Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about PPARG: 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.
PPARG is a gene implicated in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: interacts with, regulates, activates. Associated with AD, ADH, ALS. Connected to 584 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.
| Gene Symbol | PPARG |
| Full Name | Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma |
| Chromosome | 3p25.2. |
| Protein Type | Receptor |
| Function | is a member of the nuclear receptor superfamily of ligand-activated transcription factors. |
| Primary Expression | neurons, astrocytes, and microglia, where it modulates neuroinflammation, mitochondrial function, synaptic plasticity, and cellular survival |
| Molecular Weight | 56 kDa |
| Amino Acids | 505 aa |
| Exons | 9 |
| Pathways | Akt, Apoptosis, Autophagy, Cholesterol, Glycolysis |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000132170 |
| GeneCards | PPARG |
| Human Protein Atlas | PPARG |
| Alternative promoters | Distinct TSS for PPARG1 and PPARG2 |
| Epigenetic control | CpG island in promoter region |
| Associated Diseases | AD, ADH, ALS, AMI, Alzheimer |
| Known Drugs/Compounds | Abscisic acid, GW9662, ibuprofen, Betulinic Acid, endogenous ligands, Bezafibrate |
| Interactions | HSPA5, MAVS, FIP200, AMBRA1, APC, RHEB |
| KG Connections | 1206 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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PPARG["PPARG"] -->|"Regulates"| fat_distribution["fat distribution"]
PPARG["PPARG"] -->|"Regulates"| PPARGC1A["PPARGC1A"]
PPARG["PPARG"] -->|"Encodes"| PPAR__["PPAR-gamma"]
PPARG["PPARG"] -->|"Activates"| Metabolic_Syndrome["Metabolic Syndrome"]
PPARG["PPARG"] -->|"Regulates"| Ischemia["Ischemia"]
PPARG["PPARG"] -->|"Regulates"| Ms["Ms"]
PPARG["PPARG"] -->|"Interacts With"| Cancer["Cancer"]
PPARG["PPARG"] -->|"Interacts With"| Als["Als"]
Abscisic_acid["Abscisic acid"] -->|"Activates"| PPARG["PPARG"]
ACTB["ACTB"] -->|"Regulates"| PPARG["PPARG"]
PPARA["PPARA"] -->|"Regulates"| PPARG["PPARG"]
CAT["CAT"] -->|"Regulates"| PPARG["PPARG"]
SQSTM1["SQSTM1"] -->|"Regulates"| PPARG["PPARG"]
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style SQSTM1 fill:#8d4900,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| ds-83b31ef18d49 | provides_data_for | dataset | 1.00 |
| Als | regulates | disease | 0.95 |
| neurodegenerative disease conditions | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.92 |
| PGC1A | interacts_with | entity | 0.90 |
| Hepatic Lipid Metabolism | regulates | process | 0.90 |
| Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease | involved_in | disease | 0.90 |
| NEURODEGENERATION | protects_against | entity | 0.90 |
| Inflammation | modulates | process | 0.90 |
| KLF11 | interacts_with | entity | 0.85 |
| Intestinal Epithelial Barrier Function | regulates | process | 0.85 |
| Hematoma Resolution | promotes | process | 0.85 |
| neuroinflammation | suppresses | process | 0.85 |
| Inflammation | regulates | disease | 0.85 |
| Als | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.85 |
| THERAPEUTIC_TARGET | associated_with | entity | 0.85 |
| NFKB | modulates | gene | 0.85 |
| fat distribution | regulates | phenotype | 0.80 |
| Microglial Inflammatory Responses | regulates | process | 0.80 |
| Astrocyte Inflammation | inhibits | process | 0.80 |
| Intestinal Inflammation | inhibits | process | 0.80 |
| ZO1 | upregulates | gene | 0.80 |
| Cognitive Function | involved_in | phenotype | 0.80 |
| Lipid Oxidation | regulates | process | 0.80 |
| Thermogenesis | promotes | process | 0.80 |
| endothelial dysfunction | protects_against | phenotype | 0.80 |
| Cognitive Protection | involved_in | process | 0.80 |
| MYLK | downregulates | gene | 0.80 |
| Neuroinflammation | inhibits | process | 0.80 |
| neural stem cells | activates | cell_type | 0.80 |
| neural stem cells | regulates | cell_type | 0.80 |
| AKT | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.80 |
| Oxidative Stress | therapeutic_target | pathway | 0.80 |
| inflammatory response | downregulates | process | 0.79 |
| Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension | involved_in | disease | 0.75 |
| Cancer | regulates | disease | 0.75 |
| Diabetes | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.75 |
| Inflammation | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.75 |
| Cancer | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.75 |
| Tumor | activates | disease | 0.75 |
| Cardiovascular | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.75 |
| Als | associated_with | disease | 0.75 |
| Autoimmune | associated_with | disease | 0.75 |
| Alzheimer | regulates | disease | 0.75 |
| Neurodegeneration | regulates | disease | 0.75 |
| Atherosclerosis | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.75 |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE | therapeutic_target | entity | 0.75 |
| PARKINSON'S DISEASE | therapeutic_target | entity | 0.75 |
| SREBP1 | regulates | entity | 0.75 |
| EGFR | interacts_with | gene | 0.70 |
| LC3 | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| ds-83b31ef18d49 | data_in | dataset | 1.00 |
| Bezafibrate | activates | drug | 0.95 |
| Osteoking | downregulates | drug | 0.90 |
| Betulinic Acid | activates | compound | 0.90 |
| PI3K | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.90 |
| GW9662 | inhibits | compound | 0.85 |
| ASPSCR1 | binds | protein | 0.85 |
| NRF2 | upregulates | protein | 0.85 |
| PS-COOH | downregulates | compound | 0.85 |
| AQP4 | inhibits | protein | 0.80 |
| AKT1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.80 |
| PPARA | associated_with | gene | 0.80 |
| TNF | interacts_with | gene | 0.80 |
| OXIDATIVE STRESS | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.80 |
| APOPTOSIS | activates | gene | 0.80 |
| endogenous ligands | activates | compound | 0.75 |
| STAT3 | interacts_with | gene | 0.70 |
| Abscisic acid | activates | drug | 0.70 |
| AKT1 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.70 |
| IL6 | interacts_with | gene | 0.70 |
| TP53 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.70 |
| TNF | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.70 |
| PPARA | interacts_with | gene | 0.70 |
| AUTOPHAGY | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| APOPTOSIS | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.70 |
| ROS | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| ALZHEIMER | regulates | gene | 0.70 |
| NEURODEGENERATION | regulates | gene | 0.70 |
| MTORC1 | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| rapamycin | targets | drug | 0.70 |
| PSEN1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.65 |
| ACTB | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| PPARA | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| CAT | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| SQSTM1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| RPS6KB1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| RAB7A | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| SREBF1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| EIF4EBP1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| CTSD | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| PPARGC1A | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| LRP2 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| MAP1LC3B | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| MYC | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| MTOR | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| PIK3C3 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| EGFR | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| OPTN | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CASP3 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CALCOCO2 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target
| Hypothesis | Score | Disease | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| No targeting hypotheses | |||
Scientific analyses that reference this entity
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Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity
| Title & PMID | Authors | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No papers found | ||||