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| Gene Symbol | NCAM2 |
| Full Name | Neural Cell Adhesion Molecule 2 |
| Chromosome | 21q21.3 |
| Protein Type | Immunoglobulin superfamily, cell adhesion molecule |
| Function | is a critical member of the immunoglobulin superfamily of cell adhesion molecules, encoded by a gene located on human chromosome 21q21. |
| Amino Acids | 827 aa |
| Pathways | Neuroprotection, Synaptic Plasticity, synaptic plasticity |
| UniProt ID | P31816 |
| NCBI Gene ID | 4685 |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000154654 |
| GeneCards | NCAM2 |
| Human Protein Atlas | NCAM2 |
| OMIM Entry | 602431 |
| Gene Length | ~180 kb |
| Coding Exons | 19 |
| Associated Diseases | Alzheimer |
| Interactions | KCNIP4, RORA, FGF14, GRIN2A, NLGN1, APP |
| KG Connections | 47 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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NCAM2["NCAM2"]
Alzheimer["Alzheimer"]
RORA["RORA"]
FGF14["FGF14"]
GRIN2A["GRIN2A"]
NLGN1["NLGN1"]
SYNAPSE["SYNAPSE"]
Synaptic_Plasticity["Synaptic Plasticity"]
Neuron["Neuron"]
NRXN1["NRXN1"]
KCNIP4["KCNIP4"]
APP["APP"]
NEURON["NEURON"]
ALZHEIMER["ALZHEIMER"]
GENES["GENES"]
RORB["RORB"]
neurodegeneration["neurodegeneration"]
NCAM2 -->|"activates"| Alzheimer
NCAM2 -->|"activates"| RORA
NCAM2 -->|"activates"| FGF14
NCAM2 -->|"activates"| GRIN2A
NCAM2 -->|"activates"| NLGN1
NCAM2 -->|"activates"| SYNAPSE
NCAM2 -->|"activates"| Synaptic_Plasticity
NCAM2 -->|"activates"| Neuron
NRXN1 -->|"activates"| NCAM2
KCNIP4 -->|"activates"| NCAM2
APP -->|"activates"| NCAM2
NCAM2 -->|"activates"| KCNIP4
NCAM2 -.-|"discussed with"| NEURON
NCAM2 -.-|"discussed with"| NRXN1
NCAM2 -.-|"discussed with"| RORA
ALZHEIMER -->|"activates"| NCAM2
GENES <-->|"interacts"| NCAM2
GRIN2A -.-|"discussed with"| NCAM2
RORB -->|"activates"| NCAM2
NCAM2 -->|"implicated_in"| neurodegeneration
style NCAM2 fill:#006494,stroke:#333,color:#e0e0e0,stroke-width:2px| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alzheimer | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| RORA | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| FGF14 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| GRIN2A | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NLGN1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| APP | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| RORB | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NRXN1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| Rb | activates | protein | 0.60 |
| SYNAPSE | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| Synaptic Plasticity | activates | pathway | 0.60 |
| Neuron | activates | cell_type | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| Actin | activates | protein | 0.60 |
| Fgf | activates | protein | 0.60 |
| synaptic plasticity | participates_in | pathway | 0.60 |
| neurons | expressed_in | cell_type | 0.60 |
| Alzheimer | associated_with | disease | 0.60 |
| Prefrontal Cortex | expressed_in | brain_region | 0.55 |
| Cortex | expressed_in | brain_region | 0.55 |
| Neuron | expressed_in | cell_type | 0.55 |
| KCNIP4 | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| NRXN1 | co_discussed | protein | 0.50 |
| RORA | co_discussed | gene | 0.50 |
| NRXN1 | co_expressed_with | protein | 0.50 |
| NEURON | co_discussed | gene | 0.50 |
| NEURONS | activates | concept | 0.50 |
| Neuroprotection | activates | process | 0.50 |
| NRG3 | co_expressed_with | protein | 0.50 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| NRXN1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| KCNIP4 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| APP | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| GRIN2A | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NLGN1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| SYNAPSE | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| GENES | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| GRIN2A | co_discussed | gene | 0.50 |
| RORB | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| late | activates | disease | 0.50 |
| FGF14 | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| RORA | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| GRIN2A | co_expressed_with | gene | 0.50 |
| KCNIP4 | co_expressed_with | gene | 0.50 |
| ALZHEIMER | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| GENES | interacts_with | gene | 0.50 |
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 | ||||