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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.
| Gene Symbol | NEFL |
| Full Name | Neurofilament Light Polypeptide (NF-L, NF68) |
| Chromosome | 8p21.2 |
| Function | These dimers associate in an antiparallel, staggered manner to form tetramers, which then laterally associate into protofilaments and mature 10-nm intermediate filaments. |
| Primary Expression | Motor Neurons, Cortical Neurons, Peripheral Nerves, All Neurons (ubiquitous) |
| Molecular Weight | 62 kDa |
| Amino Acids | 543 aa |
| Exons | 4 |
| Pathways | Axonal Transport |
| UniProt ID | P07196 |
| NCBI Gene ID | 4747 |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000277586 |
| OMIM | 162280 |
| GeneCards | NEFL |
| Human Protein Atlas | NEFL |
| Associated Diseases | Alzheimers_disease |
| Interactions | STMN2, PVALB, RANK, CNR1, STATHMIN, NRGN |
| KG Connections | 200 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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"]
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style NEFL fill:#4a1a6b,stroke:#333,color:#e0e0e0
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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| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES | involved_in | disease | 0.95 |
| Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis | involved_in | disease | 0.90 |
| Alzheimer'S Disease | biomarker_for | disease | 0.90 |
| neurodegeneration | biomarker_for | process | 0.82 |
| Alzheimer's disease | biomarker_for | disease | 0.80 |
| Neurodegeneration | biomarker_for | disease | 0.75 |
| Als | biomarker_for | disease | 0.75 |
| Inflammation | biomarker_for | disease | 0.75 |
| Neuroinflammation | biomarker_for | disease | 0.75 |
| Alzheimer | biomarker_for | disease | 0.75 |
| GFAP | biomarker_for | gene | 0.70 |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE | biomarker_for | gene | 0.70 |
| NEUROINFLAMMATION | biomarker_for | gene | 0.70 |
| INFLAMMATION | biomarker_for | gene | 0.70 |
| ALZHEIMER | biomarker_for | gene | 0.70 |
| oxidative stress response | participates_in | pathway | 0.70 |
| Alzheimer | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | interacts_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | interacts_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis | interacts_with | disease | 0.65 |
| ALS | biomarker_for | disease | 0.65 |
| Dementia | contributes_to | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | contributes_to | disease | 0.65 |
| Alzheimer | contributes_to | disease | 0.65 |
| Alzheimer | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| ALS | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Alzheimers_disease | associated_with | disease | 0.64 |
| CHI3L1 | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| MDH1 | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| IL9 | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| BDNF | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| PDGFRB | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| IL4 | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| NPTX1 | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| VEGFA | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| APOE | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| STMN2 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CHIT1 | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| FGF2 | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| TAU | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| RANK | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| SQSTM1 | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| AURKB | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| TPR | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| RANK | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| CALM1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NEFH | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| KIF5B | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CDC42 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| TPM2 | binds | gene | 0.80 |
| OLEA | upregulates | compound | 0.80 |
| TAU | associated_with | protein | 0.66 |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE | associated_with | disease | 0.66 |
| AMYLOID | associated_with | protein | 0.66 |
| IL9 | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| VEGFA | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| IL4 | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| FGF2 | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| GFAP | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| NPTX1 | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| CHIT1 | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| MDH1 | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| PDGFRB | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| SQSTM1 | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| BDNF | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| APOE | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| SYT1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| GFAP | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| C9ORF72 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CHI3L1 | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| TAU | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| KIF15 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| TPR | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CDC42 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| RGS4 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| AURKB | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CALM1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| RANK | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| PVALB | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| KIF5B | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NEFH | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| GAP43 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NEFM | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| CNR1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| TAU | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| SST | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| TUBULIN | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| STAT3 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MBP | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| MKI67 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CNP | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CCL25 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MMP1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MAPT | phosphorylates | gene | 0.60 |
| BCL2 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| BNIP3L | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| LAMP1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| LC3 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| MAPT | activates | gene | 0.60 |
Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target
| Hypothesis | Score | Disease | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| No targeting hypotheses | |||
Scientific analyses that reference this entity
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Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity
| Title & PMID | Authors | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No papers found | ||||