Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about PANK2: 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.
PANK2 is a gene implicated in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: associated with, therapeutic target, regulates. Associated with Aging, Als, Dystonia. Connected to 28 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.
| Gene Symbol | PANK2 |
| Full Name | Pantothenate Kinase 2 |
| Chromosome | 20p13 |
| Protein Type | Enzyme |
| Function | is an important component in the neurobiology of neurodegenerative diseases. |
| Primary Expression | High in brain, especially basal ganglia |
| Subcellular Localization | the mitochondrial matrix. It catalyzes the first and rate-limiting step in CoA biosynthesis, the phosphorylation of vita |
| Molecular Weight | 57 kDa |
| Amino Acids | 570 aa |
| UniProt ID | Q9C0B0 |
| NCBI Gene ID | 80025 |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000125779 |
| OMIM | 606157 |
| GeneCards | PANK2 |
| Human Protein Atlas | PANK2 |
| Associated Diseases | ALS, Aging, Dystonia, Ms, Neurodegeneration |
| Interactions | PLA2G6, WDR45, ATP13A2, CP, DCAF17, FA2H |
| KG Connections | 41 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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PANK2["<b>PANK2</b>"]
pantothenate_kinase_associated_neurodege{"pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration"}
PANK2 -->|"associated with"| pantothenate_kinase_associated_neurodege
Neurodegeneration{"Neurodegeneration"}
PANK2 -->|"associated with"| Neurodegeneration
Ms{"Ms"}
PANK2 -->|"associated with"| Ms
Als{"Als"}
PANK2 -->|"associated with"| Als
Parkinson{"Parkinson"}
PANK2 -->|"associated with"| Parkinson
Dystonia{"Dystonia"}
PANK2 -->|"associated with"| Dystonia
Aging{"Aging"}
PANK2 -->|"therapeutic target"| Aging
PANK2 -->|"therapeutic target"| Als
PLA2G6["PLA2G6"]
PANK2 -->|"associated with"| PLA2G6
Lipid_Metabolism(["Lipid Metabolism"])
PANK2 -->|"associated with"| Lipid_Metabolism
Mitophagy(["Mitophagy"])
PANK2 -->|"associated with"| Mitophagy
Autophagy(["Autophagy"])
PANK2 -->|"associated with"| Autophagy
AKT["AKT"]
AKT -->|"regulates"| PANK2
PLA2G6 -->|"associated with"| PANK2
FTL["FTL"]
FTL -->|"associated with"| PANK2
WDR45["WDR45"]
WDR45 -->|"associated with"| PANK2
COASY["COASY"]
COASY -->|"associated with"| PANK2
DCAF17["DCAF17"]
DCAF17 -->|"associated with"| PANK2
FA2H["FA2H"]
FA2H -->|"associated with"| PANK2
C19ORF12["C19ORF12"]
C19ORF12 -->|"associated with"| PANK2
style PANK2 fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pantothenate Kinase-Associated Neurodegeneration | causes | disease | 0.95 |
| Neurodegeneration | associated_with | disease | 0.85 |
| PLA2G6 | associated_with | gene | 0.70 |
| pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration | associated_with | disease | 0.70 |
| NEURODEGENERATION | associated_with | gene | 0.70 |
| Ms | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Parkinson | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Dystonia | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Aging | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Aging | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| MAX | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| BID | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| neurodegeneration | associated_with | disease | 0.60 |
| PLA2G6 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| WDR45 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| neurodegeneration | interacts_with | disease | 0.60 |
| Lipid Metabolism | associated_with | pathway | 0.60 |
| Mitophagy | associated_with | pathway | 0.60 |
| Autophagy | associated_with | pathway | 0.60 |
| Blood-Brain Barrier | therapeutic_target | pathway | 0.60 |
| GENES | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| DNA | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ALS | associated_with | disease | 0.60 |
| PLA2G6 | co_expressed_with | gene | 0.50 |
| WDR45 | co_expressed_with | gene | 0.50 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLA2G6 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| FTL | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| WDR45 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| COASY | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| DCAF17 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| FA2H | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| C19ORF12 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ATP13A2 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CP | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| DCAF17 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| FA2H | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| FTL | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ATP13A2 | co_expressed_with | gene | 0.50 |
| FA2H | co_expressed_with | gene | 0.50 |
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 | ||||