Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about POMC: 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.
POMC is a gene implicated in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: expressed in, regulates, activates. Associated with ALS, Aging, Als. Connected to 48 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.
| Gene Symbol | POMC |
| Full Name | Proopiomelanocortin |
| Chromosome | 2p23.3 |
| Function | encodes a precursor protein that is cleaved to produce multiple biologically active peptides, including α-melanocyte stimulating hormone (α-MSH), β-endorphin, and adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH). |
| Primary Expression | the pituitary gland, hypothalamus, and skin melanocytes [@pomc] |
| Amino Acids | 267 aa |
| Exons | 3 |
| Pathways | Amyloid, Cholesterol, Cholesterol Metabolism, Er Stress, Immune Response |
| GeneCards | POMC |
| Human Protein Atlas | POMC |
| Peptide | Receptor |
| α-MSH | MC1R, MC3R, MC4R |
| β-Endorphin | μ-opioid receptor |
| ACTH | MC2R |
| γ-MSH | MC3R |
| Associated Diseases | ALS, Alopecia Areata, Alzheimer, Cancer, Hypertension, Ptsd |
| Interactions | JUN, STAT3, UCP2, LDLR, CRH, PRKAA1 |
| KG Connections | 188 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
graph TD
POMC["<b>POMC</b>"]
Tumor{"Tumor"}
POMC -->|"expressed in"| Tumor
Als{"Als"}
POMC -->|"activates"| Als
Aging{"Aging"}
POMC -->|"regulates"| Aging
Ms{"Ms"}
POMC -->|"regulates"| Ms
Obesity{"Obesity"}
POMC -->|"regulates"| Obesity
POMC -->|"regulates"| Als
ALS{"ALS"}
POMC -->|"activates"| ALS
POMC -->|"regulates"| ALS
POMC -->|"activates"| Obesity
Inflammation{"Inflammation"}
POMC -->|"activates"| Inflammation
FOOD_INTAKE["FOOD_INTAKE"]
POMC -->|"inhibits"| FOOD_INTAKE
CRHR1["CRHR1"]
POMC -->|"expressed in"| CRHR1
ARC["ARC"]
ARC -->|"produces"| POMC
CRH["CRH"]
CRH -->|"expressed in"| POMC
AVP["AVP"]
AVP -->|"expressed in"| POMC
CRH -->|"regulates"| POMC
CRHR1 -->|"expressed in"| POMC
NPY["NPY"]
NPY -->|"regulates"| POMC
NTS["NTS"]
NTS -->|"regulates"| POMC
AND["AND"]
AND -->|"expressed in"| POMC
TNF["TNF"]
TNF -->|"expressed in"| POMC
AND -->|"regulates"| POMC
STAT3["STAT3"]
STAT3 -->|"interacts with"| POMC
style POMC fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACTH | associated_with | protein | 0.90 |
| Food Intake | inhibits | process | 0.88 |
| ACTH | product_of | protein | 0.85 |
| Alopecia Areata | associated_with | disease | 0.85 |
| Aging | regulates | disease | 0.75 |
| Obesity | regulates | disease | 0.75 |
| Immune Response | activates | pathway | 0.70 |
| Ptsd | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Tumor | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| ALS | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| ALS | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Obesity | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Inflammation | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Alzheimer | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Alzheimer | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Neurodegeneration | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Hypertension | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| ALS | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Diabetes | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Depression | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Stroke | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Parkinson | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Anxiety | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Neuroinflammation | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| FOOD_INTAKE | inhibits | phenotype | 0.64 |
| CRHR1 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| NR3C1 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| JUN | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ESR1 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| TNF | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| ESR2 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| NTS | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| ARC | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| NPY | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| CRH | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| CRH | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| STAT3 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AVP | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| UCP2 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NR3C1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AVP | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| FKBP5 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| LDLR | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| Leptin | regulates | protein | 0.60 |
| CRH | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARC | produces | brain_region | 0.72 |
| CRH | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| AVP | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| CRH | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| CRHR1 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| NPY | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| NTS | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| TNF | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| STAT3 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| STAT3 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| P62 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| SQSTM1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| ESR1 | expressed_in | entity | 0.60 |
| ESR2 | expressed_in | entity | 0.60 |
| NR3C1 | expressed_in | entity | 0.60 |
| ARC | regulates | entity | 0.60 |
| JUN | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AVP | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| FKBP5 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CRH | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NR3C1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CRH | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NGF | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| PPARG | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| PRKAA1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| LDLR | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| APP | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AVP | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| FKBP5 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AIF1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ARC | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CAMKK2 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| COX4I1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| GFAP | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| IBA1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| LAMP2 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| MAP1LC3B | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NEFM | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NFM | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NPY | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| MITF | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| BECN1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| IL12 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| NR3C2 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| CYTOKINES | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| DNA | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AMPK | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| APP/PS1 | activates | 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 | ||||