Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about NRF1: 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.
NRF1 is a gene implicated in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: activates, regulates, inhibits. Associated with ALS, Aging, Als. Connected to 251 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.
| Gene Symbol | NRF1 |
| Full Name | NRF1 |
| Chromosome | 5q31.1 |
| Protein Type | Gene |
| Function | NRF1 is a critical transcription factor that coordinates the expression of genes involved in mitochondrial function and cellular respiration: [@srensen2020] |
| Primary Expression | tissues with high energy demands: |
| Pathways | Apoptosis, Autophagy, Chaperone, Cholesterol, Differentiation |
| NCBI Gene ID | Search NCBI |
| GeneCards | NRF1 |
| Human Protein Atlas | NRF1 |
| Associated Diseases | ALS, Aging, Alzheimer, Breast Cancer, Cancer |
| Known Drugs/Compounds | nicotinamide, rapamycin |
| Interactions | DRP1, OPA1, MFN1, NRF2, PKC, MAF |
| KG Connections | 490 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsUniProtHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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NRF1["NRF1"]
NRF1 -->|"activates"| PINK1["PINK1"]
NRF1 -->|"activates"| PRKN["PRKN"]
NRF1 -->|"activates"| Als["Als"]
NRF1 -->|"activates"| Neurodegeneration["Neurodegeneration"]
NRF1 -->|"activates"| Ms["Ms"]
NRF1 -->|"regulates"| Alzheimer["Alzheimer"]
NRF1 -->|"regulates"| Cancer["Cancer"]
NRF1 -->|"regulates"| Stroke["Stroke"]
NRF1 -->|"activates"| Fibrosis["Fibrosis"]
PGC1A["PGC1A"] -->|"activates"| NRF1
PPARGC1A["PPARGC1A"] -->|"activates"| NRF1
TFAM["TFAM"] -->|"activates"| NRF1
MFN1["MFN1"] -->|"activates"| NRF1
DNM1L["DNM1L"] -->|"target for"| NRF1
DRP1["DRP1"] -->|"activates"| NRF1
JUN["JUN"] -->|"target for"| NRF1
GENES["GENES"] -->|"target for"| NRF1
MITOCHONDRIAL_DNA["MITOCHONDRIAL DNA"] -->|"activates"| NRF1
AMPK["AMPK"] -->|"regulates"| NRF1| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proteasome Subunits | regulates | protein | 0.88 |
| Proteasome Subunit Genes | regulates | pathway | 0.85 |
| Als | activates | disease | 0.85 |
| mitochondrial function | participates_in | pathway | 0.85 |
| MITOCHONDRIAL DYSFUNCTION | activates | gene | 0.80 |
| GENES | regulates | gene | 0.80 |
| NAD+ metabolism | participates_in | pathway | 0.75 |
| Neurodegeneration | activates | disease | 0.75 |
| Cancer | regulates | disease | 0.75 |
| Stroke | activates | disease | 0.75 |
| Cancer | activates | disease | 0.75 |
| Aging | implicated_in | disease | 0.75 |
| Als | implicated_in | disease | 0.75 |
| Inflammation | activates | disease | 0.75 |
| unfolded protein response | participates_in | pathway | 0.75 |
| NRF2 | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| NRF2 | regulates | gene | 0.70 |
| TFAM | regulates | gene | 0.70 |
| SIRT1 | regulates | gene | 0.70 |
| Mitochondrial Function | activates | pathway | 0.70 |
| DNA | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| Apoptosis | regulates | pathway | 0.70 |
| APOPTOSIS | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| Apoptosis | activates | pathway | 0.70 |
| Oxidative Stress | activates | pathway | 0.70 |
| Mitophagy | regulates | pathway | 0.70 |
| MITOCHONDRIA | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| ATP | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| CANCER | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| oxidative stress response | participates_in | pathway | 0.70 |
| Ms | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Alzheimer | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Stroke | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Fibrosis | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Ischemia | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Heart Failure | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Alzheimer | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Neuropathy | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Obesity | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Diabetes | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Epilepsy | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Huntington | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Parkinson | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Ataxia | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Cardiac | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Ischemia | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Senescence | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paeoniflorin | upregulates | compound | 0.95 |
| h-4c3210de | targets_gene | hypothesis | 0.90 |
| PPARGC1A | interacts_with | gene | 0.80 |
| PGC1A | activates | protein | 0.72 |
| TFAM | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| PPARGC1A | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| OXIDATIVE STRESS | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| MITOPHAGY | regulates | gene | 0.70 |
| NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| MFN1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| DNM1L | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| DRP1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| JUN | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| DNM1L | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| FOS | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| DRP1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| MFN1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| BNIP3 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| VDAC1 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| FUNDC1 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| TOMM20 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| TIMM9 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| TIMM17B | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| OMA1 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| TIMM23 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| MTOR | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| PARKIN | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| LRRK2 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| MFN1 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| SENP1 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| UBIQUITIN | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| PARKIN | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| PRKAA1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| JUN | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| SIRT1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| OPA1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NRF2 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| TAU | implicated_in | gene | 0.60 |
| SQSTM1 | implicated_in | gene | 0.60 |
| NFE2L1 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| P62 | implicated_in | gene | 0.60 |
| PPAR | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| BAX | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| ARG1 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| CSF1R | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| TNF | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| HDAC3 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| FOXO3 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| MFN2 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| DRP1 | upregulates | entity | 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 | ||||