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NEFL

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201Connections
0Hypotheses
0Analyses
50Outgoing
50Incoming

Summary

NEFL is a gene implicated in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: biomarker for, associated with, interacts with. Associated with ALS, ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, Als. Connected to 88 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.

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🧬 Gene Info
Gene SymbolNEFL
Full NameNeurofilament Light Polypeptide (NF-L, NF68)
Chromosome8p21.2
FunctionThese dimers associate in an antiparallel, staggered manner to form tetramers, which then laterally associate into protofilaments and mature 10-nm intermediate filaments.
Primary ExpressionMotor Neurons, Cortical Neurons, Peripheral Nerves, All Neurons (ubiquitous)
Molecular Weight62 kDa
Amino Acids543 aa
Exons4
PathwaysAxonal Transport
UniProt IDP07196
NCBI Gene ID4747
Ensembl IDENSG00000277586
OMIM162280
GeneCardsNEFL
Human Protein AtlasNEFL
Associated DiseasesAlzheimers_disease
InteractionsSTMN2, PVALB, RANK, CNR1, STATHMIN, NRGN
KG Connections200 knowledge graph edges
DatabasesGeneCardsHPASTRING
🔮 Predicted Structure: NEFL — AlphaFold P07196 Click to expand

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Wiki Pages (21)

Knowledge base pages for this entity

Canonical Page

NEFL — Neurofilament Light Chain

gene · 1484 words

TRIM2 Gene (Tripartite Motif Containing 2)

gene · 3093 words

Neurofilament Light Chain (NFL)

protein · 2636 words

HNRNPH2 Gene

gene · 2633 words

NFM — Neurofilament Medium Chain

gene · 2470 words

NPTX1 Protein

protein · 2155 words

Pathway Diagram

flowchart TD
    TPM2["TPM2"] -->|"binds"| NEFL["NEFL"]
    NEFL["NEFL"] -->|"biomarker for"| Neurodegeneration["Neurodegeneration"]
    NEFL["NEFL"] -->|"biomarker for"| Als["Als"]
    NEFL["NEFL"] -->|"biomarker for"| Inflammation["Inflammation"]
    NEFL["NEFL"] -->|"biomarker for"| Neuroinflammation["Neuroinflammation"]
    NEFL["NEFL"] -->|"biomarker for"| Alzheimer["Alzheimer"]
    NEFL["NEFL"] -->|"therapeutic target"| Alzheimer["Alzheimer"]
    NEFL["NEFL"] -->|"therapeutic target"| Als["Als"]
    NEFL["NEFL"] -->|"interacts with"| Als["Als"]
    NEFL["NEFL"] -->|"interacts with"| Ms["Ms"]
    NEFL["NEFL"] -->|"interacts with"| Amyotrophic_Lateral_Scler["Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis"]
    NEFL["NEFL"] -->|"biomarker for"| ALS["ALS"]
    style TPM2 fill:#4a1a6b,stroke:#333,color:#e0e0e0
    style NEFL fill:#4a1a6b,stroke:#333,color:#e0e0e0
    style Neurodegeneration fill:#ef5350,stroke:#333,color:#e0e0e0
    style Als fill:#ef5350,stroke:#333,color:#e0e0e0
    style Inflammation fill:#ef5350,stroke:#333,color:#e0e0e0
    style Neuroinflammation fill:#ef5350,stroke:#333,color:#e0e0e0
    style Alzheimer fill:#ef5350,stroke:#333,color:#e0e0e0
    style Ms fill:#ef5350,stroke:#333,color:#e0e0e0
    style Amyotrophic_Lateral_Scler fill:#ef5350,stroke:#333,color:#e0e0e0
    style ALS fill:#ef5350,stroke:#333,color:#e0e0e0

Outgoing (118)

TargetRelationTypeStr
NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASESinvolved_indisease0.95
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosisinvolved_indisease0.90
Alzheimer'S Diseasebiomarker_fordisease0.90
neurodegenerationbiomarker_forprocess0.82
Alzheimer's diseasebiomarker_fordisease0.80

Incoming (83)

SourceRelationTypeStr
TPM2bindsgene0.80
OLEAupregulatescompound0.80
TAUassociated_withprotein0.66
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASEassociated_withdisease0.66
AMYLOIDassociated_withprotein0.66

Targeting Hypotheses (0)

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Mentioning Analyses (0)

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Related Papers (0)

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