Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about MSH2: 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.
MSH2 is a protein involved in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: expressed in, associated with, causes. Associated with Als, Cancer, Colorectal Cancer. Connected to 50 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.
| Gene Symbol | MSH2 |
| Full Name | MutS Homolog 2 |
| Aliases | Page for MSH2 Protein |
| Function | MSH2 is essential for the DNA mismatch repair system: |
| Primary Expression | all brain cell types: - Neurons: High basal expression, constitutive MMR activity - Glia: Lower expression than neurons - |
| Molecular Weight | 104.7 kDa |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000116675 |
| GeneCards | MSH2 |
| Human Protein Atlas | MSH2 |
| [Neurons](/entities/neurons) | High basal expression, constitutive MMR activity |
| Glia | Lower expression than neurons |
| Neural progenitors | Active cell cycle, requires MMR |
| Associated Diseases | Als, Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Gastric Cancer |
| Interactions | MSH3, MSH6, PMS2, LIG1, MLH1 |
| KG Connections | 58 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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MSH2["<b>MSH2</b>"]
Cancer{"Cancer"}
MSH2 -->|"expressed in"| Cancer
Tumor{"Tumor"}
MSH2 -->|"expressed in"| Tumor
Ms{"Ms"}
MSH2 -->|"expressed in"| Ms
PI3K["PI3K"]
MSH2 -->|"expressed in"| PI3K
RB1["RB1"]
MSH2 -->|"expressed in"| RB1
MSH6["MSH6"]
MSH2 -->|"expressed in"| MSH6
GENES["GENES"]
MSH2 -->|"expressed in"| GENES
DNA["DNA"]
MSH2 -->|"expressed in"| DNA
ATRX["ATRX"]
MSH2 -->|"expressed in"| ATRX
AKT["AKT"]
MSH2 -->|"expressed in"| AKT
TP53["TP53"]
MSH2 -->|"expressed in"| TP53
MLH1["MLH1"]
MSH2 -->|"expressed in"| MLH1
TP53 -->|"expressed in"| MSH2
GENES -->|"expressed in"| MSH2
RB1 -->|"expressed in"| MSH2
ATRX -->|"expressed in"| MSH2
AKT -->|"expressed in"| MSH2
DNA -->|"expressed in"| MSH2
PI3K -->|"expressed in"| MSH2
MLH1 -->|"expressed in"| MSH2
style MSH2 fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Tumor | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Colorectal Cancer | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Gastric Cancer | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| PI3K | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| RB1 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| MSH6 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| ATRX | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| AKT | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| TP53 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| MLH1 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| MSH3 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MLH1 | causes | gene | 0.60 |
| MSH6 | causes | gene | 0.60 |
| HDAC2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PMS2 | causes | gene | 0.60 |
| MSH3 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MSH6 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PMS2 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PMS2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MSH6 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| GENES | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| DNA | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| Dna Methylation | expressed_in | pathway | 0.60 |
| Akt | expressed_in | pathway | 0.60 |
| Pi3K | expressed_in | pathway | 0.60 |
| Epigenetic | expressed_in | pathway | 0.60 |
| CANCER | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| CANCER | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| GENES | causes | gene | 0.60 |
| DNA | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| Dna Repair | associated_with | pathway | 0.60 |
| Apoptosis | associated_with | pathway | 0.60 |
| Microrna | associated_with | pathway | 0.60 |
| Mismatch Repair | associated_with | pathway | 0.60 |
| Epigenetic | associated_with | pathway | 0.60 |
| oxidative stress response | participates_in | pathway | 0.60 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| TP53 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| RB1 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| ATRX | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| AKT | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| PI3K | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| MLH1 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| BAX | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| BRAF | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| TGFBR2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ARID1A | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ACVR2A | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MRE11 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| LIG1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MLH1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MLH1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| GENES | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| DNA | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| APOPTOSIS | associated_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 | ||||