Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about NLRC4: 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.
NLRC4 is a gene implicated in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: associated with, inhibits, protects against. Associated with Als, Cancer, Colorectal Cancer. Connected to 96 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.
| Gene Symbol | NLRC4 |
| Protein Type | Receptor |
| Function | encodes a critical pattern recognition receptor that forms the NLRC4 inflammasome, a multiprotein complex essential for innate immunity and inflammatory responses. |
| Primary Expression | microglia - Minimal expression in astrocytes under normal conditions - Induction in infiltrating immune |
| Molecular Weight | 186 kDa |
| Pathways | NF-κB, MAPK pathway |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000102948 |
| GeneCards | NLRC4 |
| Human Protein Atlas | NLRC4 |
| Pattern recognition | LRR domain detects bacterial components |
| Oligomerization | Activated NLRC4 recruits ASC (PYCARD) via PYD interactions |
| Caspase-1 activation | NLRC4 CARD domain directly interacts with caspase-1 |
| Pyroptosis | Activated caspase-1 cleaves gasdermin D, causing pyroptotic cell death |
| Cytokine maturation | Caspase-1 processes pro-IL-1β and pro-IL-18 into active forms |
| Cross-talk with NLRP3 | potential co-activation in some contexts |
| Associated Diseases | ALS, Cancer, Cardiovascular, Infection, Inflammation, Ms |
| Interactions | UCP2, SIRT2, ASC, ATG5, LAMP1, MARCH7 |
| KG Connections | 218 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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NLRC4["<b>NLRC4</b>"]
Ms{"Ms"}
NLRC4 -->|"associated with"| Ms
Tumor{"Tumor"}
NLRC4 -->|"associated with"| Tumor
NLRC4 -->|"activates"| Ms
Inflammation{"Inflammation"}
NLRC4 -->|"activates"| Inflammation
ASC["ASC"]
NLRC4 -->|"associated with"| ASC
NLRP3["NLRP3"]
NLRC4 -->|"associated with"| NLRP3
AIM2["AIM2"]
NLRC4 -->|"associated with"| AIM2
TNF["TNF"]
NLRC4 -->|"associated with"| TNF
MARCH7["MARCH7"]
NLRC4 -->|"associated with"| MARCH7
PYCARD["PYCARD"]
NLRC4 -->|"associated with"| PYCARD
LAMP1["LAMP1"]
NLRC4 -->|"associated with"| LAMP1
Inflammasome(["Inflammasome"])
NLRC4 -->|"associated with"| Inflammasome
IL1B["IL1B"]
IL1B -->|"associated with"| NLRC4
CASP1["CASP1"]
CASP1 -->|"associated with"| NLRC4
ATG5["ATG5"]
ATG5 -->|"associated with"| NLRC4
IL18["IL18"]
IL18 -->|"associated with"| NLRC4
TNF -->|"associated with"| NLRC4
MARCH7 -->|"associated with"| NLRC4
NLRP3 -->|"associated with"| NLRC4
AIM2 -->|"associated with"| NLRC4
ASC -->|"associated with"| NLRC4
ATP["ATP"]
ATP -->|"associated with"| NLRC4
AND["AND"]
AND -->|"associated with"| NLRC4
AUTOPHAGY["AUTOPHAGY"]
AUTOPHAGY -->|"associated with"| NLRC4
style NLRC4 fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| pyroptosis | participates_in | pathway | 0.80 |
| Autophagy | associated_with | pathway | 0.70 |
| Inflammasome | activates | pathway | 0.70 |
| oxidative stress response | participates_in | pathway | 0.70 |
| NF-kB signaling | participates_in | pathway | 0.70 |
| autophagy pathway | participates_in | pathway | 0.70 |
| ubiquitin-proteasome | participates_in | pathway | 0.70 |
| Ms | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Tumor | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Inflammation | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Melanoma | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Inflammation | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Tumor | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Colorectal Cancer | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Ulcerative Colitis | causes | disease | 0.65 |
| Inflammation | causes | disease | 0.65 |
| Infection | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Inflammation | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Sepsis | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Alzheimer | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Cardiovascular | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Neurodegeneration | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| ALS | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| ALS | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Pyroptosis | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| ASC | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NLRP3 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AIM2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| TNF | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MARCH7 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PYCARD | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| LAMP1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CASP1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| IL1B | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| IL18 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| UBIQUITIN | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ATG5 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| UCP2 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| CD4 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| GCLM | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| SIRT2 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| ASC | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| PYCARD | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| TNF | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PYCARD | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIM2 | associated_with | gene | 0.70 |
| AUTOPHAGY | associated_with | gene | 0.70 |
| IL1B | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CASP1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ATG5 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| IL18 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| TNF | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MARCH7 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NLRP3 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ASC | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| LAMP1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| UBIQUITIN | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PYCARD | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| SIRT2 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| NLRP3 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| ASC | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| AIM2 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NLRP3 | contributes_to | gene | 0.60 |
| NAIP | contributes_to | gene | 0.60 |
| HTRA2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| GBM | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CHMP7 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CD8 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MAP1LC3B | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PRKACA | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NEK7 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NLRP1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NAIP | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CARD8 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| GSDMD | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| P38 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NAIP | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NLRP3 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ASC | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ATG5 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| LAMP1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MARCH7 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ASC | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ATG5 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NAIP | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ATP | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NFKB | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| INFLAMMATION | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ROS | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| EXERCISE | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| Β-HYDROXYBUTYRATE | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| AMPK | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| INFLAMMATION | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| AUTOPHAGY | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| APOPTOSIS | protects_against | 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 | ||||