Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about P2RX4: 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.
P2RX4 is a gene implicated in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: activates, associated with, expressed in. Associated with ALS, Als, Autoimmune. Connected to 65 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.
| Gene Symbol | P2RX4 |
| Full Name | Purinergic Receptor P2X 4 |
| Chromosome | 12q24.31 |
| Function | The P2RX4 gene encodes the P2X4 receptor subunit, which forms homomeric and heteromeric ion channels permeable to Na⁺, K⁺, and Ca²⁺. |
| Primary Expression | Brain, Spinal Cord, Microglia, Astrocytes |
| Pathways | Glucose Homeostasis |
| UniProt ID | Q99572 |
| NCBI Gene ID | 10065 |
| GeneCards | P2RX4 |
| Human Protein Atlas | P2RX4 |
| Associated Diseases | ALS, Inflammation, Ms, Multiple Sclerosis, glycemic traits |
| Interactions | P2RX7, P2RY1, P2RX5, PANX1, P2RX1, P2RY12 |
| KG Connections | 101 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
graph TD
P2RX4["<b>P2RX4</b>"]
Als{"Als"}
P2RX4 -->|"associated with"| Als
Inflammation{"Inflammation"}
P2RX4 -->|"associated with"| Inflammation
Ms{"Ms"}
P2RX4 -->|"associated with"| Ms
Diabetes{"Diabetes"}
P2RX4 -->|"protects against"| Diabetes
Autoimmune{"Autoimmune"}
P2RX4 -->|"expressed in"| Autoimmune
Multiple_Sclerosis{"Multiple Sclerosis"}
P2RX4 -->|"expressed in"| Multiple_Sclerosis
P2RX4 -->|"expressed in"| Ms
P2RX4 -->|"expressed in"| Als
P2RX4 -->|"associated with"| Multiple_Sclerosis
P2RX4 -->|"regulates"| Ms
P2RX4 -->|"activates"| Als
Covid{"Covid"}
P2RX4 -->|"activates"| Covid
P2RX1["P2RX1"]
P2RX1 -->|"therapeutic target"| P2RX4
ADORA2B["ADORA2B"]
ADORA2B -->|"activates"| P2RX4
P2RY12["P2RY12"]
P2RY12 -->|"activates"| P2RX4
P2RX1 -->|"activates"| P2RX4
P2RY1["P2RY1"]
P2RY1 -->|"protects against"| P2RX4
P2X7["P2X7"]
P2X7 -->|"associated with"| P2RX4
P2RX7["P2RX7"]
P2RX7 -->|"protects against"| P2RX4
GAIN["GAIN"]
GAIN -->|"expressed in"| P2RX4
CAMKK2["CAMKK2"]
CAMKK2 -->|"expressed in"| P2RX4
P2RX7 -->|"expressed in"| P2RX4
P2X7 -->|"activates"| P2RX4
P2RX7 -->|"regulates"| P2RX4
style P2RX4 fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| LUNG TISSUE | expressed_in | entity | 0.95 |
| UPREGULATES | upregulates | entity | 0.95 |
| IMMUNE CELLS | expressed_in | entity | 0.90 |
| THERAPEUTIC_TARGET | therapeutic_target | entity | 0.90 |
| GLUCOSE HOMEOSTASIS | regulates | entity | 0.85 |
| COVID-19 | upregulated_in | disease | 0.80 |
| Glucose Homeostasis | regulates | process | 0.70 |
| glycemic traits | associated_with | phenotype | 0.70 |
| Als | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Inflammation | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Diabetes | protects_against | disease | 0.65 |
| Autoimmune | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Multiple Sclerosis | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Multiple Sclerosis | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Covid | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| ALS | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| P2RX7 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| P2RY14 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| P2RY1 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| P2RX7 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CD38 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| P2RY1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| P2RX5 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| PANX1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| P2RX1 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| P2RX1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| P2RY12 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| P2RX7 | protects_against | gene | 0.60 |
| P2RY1 | protects_against | gene | 0.60 |
| P2X7 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| P2RX7 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| P2RX1 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| ADORA2B | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| P2RY1 | expressed_in | entity | 0.60 |
| P2RY14 | expressed_in | entity | 0.60 |
| P2RX5 | regulates | entity | 0.60 |
| P2RX7 | regulates | entity | 0.60 |
| P2RY1 | regulates | entity | 0.60 |
| P2RY12 | regulates | entity | 0.60 |
| PANX1 | regulates | entity | 0.60 |
| P2RX7 | associated_with | entity | 0.60 |
| P2RY1 | associated_with | entity | 0.60 |
| GENES | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ATP | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| ATP | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| P2RX1 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| ADORA2B | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| P2RY12 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| P2RX1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| P2RY1 | protects_against | gene | 0.60 |
| P2X7 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| P2RX7 | protects_against | gene | 0.60 |
| GAIN | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| CAMKK2 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| P2RX7 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| P2X7 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| P2RX7 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| P2RY1 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| P2RY1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| P2RX7 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CD38 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| P2RY14 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| P2RY1 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| P2RX1 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| P2RX5 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| PANX1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ADORA2B | regulates | entity | 0.60 |
| P2RX1 | regulates | entity | 0.60 |
| P2RX7 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| P2RY14 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| F3 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| GENES | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ATP | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| ATP | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NAD | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| GENES | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| INFLAMMATION | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| DIABETES MELLITUS | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ATP | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| CD38 | co_expressed_with | gene | 0.50 |
| P2RX1 | co_expressed_with | gene | 0.50 |
| adora2b | activates | gene | 0.50 |
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 | ||||