Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about PLEKHG5: 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.
PLEKHG5 is a gene implicated in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: regulates, activates, associated with. Associated with Als, Ms, motoneuron_disease. Connected to 19 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.
| Gene Symbol | PLEKHG5 |
| Full Name | Pleckstrin Homology And RhoGEF Domain Containing G5 |
| Chromosome | 1p36.31 |
| Protein Family | RhoGEF family |
| Function | PLEKHG5 activates Rho GTPases including RhoA, Rac1, and Cdc42. |
| Primary Expression | the nervous system and is involved in axon guidance and myelination |
| Subcellular Localization | Cytoplasm, Plasma membrane |
| Molecular Weight | 213 kDa |
| Amino Acids | 954 aa |
| Exons | 33 |
| Pathways | NF-κB |
| UniProt ID | Q9Y4L1 |
| GeneCards | PLEKHG5 |
| Human Protein Atlas | PLEKHG5 |
| RhoA | GEF substrate |
| Associated Diseases | Als, Ms, motoneuron_disease |
| Interactions | Rab26, Rac1, AKT, HDAC2, SOD1 |
| KG Connections | 21 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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PLEKHG5["<b>PLEKHG5</b>"]
autophagy["autophagy"]
PLEKHG5 -->|"regulates"| autophagy
Rab26["Rab26"]
PLEKHG5 -->|"activates"| Rab26
NF_kB(["NF-kB"])
PLEKHG5 -->|"activates"| NF_kB
motoneuron_disease{"motoneuron_disease"}
PLEKHG5 -->|"implicated in"| motoneuron_disease
Rac1["Rac1"]
PLEKHG5 -->|"activates"| Rac1
AKT["AKT"]
PLEKHG5 -->|"activates"| AKT
HDAC2["HDAC2"]
PLEKHG5 -->|"interacts with"| HDAC2
cell_polarity["cell_polarity"]
PLEKHG5 -->|"regulates"| cell_polarity
cell_adhesion["cell_adhesion"]
PLEKHG5 -->|"regulates"| cell_adhesion
cell_migration["cell_migration"]
PLEKHG5 -->|"regulates"| cell_migration
podosome_organization["podosome_organization"]
PLEKHG5 -->|"regulates"| podosome_organization
Als{"Als"}
PLEKHG5 -->|"associated with"| Als
SOD1["SOD1"]
SOD1 -->|"activates"| PLEKHG5
ALS["ALS"]
ALS -->|"associated with"| PLEKHG5
AUTOPHAGY["AUTOPHAGY"]
AUTOPHAGY -->|"regulates"| PLEKHG5
style PLEKHG5 fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rab26 | activates | protein | 0.80 |
| NF-kB | activates | pathway | 0.80 |
| motoneuron_disease | implicated_in | disease | 0.80 |
| Rac1 | activates | protein | 0.80 |
| AKT | activates | protein | 0.80 |
| HDAC2 | interacts_with | protein | 0.80 |
| cell_polarity | regulates | phenotype | 0.80 |
| cell_adhesion | regulates | biological_process | 0.80 |
| cell_migration | regulates | biological_process | 0.80 |
| podosome_organization | regulates | biological_process | 0.80 |
| Als | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| SOD1 | causes | gene | 0.60 |
| Exocytosis | activates | pathway | 0.60 |
| Autophagy | regulates | pathway | 0.60 |
| neurons | expressed_in | cell_type | 0.60 |
| stem cells | expressed_in | cell_type | 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
Experimental studies targeting or related to this entity
| Experiment | Type | Disease | Score | Feasibility | Model | Status | Est. Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No experiments found | |||||||
Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity
| Title & PMID | Authors | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No papers found | ||||