Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about PTK2B: 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.
PTK2B is a gene implicated in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: contributes to, activates, associated with. Associated with ALS, Als, Leukemia. Connected to 39 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.
| Gene Symbol | PTK2B |
| Full Name | Protein Tyrosine Kinase 2 Beta (Pyk2) |
| Chromosome | 8p21.1 |
| Protein Type | Receptor |
| Function | is a non-receptor tyrosine kinase that belongs to the focal adhesion kinase (FAK) family. |
| Primary Expression | Neurons, Microglia, Astrocytes |
| Molecular Weight | 115 kDa |
| Amino Acids | 1009 aa |
| Exons | 34 |
| Pathways | Adaptive Immunity, Amyloid, Complement, glutamate signaling |
| UniProt ID | Q14289 |
| NCBI Gene ID | 5793 |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000163599 |
| OMIM | 607350 |
| GeneCards | PTK2B |
| Human Protein Atlas | PTK2B |
| Associated Diseases | Aging, Als, Alzheimer, Alzheimer'S Disease, Ms |
| Interactions | TAU, TREM2, LRP1, PPAR, CD2AP, APOE |
| KG Connections | 416 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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PTK2B["<b>PTK2B</b>"]
Leukemia{"Leukemia"}
PTK2B -->|"activates"| Leukemia
Als{"Als"}
PTK2B -->|"activates"| Als
PTK2B -->|"interacts with"| Als
ALS{"ALS"}
PTK2B -->|"activates"| ALS
IL7R["IL7R"]
PTK2B -->|"contributes to"| IL7R
JAK2["JAK2"]
PTK2B -->|"contributes to"| JAK2
PDGFRB["PDGFRB"]
PTK2B -->|"contributes to"| PDGFRB
ETV6["ETV6"]
PTK2B -->|"activates"| ETV6
NTRK3["NTRK3"]
PTK2B -->|"contributes to"| NTRK3
CSF1R["CSF1R"]
PTK2B -->|"contributes to"| CSF1R
ABL1["ABL1"]
PTK2B -->|"contributes to"| ABL1
GENES["GENES"]
PTK2B -->|"activates"| GENES
TYK2["TYK2"]
TYK2 -->|"contributes to"| PTK2B
ABL2["ABL2"]
ABL2 -->|"contributes to"| PTK2B
NTRK3 -->|"contributes to"| PTK2B
ABL1 -->|"contributes to"| PTK2B
PIK3CA["PIK3CA"]
PIK3CA -->|"associated with"| PTK2B
CSF1R -->|"contributes to"| PTK2B
EPOR["EPOR"]
EPOR -->|"contributes to"| PTK2B
TSLP["TSLP"]
TSLP -->|"contributes to"| PTK2B
GENES -->|"activates"| PTK2B
JAK2 -->|"contributes to"| PTK2B
style PTK2B fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| ds-83b31ef18d49 | provides_data_for | dataset | 1.00 |
| ds-f50762b67605 | provides_data_for | dataset | 1.00 |
| ds-db4a006ea647 | provides_data_for | dataset | 1.00 |
| Leukemia | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | interacts_with | disease | 0.65 |
| ALS | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Alzheimer | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Alzheimer | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Alzheimer | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Tauopathy | phosphorylates | disease | 0.65 |
| Alzheimer | causes | disease | 0.65 |
| Aging | causes | disease | 0.65 |
| Neurodegeneration | interacts_with | disease | 0.65 |
| ALS | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Inflammation | phosphorylates | disease | 0.65 |
| Alzheimer | encodes | disease | 0.65 |
| IL7R | contributes_to | gene | 0.60 |
| JAK2 | contributes_to | gene | 0.60 |
| PDGFRB | contributes_to | gene | 0.60 |
| NTRK3 | contributes_to | gene | 0.60 |
| CSF1R | contributes_to | gene | 0.60 |
| TYK2 | contributes_to | gene | 0.60 |
| GATA2 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| EGF | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CDC42 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| EP300 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ESR1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ATM | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| JUN | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| TYK2 | activates | entity | 0.60 |
| SORL1 | associated_with | entity | 0.60 |
| SPI1 | associated_with | entity | 0.60 |
| TMEM106B | associated_with | entity | 0.60 |
| TREM2 | associated_with | entity | 0.60 |
| FERMT2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| RIN3 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ZCWPW1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| synaptic function | involved_in | biological_process | 0.60 |
| memory | involved_in | biological_process | 0.60 |
| tau phosphorylation | inhibits | biological_process | 0.60 |
| hippocampal learning | involved_in | biological_process | 0.60 |
| long-term potentiation | involved_in | biological_process | 0.60 |
| NMDA receptors | modulates | protein | 0.60 |
| dendritic spines | modulates | cellular_component | 0.60 |
| excitatory synapses | modulates | cellular_component | 0.60 |
| depression-like symptoms | involved_in | phenotype | 0.60 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| ds-83b31ef18d49 | data_in | dataset | 1.00 |
| ds-f50762b67605 | data_in | dataset | 1.00 |
| ds-db4a006ea647 | data_in | dataset | 1.00 |
| TYK2 | contributes_to | gene | 0.60 |
| NTRK3 | contributes_to | gene | 0.60 |
| PIK3CA | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CSF1R | contributes_to | gene | 0.60 |
| JAK2 | contributes_to | gene | 0.60 |
| IL7R | contributes_to | gene | 0.60 |
| PDGFRB | contributes_to | gene | 0.60 |
| CSF1R | activates | entity | 0.60 |
| IL7R | activates | entity | 0.60 |
| JAK2 | activates | entity | 0.60 |
| NTRK3 | activates | entity | 0.60 |
| PDGFRB | activates | entity | 0.60 |
| ABCA1 | associated_with | entity | 0.60 |
| ABI3 | associated_with | entity | 0.60 |
| ADAM17 | associated_with | entity | 0.60 |
| APOE | associated_with | entity | 0.60 |
| APP | associated_with | entity | 0.60 |
| BIN1 | associated_with | entity | 0.60 |
| CD2AP | associated_with | entity | 0.60 |
| CD33 | associated_with | entity | 0.60 |
| CR1 | associated_with | entity | 0.60 |
| CTSB | associated_with | entity | 0.60 |
| CTSH | associated_with | entity | 0.60 |
| EED | associated_with | entity | 0.60 |
| GRN | associated_with | entity | 0.60 |
| INPP5D | associated_with | entity | 0.60 |
| LILRB2 | associated_with | entity | 0.60 |
| PICALM | associated_with | entity | 0.60 |
| PLCG2 | associated_with | entity | 0.60 |
| PSEN1 | associated_with | entity | 0.60 |
| PLD3 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ABCA7 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| SORL1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| TREM2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CASS4 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NME8 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| EPHA1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CLU | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CELF1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MEF2C | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CD8 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| LRP1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ACE | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| SPI1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| TMEM106B | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ZCWPW1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| GAB2 | 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
No analyses mention this entity
Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity
| Title & PMID | Authors | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No papers found | ||||