Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about PRKCB: 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.
PRKCB is a gene implicated in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: expressed in, associated with, therapeutic target. Associated with Als, Alzheimer, Cancer. Connected to 38 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.
| Gene Symbol | PRKCB |
| Full Name | Protein Kinase C Beta |
| Chromosome | 16p12.2 |
| Function | Cell Proliferation and Differentiation: PKCβ signaling regulates cell cycle progression and phenotypic differentiation. |
| Subcellular Localization | patterns. In the nervous system, PKCβ plays critical roles in synaptic plasticity, learning and memory, neuronal surviva |
| Amino Acids | 50 aa |
| UniProt ID | [P05771](https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P05771) |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000166501 |
| OMIM | 176970 |
| GeneCards | PRKCB |
| Human Protein Atlas | PRKCB |
| Associated Diseases | Als, Alzheimer, Cancer, Dementia, Ms, Tumor |
| Interactions | C3, BST2 |
| KG Connections | 37 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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PRKCB["<b>PRKCB</b>"]
Alzheimer{"Alzheimer"}
PRKCB -->|"associated with"| Alzheimer
Als{"Als"}
PRKCB -->|"activates"| Als
Tumor{"Tumor"}
PRKCB -->|"activates"| Tumor
Senescence{"Senescence"}
PRKCB -->|"expressed in"| Senescence
Ms{"Ms"}
PRKCB -->|"associated with"| Ms
Dementia{"Dementia"}
PRKCB -->|"associated with"| Dementia
PRKCB -->|"associated with"| Als
PRKCB -->|"therapeutic target"| Ms
Cancer{"Cancer"}
PRKCB -->|"therapeutic target"| Cancer
PRKCB -->|"associated with"| Cancer
PRKCB -->|"associated with"| Tumor
C3["C3"]
PRKCB -->|"activates"| C3
BIN1["BIN1"]
BIN1 -->|"expressed in"| PRKCB
CDKN2A["CDKN2A"]
CDKN2A -->|"expressed in"| PRKCB
NEURODEGENERATIVE_DISEASES["NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES"]
NEURODEGENERATIVE_DISEASES -->|"expressed in"| PRKCB
ALZHEIMER_DISEASE["ALZHEIMER DISEASE"]
ALZHEIMER_DISEASE -->|"associated with"| PRKCB
MAPK3["MAPK3"]
MAPK3 -->|"therapeutic target"| PRKCB
CDK6["CDK6"]
CDK6 -->|"therapeutic target"| PRKCB
EP300["EP300"]
EP300 -->|"associated with"| PRKCB
IMMUNE_INFILTRATION["IMMUNE INFILTRATION"]
IMMUNE_INFILTRATION -->|"associated with"| PRKCB
CANCER["CANCER"]
CANCER -->|"associated with"| PRKCB
BST2["BST2"]
BST2 -->|"activates"| PRKCB
style PRKCB fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alzheimer | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Tumor | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Senescence | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Dementia | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Tumor | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| C3 | activates | protein | 0.64 |
| CLU | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| BECN1 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| CLUSTERIN | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| PIK3CG | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| EGFR | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| STAT3 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| CDK4 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AUTOPHAGY | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| OXIDATIVE STRESS | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| Autophagy | expressed_in | pathway | 0.60 |
| Oxidative Stress | expressed_in | pathway | 0.60 |
| Calcium Signaling | expressed_in | pathway | 0.60 |
| CANCER | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| Mapk | therapeutic_target | pathway | 0.60 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIN1 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| CDKN2A | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| MAPK3 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| CDK6 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| EP300 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER DISEASE | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| IMMUNE INFILTRATION | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CANCER | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| BST2 | activates | protein | 0.56 |
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 | ||||