6
    CLDN1["CLDN1"]
    MLCK -->|"activates"| CLDN1
    INFLAMMATION["INFLAMMATION"]
    MLCK -->|"activates"| INFLAMMATION
    PPAR["PPAR"]
    MLCK -->|"inhibits"| PPAR
    Macrophage["Macrophage"]
    MLCK -->|"expressed in"| Macrophage
    neurodegeneration{"neurodegeneration"}
    MLCK -->|"associated with"| neurodegeneration
    MLCK -->|"interacts with"| CLDN1
    h_6c83282d["h-6c83282d"]
    h_6c83282d -->|"therapeutic target"| MLCK
    Betulinic_Acid["Betulinic Acid"]
    Betulinic_Acid -->|"downregulates"| MLCK
    OCLN -->|"activates"| MLCK
    TNF -->|"activates"| MLCK
    CLDN1 -->|"activates"| MLCK
    PPAR -->|"inhibits"| MLCK
    INFLAMMATION -->|"activates"| MLCK
    AND["AND"]
    AND -->|"inhibits"| MLCK
    CLDN1 -->|"interacts with"| MLCK
    OCLN -->|"interacts with"| MLCK
    ZO1["ZO1"]
    ZO1 -->|"interacts with"| MLCK
    style MLCK fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0