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PEX13

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8Connections
0Hypotheses
0Analyses
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4Incoming

Summary

PEX13 encodes peroxin-13, a critical component of the peroxisomal import machinery essential for peroxisome biogenesis. Mutations cause peroxisome biogenesis disorders with severe neurological manifestations.

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🧬 Gene Info
Gene SymbolPEX13
Full NamePeroxisome Biogenesis Factor 13
AliasesPeroxin-13
Chromosome2p15
Protein FamilySH3 domain-containing proteins, Peroxin family
FunctionCargo recognition: PEX5 recognizes proteins containing the PTS1 signal (SKL motif or variant) in the cytosol.
Molecular Weight54 kDa
Amino Acids489 aa
UniProt IDQ9UKV0
NCBI Gene ID5194
Ensembl IDENSG00000131828
OMIM603773
GeneCardsPEX13
Human Protein AtlasPEX13
Encoded ProteinPeroxin-13 (489 amino acids)
Associated Diseasesneurodegeneration
KG Connections8 knowledge graph edges
DatabasesGeneCardsHPASTRING
🔮 Predicted Structure: PEX13 — AlphaFold Q9UKJ0 Click to expand

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Wiki Pages (14)

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Canonical Page

PEX13 Gene

gene · 3095 words

Peroxisomal Dysfunction

mechanism · 3742 words

PEX2 Gene

gene · 3004 words

Peroxisome Pathway in Neurodegeneration

mechanism · 2550 words

zellweger-spectrum-disorders

disease · 2240 words

PEX10 Gene

gene · 2211 words

Pathway Diagram

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    N0["PEX13"]
    N1["BECN1"]
    N1 -->|"targets"| N0
    N2["CYP27B1"]
    N2 -->|"targets"| N0
    N3["GCLC"]
    N3 -->|"targets"| N0
    N4["PCBP2"]
    N4 -->|"targets"| N0
    N5["PPP1CA"]
    N0 -->|"targets"| N5
    N6["VPS29"]
    N0 -->|"targets"| N6
    N7["VPS35"]
    N0 -->|"targets"| N7
    N8["YBX1"]
    N0 -->|"targets"| N8
    N9["neurodegeneration"]
    N0 -->|"implicated in"| N9

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Outgoing (4)

TargetRelationTypeStr
PPP1CAtargetsgene0.60
VPS29targetsgene0.60
VPS35targetsgene0.60
YBX1targetsgene0.60

Incoming (4)

SourceRelationTypeStr
BECN1targetsgene0.60
CYP27B1targetsgene0.60
GCLCtargetsgene0.60
PCBP2targetsgene0.60

Targeting Hypotheses (0)

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Mentioning Analyses (0)

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