Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about PDGFB: 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.
PDGFB is a gene implicated in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: associated with, regulates, expressed in. Associated with ALS, Aging, Als. Connected to 46 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.
| Gene Symbol | PDGFB |
| Full Name | Platelet Derived Growth Factor Subunit B |
| Chromosome | 22q13 |
| Function | PDGFB encodes the B chain of platelet-derived growth factor, which can form homodimers (PDGF-BB) or heterodimers (PDGF-AB) with the A chain. |
| Pathways | Inflammasome |
| UniProt ID | [P01127](https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P01127) |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000127314 |
| OMIM | 190040 |
| GeneCards | PDGFB |
| Human Protein Atlas | PDGFB |
| Associated Diseases | ALS, Aging, Basal Ganglia Calcifications, Fahr_disease, Ms |
| Interactions | MERTK, TREM2, PDGFRB, PDGF, Il-1, App |
| KG Connections | 90 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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PDGFB["<b>PDGFB</b>"]
Aging{"Aging"}
PDGFB -->|"associated with"| Aging
Ms{"Ms"}
PDGFB -->|"associated with"| Ms
Parkinson{"Parkinson"}
PDGFB -->|"associated with"| Parkinson
Als{"Als"}
PDGFB -->|"associated with"| Als
PDGFB -->|"regulates"| Ms
PDGFB -->|"inhibits"| Ms
Fibrosis{"Fibrosis"}
PDGFB -->|"expressed in"| Fibrosis
PDGFB -->|"expressed in"| Als
ALS{"ALS"}
PDGFB -->|"associated with"| ALS
Fahr_disease{"Fahr_disease"}
PDGFB -->|"causes"| Fahr_disease
Blood_Brain_Barrier(["Blood-Brain Barrier"])
PDGFB -->|"associated with"| Blood_Brain_Barrier
PDGFRB["PDGFRB"]
PDGFB -->|"associated with"| PDGFRB
JUN["JUN"]
JUN -->|"associated with"| PDGFB
JAM2["JAM2"]
JAM2 -->|"associated with"| PDGFB
PDGFRB -->|"associated with"| PDGFB
PDGFRB -->|"regulates"| PDGFB
GENES["GENES"]
GENES -->|"regulates"| PDGFB
GENES -->|"inhibits"| PDGFB
PDGFRB -->|"expressed in"| PDGFB
MITOCHONDRIAL_DYSFUNCTION["MITOCHONDRIAL DYSFUNCTION"]
MITOCHONDRIAL_DYSFUNCTION -->|"associated with"| PDGFB
GENES -->|"associated with"| PDGFB
XPR1["XPR1"]
XPR1 -->|"associated with"| PDGFB
SLC20A2["SLC20A2"]
SLC20A2 -->|"associated with"| PDGFB
PARKINSON_S_DISEASE["PARKINSON'S DISEASE"]
PARKINSON_S_DISEASE -->|"associated with"| PDGFB
style PDGFB fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Familial Brain Calcification | associated_with | disease | 0.95 |
| Primary Familial Brain Calcification | causes | disease | 0.95 |
| Basal Ganglia Calcifications | causes | disease | 0.93 |
| Fahr's Disease | risk_factor_for | disease | 0.90 |
| neurovascular unit | modulates | cell_type | 0.80 |
| Aging | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Parkinson | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Fibrosis | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| ALS | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Atherosclerosis | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Fahr_disease | causes | disease | 0.64 |
| PDGFRB | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PDGFRB | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| BLM | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| JAM2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| JUN | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| Rb | associated_with | protein | 0.60 |
| Rb | regulates | protein | 0.60 |
| TGFB3 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| TGFB1 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| TGFB2 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| VEGFB | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| CSF2 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| Vegf | expressed_in | protein | 0.60 |
| Rb | expressed_in | protein | 0.60 |
| MERTK | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| TREM2 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| PDGFRB | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| Blood-Brain Barrier | associated_with | pathway | 0.60 |
| GENES | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| XPR1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| SLC20A2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| XPR1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| SLC20A2 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| Tgf-Β | expressed_in | pathway | 0.60 |
| PARKINSON | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PARKINSON'S DISEASE | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| GENES | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MYORG | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| CMPK2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| Pdgf | associated_with | protein | 0.60 |
| Pdgf | regulates | protein | 0.60 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| JUN | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| JAM2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PDGFRB | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PDGFRB | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| PDGFRB | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| VEGFA | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| GENES | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| GENES | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| MITOCHONDRIAL DYSFUNCTION | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| GENES | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| XPR1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| SLC20A2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PARKINSON'S DISEASE | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PARKINSON | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| XPR1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| SLC20A2 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| CMPK2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MYORG | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| IL-1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CMPK2 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MYORG | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PDGFRB | interacts_with | gene | 0.50 |
| JAM2 | interacts_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 | ||||