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PDGFB

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90Connections
0Hypotheses
0Analyses
50Outgoing
23Incoming

Summary

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.

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🧬 Gene Info
Gene SymbolPDGFB
Full NamePlatelet Derived Growth Factor Subunit B
Chromosome22q13
FunctionPDGFB encodes the B chain of platelet-derived growth factor, which can form homodimers (PDGF-BB) or heterodimers (PDGF-AB) with the A chain.
PathwaysInflammasome
UniProt ID[P01127](https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P01127)
Ensembl IDENSG00000127314
OMIM190040
GeneCardsPDGFB
Human Protein AtlasPDGFB
Associated DiseasesALS, Aging, Basal Ganglia Calcifications, Fahr_disease, Ms
InteractionsMERTK, TREM2, PDGFRB, PDGF, Il-1, App
KG Connections90 knowledge graph edges
DatabasesGeneCardsNCBI GeneHPASTRING

Wiki Pages (12)

Knowledge base pages for this entity

Canonical Page

PDGFB — Platelet Derived Growth Factor Subunit B

gene · 537 words

Blood-Brain Barrier Dysfunction in Neurodegeneration

mechanism · 4726 words

Primary Familial Brain Calcification (Fahr's Disease)

disease · 1791 words

Pericyte PDGFR-Beta Agonist for Neurovascular Rescue

idea · 1751 words

MFSD2A - Major Facilitator Superfamily Domain Containing 2A

gene · 1181 words

PDGF-A Protein

protein · 956 words

Pathway Diagram

graph TD
    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

Outgoing (67)

TargetRelationTypeStr
Primary Familial Brain Calcificationassociated_withdisease0.95
Primary Familial Brain Calcificationcausesdisease0.95
Basal Ganglia Calcificationscausesdisease0.93
Fahr's Diseaserisk_factor_fordisease0.90
neurovascular unitmodulatescell_type0.80

Incoming (23)

SourceRelationTypeStr
JUNassociated_withgene0.60
JAM2associated_withgene0.60
PDGFRBassociated_withgene0.60
PDGFRBregulatesgene0.60
PDGFRBexpressed_ingene0.60

Targeting Hypotheses (0)

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Mentioning Analyses (0)

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