gene

PFN1

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This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about PFN1: 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.

35Connections
1Hypotheses
1Analyses
18Outgoing
17Incoming

Summary

Actin-binding protein regulating cytoskeletal dynamics, mutations linked to familial ALS pathogenesis

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🧬 Gene Info
Gene SymbolPFN1
Full NameProfilin 1
Chromosome17p13.3
Protein FamilyProfilin family
Functionregulating cytoskeletal dynamics
Molecular Weight15 kDa
Amino Acids140 aa
Exons4
PathwaysChaperone
UniProt ID[P07737](https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P07737)
Ensembl IDENSG00000108518
OMIM176610
GeneCardsPFN1
Human Protein AtlasPFN1
Actin-binding siteInteracts with G-actin (monomeric actin)
Associated DiseasesAls, Neurodegeneration, disease
InteractionsDNAJB6, ALS
SciDEX HypothesesProfilin-1 Cytoskeletal Checkpoint Enhancement
KG Connections35 knowledge graph edges
DatabasesGeneCardsNCBI GeneHPASTRING

Wiki Pages (9)

Knowledge base pages for this entity

Canonical Page

PFN1 — Profilin 1

gene · 1437 words

Cytoskeleton Dysfunction Comparison -- AD/PD/ALS/FTD/HD

mechanism · 1437 words

DIAPH3 Protein

protein · 1249 words

PFN1 Gene

gene · 946 words

Profilin-1 Protein

protein · 699 words

PFN1 Protein

protein · 651 words

Pathway Diagram

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    N0["PFN1"]
    N1["Als"]
    N0 -->|"associated with"| N1
    N2["Neurodegeneration"]
    N0 -->|"contributes to"| N2
    N0 -->|"stabilizes"| N2
    N3["ALS"]
    N0 -->|"associated with"| N3
    N4["GAIN"]
    N0 -->|"associated with"| N4
    N5["AND"]
    N0 -->|"expressed in"| N5
    N6["Protein Aggregation"]
    N0 -->|"contributes to"| N6
    N7["DNAJB6"]
    N7 -->|"activates"| N0
    N4 -->|"associated with"| N0
    N8["NEURODEGENERATION"]
    N8 -->|"contributes to"| N0
    N3 -->|"associated with"| N0
    N9["Spinal Cord"]
    N0 -->|"expressed in"| N9
    N10["disease"]
    N0 -->|"associated with"| N10
    N0 -->|"associated with"| N6

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Outgoing (18)

TargetRelationTypeStr
Cytoskeletal Checkpointregulatesmechanism0.80
Alsassociated_withdisease0.65
Neurodegenerationcontributes_todisease0.65
Neurodegenerationstabilizesdisease0.65
GAINassociated_withgene0.60

Incoming (17)

SourceRelationTypeStr
h-cd49366ctargets_genehypothesis0.90
Aginginhibitsmechanism0.70
DNAJB6activatesgene0.60
GAINassociated_withgene0.60
NEURODEGENERATIONcontributes_togene0.60

Targeting Hypotheses (1)

Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target

HypothesisScoreDiseaseAnalysis
Profilin-1 Cytoskeletal Checkpoint Enhancement 0.370 neurodegeneration Gene expression changes in aging mouse b

Mentioning Analyses (1)

Scientific analyses that reference this entity

Gene expression changes in aging mouse brain predicting neurodegenerative vulner

neurodegeneration | 2026-04-03 | 34 hypotheses Top: 0.692

Related Papers (6)

Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity

Title & PMIDAuthorsJournalYearCitations
Silibinin inhibits F-actin assembly leading to G2/M cell cycle arrest in human b [PMID:41349910] Fu J, Liu S, Zhao R, Liu W, Hayashi T et Biochem Pharmacol 2026 0
Small molecule intervention of actin-binding protein profilin1 reduces tumor ang [PMID:41386296] Gau D, Chawla P, Xu K, Welling N, Antone J Biol Chem 2026 0
F-Box and Leucine-Rich Repeat Protein 4 (FBXL4) Maintains Sarcomere Integrity an [PMID:41589689] Li X, He X, Hao X, Zhang Y, Zhao X et al Adv Sci (Weinh) 2026 0
APOE4-driven T cell dysregulation in Alzheimer's disease: single-cell genomics a [PMID:41673758] Zheng D, Gu J, Nao J, Sun M, Dong X J Neuroinflammation 2026 0
Proteomic analysis of plasma extracellular vesicles for predicting acute kidney [PMID:41720883] Li J, Xu L, Liu Y, Liu X, Li X et al. Sci Rep 2026 0
Profillin-1 and Transgelin-2: Actin Binding Proteins Expression in Early and Adv [PMID:41911947] Shahid MA, Mushtaq S, Khan A, Naseeb U, Cancer Rep (Hoboken) 2026 0