Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about PROGRANULIN_PROTEIN: 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.
| Gene Symbol | GRN |
| Full Name | Progranulin |
| Aliases | PROGRANULIN_PROTEIN |
| Chromosome | 17q21.31. |
| Function | is a secreted glycoprotein encoded by the GRN gene that functions as a crucial regulator of neuronal survival, lysosomal function, immune response, and synaptic plasticity. |
| Primary Expression | Neurons, Microglia, Macrophages, Epithelial cells |
| Subcellular Localization | Secreted, Lysosomes, Cytoplasm |
| Molecular Weight | 63.5 kDa (full-length); secreted fragments: 6-25 kDa |
| Amino Acids | 593 aa |
| UniProt ID | P28799 |
| GeneCards | GRN |
| Human Protein Atlas | GRN |
| Associated Diseases | ALS, Dementia, FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA, Ftd |
| Interactions | CX3CR1, CXCL10, BDNF, FGF23, PLAU, VIM |
| KG Connections | 328 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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PROGRANULIN_PROTEIN["PROGRANULIN_PROTEIN"]
neurodegeneration["neurodegeneration"]
PROGRANULIN_PROTEIN -->|"implicated_in"| neurodegeneration
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Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target
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Scientific analyses that reference this entity
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Experimental studies targeting or related to this entity
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Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity
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