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This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about RANKL: 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.
RANKL is a gene implicated in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: activates, inhibits, regulates. Associated with ALS, Aging, Als. Connected to 98 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.
| Gene Symbol | RANKL (TNFSF11) |
| Full Name | Tumor Necrosis Factor Ligand Superfamily Member 11 |
| Aliases | TNFSF11 |
| Chromosome | 13q14 |
| Function | RANKL is a type II transmembrane protein that can exist in both membrane-bound and soluble forms[@lacey1998]. |
| Primary Expression | various tissues: - High Expression: Lymph nodes, thymus, bone marrow, spleen - Moderate Expression: Heart, skeletal muscle, brain - Cellular |
| Pathways | NF-κB |
| UniProt ID | O14788 |
| NCBI Gene ID | 9600 |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000120659 |
| OMIM | 602642 |
| Associated Diseases | ALS, Neurodegeneration |
| Known Drugs/Compounds | Urolithin A |
| Interactions | TIA1, GAIN, HNRNPA2B1, HNRNPA1, BCL2, CDK4 |
| KG Connections | 153 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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RANKL["RANKL"]
RANKL -->|"activates"| osteoclastogenesis["osteoclastogenesis"]
RANKL -->|"activates"| RANK["RANK"]
RANKL -->|"activates"| Neurodegeneration["Neurodegeneration"]
RANKL -->|"activates"| Ms["Ms"]
RANKL -->|"activates"| Als["Als"]
RANKL -->|"target for"| Cancer["Cancer"]
RANKL -->|"activates"| Senescence["Senescence"]
RANKL -->|"activates"| Inflammation["Inflammation"]
RANKL -->|"activates"| Tumor["Tumor"]
Urolithin_A["Urolithin A"] -->|"inhibits"| RANKL
OPG["OPG"] -->|"inhibits"| RANKL
VCP["VCP"] -->|"activates"| RANKL
JUN["JUN"] -->|"activates"| RANKL
SQSTM1["SQSTM1"] -->|"activates"| RANKL
RANK -->|"activates"| RANKL
ATF4["ATF4"] -->|"regulates"| RANKL
GAIN["GAIN"] -->|"activates"| RANKL
HNRNPA2B1["HNRNPA2B1"] -->|"activates"| RANKL
HNRNPA1["HNRNPA1"] -->|"activates"| RANKL| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| RANK | binds | protein | 0.95 |
| osteoclastogenesis | activates | phenotype | 0.90 |
| Osteoclastogenesis | upregulates | biological_process | 0.80 |
| RANK | regulates | gene | 0.80 |
| Senescence | activates | disease | 0.75 |
| Inflammation | activates | disease | 0.75 |
| Aging | activates | disease | 0.75 |
| Osteoporosis | activates | disease | 0.75 |
| RANK | activates | protein | 0.72 |
| Differentiation | activates | pathway | 0.70 |
| Neurodegeneration | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Tumor | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Neurodegeneration | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| ALS | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| ALS | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Tumor | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Senescence | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| TIA1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| GAIN | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| HNRNPA2B1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| HNRNPA1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ATF4 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| BCL2 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| CDK4 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| SQSTM1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| TIA1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| VCP | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| TXNRD1 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| NFATC1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| SLC7A11 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| SHH | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| MAOA | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| PI3K | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| AKT | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| TRAF6 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| NFATC1 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| SQSTM1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| VCP | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| JUN | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| Osteoclast | activates | cell_type | 0.60 |
| Osteoblast | interacts_with | cell_type | 0.60 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urolithin A | inhibits | drug | 0.90 |
| TNF | regulates | gene | 0.70 |
| OPG | inhibits | protein | 0.64 |
| VCP | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| JUN | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| SQSTM1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| RANK | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ATF4 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| GAIN | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| HNRNPA2B1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| HNRNPA1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| RANK | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| TRAF6 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| BECLIN1 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| RANK | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| HNRNPA1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| HNRNPA2B1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ATF4 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| IL6 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| RANK | interacts_with | entity | 0.60 |
| TIA1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| TNF | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| FGF23 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| GENES | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| RUNX2 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| CYTOKINES | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| OXIDATIVE STRESS | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NEURODEGENERATION | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| TNFRSF11A | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| MATR3 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| TNFRSF11B | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| WNT | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| RANK | co_expressed_with | gene | 0.50 |
| MATR3 | co_expressed_with | gene | 0.50 |
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 | ||||