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PANX1

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This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about PANX1: 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.

144Connections
1Hypotheses
1Analyses
50Outgoing
47Incoming

Summary

PANX1 is a gene implicated in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: regulates, activates, associated with. Associated with ALS, Aging, Als. Connected to 62 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.

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🧬 Gene Info
Gene SymbolPANX1
Full NamePannexin 1
Chromosome11q14.2
Protein FamilyPannexin family
Protein TypeChannel
Functionis a channel-forming protein that releases ATP and other signaling molecules from cells.
Subcellular LocalizationPlasma membrane, endoplasmic reticulum
Molecular Weight~48 kDa
Amino Acids426 aa
PathwaysLIPID METABOLISM, Lipid Metabolism, apoptosis pathway, lipid metabolism, mitochondrial function
UniProt IDQ96HY7
NCBI Gene ID9399
Ensembl IDENSG00000110234
OMIM608421
GeneCardsPANX1
Human Protein AtlasPANX1
Associated DiseasesALS, Alzheimer, Inflammation, Parkinson, neurodegeneration
InteractionsP2X7, SRC, P2RX1, P2RX5, P2RY12, P2RX7
SciDEX HypothesesGap Junction Hemichannel Modulation for Controlled
KG Connections144 knowledge graph edges
DatabasesGeneCardsHPASTRING
🔮 Predicted Structure: PANX1 — AlphaFold Q96HY7 Click to expand

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Wiki Pages (21)

Knowledge base pages for this entity

Canonical Page

PANX1 Gene

gene · 529 words

Pannexin 1 and P2X7 Receptor Signaling in Neurodegeneration

mechanism · 3756 words

PANX2 Gene

gene · 2531 words

Innate Immune Pattern Recognition in 4R-Tauopathies

mechanism · 2206 words

Purinergic Signaling Dysfunction Hypothesis in Parkinson's Disease

hypothesis · 2066 words

P2RX7 Protein

protein · 1727 words

Pathway Diagram

graph TD
    PANX1["<b>PANX1</b>"]
    Als{"Als"}
    PANX1 -->|"associated with"| Als
    Inflammation{"Inflammation"}
    PANX1 -->|"associated with"| Inflammation
    Ms{"Ms"}
    PANX1 -->|"activates"| Ms
    PANX1 -->|"activates"| Als
    PANX1 -->|"activates"| Inflammation
    Aging{"Aging"}
    PANX1 -->|"activates"| Aging
    Covid{"Covid"}
    PANX1 -->|"activates"| Covid
    ALS{"ALS"}
    PANX1 -->|"associated with"| ALS
    P2X7["P2X7"]
    PANX1 -->|"activates"| P2X7
    SRC["SRC"]
    PANX1 -->|"activates"| SRC
    GENES["GENES"]
    PANX1 -->|"activates"| GENES
    P2RX1["P2RX1"]
    PANX1 -->|"activates"| P2RX1
    ADORA2B["ADORA2B"]
    ADORA2B -->|"activates"| PANX1
    P2RY12["P2RY12"]
    P2RY12 -->|"activates"| PANX1
    P2RX1 -->|"activates"| PANX1
    P2RX4["P2RX4"]
    P2RX4 -->|"activates"| PANX1
    P2RX7["P2RX7"]
    P2RX7 -->|"activates"| PANX1
    CD38["CD38"]
    CD38 -->|"associated with"| PANX1
    P2RY1["P2RY1"]
    P2RY1 -->|"activates"| PANX1
    P2RX5["P2RX5"]
    P2RX5 -->|"activates"| PANX1
    ATP["ATP"]
    ATP -->|"associated with"| PANX1
    NAD["NAD"]
    NAD -->|"associated with"| PANX1
    GENES -->|"activates"| PANX1
    AND["AND"]
    AND -->|"activates"| PANX1
    style PANX1 fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0

Outgoing (97)

TargetRelationTypeStr
unfolded protein responseparticipates_inpathway0.70
Alsassociated_withdisease0.65
Inflammationassociated_withdisease0.65
Msactivatesdisease0.65
Alsactivatesdisease0.65

Incoming (47)

SourceRelationTypeStr
h-9adb5c9etargets_genehypothesis0.90
ADORA2Bactivatesgene0.60
P2RY12activatesgene0.60
P2RX1activatesgene0.60
P2RX4activatesgene0.60

Targeting Hypotheses (1)

Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target

HypothesisScoreDiseaseAnalysis
Gap Junction Hemichannel Modulation for Controlled Mitochond 0.386 neurodegeneration Mitochondrial transfer between neurons a

Mentioning Analyses (1)

Scientific analyses that reference this entity

Mitochondrial transfer between neurons and glia

neurodegeneration | 2026-04-01 | 7 hypotheses Top: 0.450

Related Papers (10)

Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity

Title & PMIDAuthorsJournalYearCitations
Metabolites released from apoptotic cells in central nervous system orchestrates [PMID:41518198] Xiao F, Tan X, He A, Zhou Y, Xu K et al. Autophagy 2026 0
Efferocytosis-related biomarkers and immune infiltration in pancreatic ductal ad [PMID:41966742] Huang S, Gu D, Xiong W Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2026 0
Connexin and Pannexin Hemichannels: Broad-Spectrum Players in Neuroinflammatory [PMID:40956013] ["S\u00e1ez J", "Ocaranza F", "Prieto-Vi Journal of neurochemistry 2025 0
Overlap in synaptic neurological condition susceptibility pathways and the neura [PMID:37807670] ["Frederiksen S", "Wicki-Stordeur L", "S Channels (Austin, Tex.) 2023 0
Harlequin syndrome associated with thoracic epidural anaesthesia. [PMID:35118419] Persson RM, Tellnes K, Hoven H, Haaverst Anaesthesia reports 2022 0
Transmission dynamics of a linear vanA-plasmid during a nosocomial multiclonal o [PMID:34285270] Fujiya Y, Harada T, Sugawara Y, Akeda Y, Scientific reports 2021 0
High resolution spatiotemporal patterns of seawater temperatures across the Beli [PMID:33199700] Helmuth B, Leichter JJ, Rotjan RD, Casti Scientific data 2020 0
Astrocyte and Neuronal Pannexin1 Contribute Distinctly to Seizures. [PMID:30862176] ["Scemes E", "Vel\u00ed\u0161ek L", "Vel ASN neuro 2019 0
Expression and function of pannexins in the inner ear and hearing. [PMID:27229462] ["Zhao H"] BMC cell biology 2016 0
Pannexins in ischemia-induced neurodegeneration. [PMID:22147915] ["Bargiotas P", "Krenz A", "Hormuzdi S", Proceedings of the National Ac 2011 0