Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about PLCG2: 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.
A gene referenced in 1 knowledge graph relationship. Key connections: encodes PLCgamma2 (protein).
| Gene Symbol | PLCG2 |
| Full Name | Phospholipase C Gamma 2 |
| Chromosome | 16q23.3 |
| Protein Type | Enzyme |
| Primary Expression | hematopoietic cells and microglia |
| Molecular Weight | 150 kDa |
| Amino Acids | 265 aa |
| Pathways | MAPK |
| UniProt ID | P16885 |
| NCBI Gene ID | 5336 |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000197943 |
| OMIM | 600220 |
| GeneCards | PLCG2 |
| Human Protein Atlas | PLCG2 |
| Associated Diseases | AD, Aging, Als, Alzheimer, Alzheimer'S Disease |
| Interactions | APOE ε4, APOE, TAU, TREM2, LRP1, PIK3R1 |
| KG Connections | 379 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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PLCG2["<b>PLCG2</b>"]
Cancer{"Cancer"}
PLCG2 -->|"activates"| Cancer
Carcinoma{"Carcinoma"}
PLCG2 -->|"activates"| Carcinoma
Ms{"Ms"}
PLCG2 -->|"activates"| Ms
PLCG2 -->|"inhibits"| Cancer
PLCG2 -->|"inhibits"| Carcinoma
Alzheimer{"Alzheimer"}
PLCG2 -->|"associated with"| Alzheimer
PLCG2 -->|"associated with"| Ms
PLCG2 -->|"regulates"| Alzheimer
Als{"Als"}
PLCG2 -->|"associated with"| Als
ABCB1["ABCB1"]
PLCG2 -->|"contributes to"| ABCB1
PARP1["PARP1"]
PLCG2 -->|"contributes to"| PARP1
DOT1L["DOT1L"]
PLCG2 -->|"contributes to"| DOT1L
DOT1L -->|"contributes to"| PLCG2
ABCB1 -->|"contributes to"| PLCG2
PARP1 -->|"contributes to"| PLCG2
TREM2["TREM2"]
TREM2 -->|"associated with"| PLCG2
ABI3["ABI3"]
ABI3 -->|"regulates"| PLCG2
TREM2 -->|"regulates"| PLCG2
ALZHEIMER_S_DISEASE["ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE"]
ALZHEIMER_S_DISEASE -->|"regulates"| PLCG2
AND["AND"]
AND -->|"regulates"| PLCG2
APP["APP"]
APP -->|"associated with"| PLCG2
ALZHEIMER_S_DISEASE -->|"associated with"| PLCG2
NDUFAF7["NDUFAF7"]
NDUFAF7 -->|"associated with"| PLCG2
SHARPIN["SHARPIN"]
SHARPIN -->|"associated with"| PLCG2
style PLCG2 fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| ds-83b31ef18d49 | provides_data_for | dataset | 1.00 |
| ds-f50762b67605 | provides_data_for | dataset | 1.00 |
| ds-db4a006ea647 | provides_data_for | dataset | 1.00 |
| MICROGLIA | expressed_in | cell_type | 0.90 |
| Cognitive Resilience | associated_with | phenotype | 0.88 |
| NEUROINFLAMMATION | mediates | process | 0.85 |
| amyloid beta plaques | mediates | process | 0.80 |
| neuroinflammation | modulates | process | 0.80 |
| microglia | expressed_in | cell_type | 0.80 |
| TAU | regulates | protein | 0.65 |
| TAU | inhibits | protein | 0.65 |
| Cancer | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Carcinoma | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Carcinoma | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Alzheimer | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Alzheimer | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Alzheimer | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Alzheimer | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Multiple Sclerosis | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Dementia | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Parkinson | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Aging | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Alzheimer | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Parkinson | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Neuroinflammation | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Diabetes | protects_against | disease | 0.65 |
| Frontotemporal Dementia | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Alzheimer | biomarker_for | disease | 0.65 |
| Neuroinflammation | biomarker_for | disease | 0.65 |
| Parkinson | biomarker_for | disease | 0.65 |
| Inflammation | biomarker_for | disease | 0.65 |
| Anxiety | protects_against | disease | 0.65 |
| PHAGOCYTOSIS | interacts_with | phenotype | 0.65 |
| PHAGOCYTOSIS | exacerbates | phenotype | 0.65 |
| PHAGOCYTOSIS | inhibits | phenotype | 0.65 |
| NEUROINFLAMMATION | regulates | phenotype | 0.65 |
| T CELLS | activates | cell_type | 0.65 |
| MACROPHAGE | regulates | cell_type | 0.65 |
| ABCB1 | contributes_to | gene | 0.60 |
| PARP1 | contributes_to | gene | 0.60 |
| DOT1L | contributes_to | gene | 0.60 |
| ABCA7 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| SORL1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| APOE | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CHRNE | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| ds-83b31ef18d49 | data_in | dataset | 1.00 |
| ds-f50762b67605 | data_in | dataset | 1.00 |
| ds-db4a006ea647 | data_in | dataset | 1.00 |
| h-d2937ed0 | targets_gene | hypothesis | 0.90 |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE | associated_with | gene | 0.82 |
| NF-ΚB1 | upregulates | gene | 0.80 |
| APOE | associated_with | gene | 0.74 |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE | encodes | disease | 0.65 |
| DOT1L | contributes_to | gene | 0.60 |
| ABCB1 | contributes_to | gene | 0.60 |
| PARP1 | contributes_to | gene | 0.60 |
| ABI3 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| NDUFAF7 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| SHARPIN | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ABCB1 | regulates | entity | 0.60 |
| DOT1L | regulates | entity | 0.60 |
| ABCA1 | associated_with | entity | 0.60 |
| ABI3 | associated_with | entity | 0.60 |
| ADAM17 | associated_with | entity | 0.60 |
| CD2AP | associated_with | entity | 0.60 |
| CD33 | associated_with | entity | 0.60 |
| CR1 | associated_with | entity | 0.60 |
| CTSB | associated_with | entity | 0.60 |
| CTSH | associated_with | entity | 0.60 |
| EED | associated_with | entity | 0.60 |
| GRN | associated_with | entity | 0.60 |
| INPP5D | associated_with | entity | 0.60 |
| LILRB2 | associated_with | entity | 0.60 |
| PICALM | associated_with | entity | 0.60 |
| PTK2B | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ACE | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| LRP1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| SPI1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| TMEM106B | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PSEN1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| SORL1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| TAU | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CALM1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PIK3R1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NRF2 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| HBA1 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| TNF | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| TREM2 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| NRF2 | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| ABCB1 | implicated_in | gene | 0.60 |
| DOT1L | implicated_in | gene | 0.60 |
| PARP1 | implicated_in | gene | 0.60 |
| ABCA1 | implicated_in | gene | 0.60 |
| ABI3 | implicated_in | gene | 0.60 |
| ACE | implicated_in | gene | 0.60 |
Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target
| Hypothesis | Score | Disease | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| No targeting hypotheses | |||
Scientific analyses that reference this entity
neurodegeneration | 2026-04-03 | 7 hypotheses Top: 0.529
Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity
| Title & PMID | Authors | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No papers found | ||||