Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about PEN2: 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.
PEN2 (Presenilin Enhancer 2) is a component of the gamma-secretase complex that cleaves APP to generate amyloid-beta
| Gene Symbol | PSENEN |
| Aliases | Presenilin Enhancer 2 |
| Chromosome | 19q13.12 |
| Protein Family | PEN-2 family (γ-secretase complex) |
| Function | is an important component in the neurobiology of neurodegenerative diseases. |
| Primary Expression | Endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus, plasma membrane |
| Molecular Weight | 12 kDa |
| Amino Acids | 101 aa |
| Pathways | Angiogenesis |
| UniProt ID | Q9NQ75 |
| GeneCards | PSENEN |
| Human Protein Atlas | PSENEN |
| Subunit | Gene |
| Presenilin-1 (PS1) | PSEN1 |
| Presenilin-2 (PS2) | PSEN2 |
| Associated Diseases | AD, AMI, Als, Alzheimer, Alzheimer'S Disease |
| Interactions | PSEN1, DAPK1, HSPG2, IL1B, APP, EIF2AK2 |
| KG Connections | 98 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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PEN2["<b>PEN2</b>"]
Alzheimer{"Alzheimer"}
PEN2 -->|"interacts with"| Alzheimer
Tumor{"Tumor"}
PEN2 -->|"interacts with"| Tumor
Als{"Als"}
PEN2 -->|"interacts with"| Als
ALS{"ALS"}
PEN2 -->|"interacts with"| ALS
PSEN1["PSEN1"]
PEN2 -->|"interacts with"| PSEN1
DAPK1["DAPK1"]
PEN2 -->|"interacts with"| DAPK1
HSPG2["HSPG2"]
PEN2 -->|"interacts with"| HSPG2
IL1B["IL1B"]
PEN2 -->|"interacts with"| IL1B
APP["APP"]
PEN2 -->|"interacts with"| APP
EIF2AK2["EIF2AK2"]
PEN2 -->|"interacts with"| EIF2AK2
Cholesterol(["Cholesterol"])
PEN2 -->|"interacts with"| Cholesterol
Apoptosis(["Apoptosis"])
PEN2 -->|"interacts with"| Apoptosis
NCSTN["NCSTN"]
NCSTN -->|"interacts with"| PEN2
FAS["FAS"]
FAS -->|"interacts with"| PEN2
TNF["TNF"]
TNF -->|"interacts with"| PEN2
LMNA["LMNA"]
LMNA -->|"interacts with"| PEN2
APH1B["APH1B"]
APH1B -->|"interacts with"| PEN2
APOE["APOE"]
APOE -->|"interacts with"| PEN2
IL6["IL6"]
IL6 -->|"interacts with"| PEN2
SREBF1["SREBF1"]
SREBF1 -->|"interacts with"| PEN2
PSEN2["PSEN2"]
PSEN2 -->|"interacts with"| PEN2
A2M["A2M"]
A2M -->|"interacts with"| PEN2
DHCR24["DHCR24"]
DHCR24 -->|"interacts with"| PEN2
HMGCR["HMGCR"]
HMGCR -->|"interacts with"| PEN2
style PEN2 fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gamma-Secretase Complex | interacts_with | protein | 0.90 |
| Alzheimer | interacts_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Tumor | interacts_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | interacts_with | disease | 0.65 |
| ALS | interacts_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Alzheimer | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| PSEN1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| DAPK1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| HSPG2 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| IL1B | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| APP | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| EIF2AK2 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| APH1B | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| IL6 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PARP1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| HMGCR | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| DYNEIN | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| LMNA | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PSEN2 | interacts_with | entity | 0.60 |
| SREBF1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| DHCR24 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| A2M | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NCSTN | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| TNF | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| APOE | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| FAS | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| Kinesin | interacts_with | protein | 0.60 |
| PSEN1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| PSEN2 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| Cholesterol | interacts_with | pathway | 0.60 |
| Apoptosis | interacts_with | pathway | 0.60 |
| Amyloid | interacts_with | pathway | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| GENES | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| DNA | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| TFCP2 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AMYLOID | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| Angiogenesis | regulates | pathway | 0.60 |
| Raf | interacts_with | protein | 0.60 |
| AD | implicated_in | disease | 0.50 |
| Als | implicated_in | disease | 0.50 |
| Alzheimer | implicated_in | disease | 0.50 |
| Alzheimer's disease | implicated_in | disease | 0.50 |
| AMI | implicated_in | disease | 0.50 |
| RA | implicated_in | disease | 0.50 |
| SS | implicated_in | disease | 0.50 |
| Tumor | implicated_in | disease | 0.50 |
| disease | implicated_in | disease | 0.50 |
| GAMMA-SECRETASE | interacts_with | protein | 0.50 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| NCSTN | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| FAS | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| TNF | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| LMNA | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| APH1B | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| APOE | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| IL6 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| SREBF1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PSEN2 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| A2M | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| DHCR24 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| HMGCR | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MAPT | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PARP1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| EIF2AK2 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| IL1B | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| DAPK1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| HSPG2 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| APP | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PSEN1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| DYNEIN | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| APP | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ANG | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| FOXA2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ADAM10 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| APH1B | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| APP | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| BACE1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| BACE2 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| NCSTN | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| MITOCHONDRIAL DNA | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| GENES | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| DNA | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| APOPTOSIS | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AMYLOID | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| TFCP2 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| APP/PS1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
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 | ||||