gene

S100A8

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This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about S100A8: 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.

303Connections

0Hypotheses

0Analyses

50Outgoing

50Incoming

Summary

S100A8 is a gene implicated in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: regulates, associated with, inhibits. Associated with ALS, Als, Atherosclerosis. Connected to 151 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.

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🧬 Gene Info

Gene Symbol	S100A8
Full Name	S100 Calcium Binding Protein A8
Chromosome	1q21.3
Protein Family	S100 calcium-binding protein family
Function	S100A8 and the S100A8/A9 complex (calprotectin) have several critical functions
Primary Expression	specific cell types and pathological conditions
Molecular Weight	10.8 kDa
Amino Acids	93 aa
Exons	3
Pathways	NF-κB, MAPK signaling
GeneCards	S100A8
Human Protein Atlas	S100A8
Associated Diseases	Alzheimer, Cancer, Heart Failure, Lupus, Ms, Sepsis
Known Drugs/Compounds	GW201
Interactions	CD47, MMP9, TNF, TLR4, MMP2, S100A9
KG Connections	303 knowledge graph edges
Databases	GeneCards UniProt NCBI Gene HPA STRING

Wiki Pages (19)

Knowledge base pages for this entity

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Pathway Diagram

graph TD
    S100A8["S100A8"]
    S100A8 -->|"inhibits"| Ms["Ms"]
    S100A8 -->|"regulates"| Als["Als"]
    S100A8 -->|"interacts"| Inflammation["Inflammation"]
    S100A8 -->|"activates"| Cancer["Cancer"]
    S100A8 -->|"inhibits"| Spinal_Cord_Injury["Spinal Cord Injury"]
    S100A8 -->|"regulates"| ALS["ALS"]
    S100A8 -->|"interacts"| TLR4["TLR4"]
    CSF2["CSF2"] -->|"regulates"| S100A8
    NAMPT["NAMPT"] -->|"regulates"| S100A8
    FGF2["FGF2"] -->|"regulates"| S100A8
    CXCL10["CXCL10"] -->|"regulates"| S100A8
    HSPA1A["HSPA1A"] -->|"regulates"| S100A8
    FGF8["FGF8"] -->|"regulates"| S100A8
    TLR4 -->|"regulates"| S100A8
    ISG15["ISG15"] -->|"regulates"| S100A8
    STAT1["STAT1"] -->|"regulates"| S100A8
    CSF2RA["CSF2RA"] -->|"regulates"| S100A8

Outgoing (189)

Target	Relation	Type	Str
Th17/Th22 Pathway	involved_in	pathway	0.85
AGING	upregulates	process	0.80
inflammatory response	promotes	process	0.75
Tumor	associated_with	disease	0.75
Spinal Cord Injury	inhibits	disease	0.65
Ms	inhibits	disease	0.65
Als	regulates	disease	0.65
Ms	activates	disease	0.65
Ms	associated_with	disease	0.65
Sepsis	associated_with	disease	0.65
Als	interacts_with	disease	0.65
Ms	expressed_in	disease	0.65
Cancer	associated_with	disease	0.65
Inflammation	interacts_with	disease	0.65
Cancer	activates	disease	0.65
ALS	regulates	disease	0.65
Neuroinflammation	inhibits	disease	0.65
Als	activates	disease	0.65
Traumatic Brain Injury	inhibits	disease	0.65
Inflammation	inhibits	disease	0.65
Als	expressed_in	disease	0.65
Atherosclerosis	expressed_in	disease	0.65
Inflammation	expressed_in	disease	0.65
Als	biomarker_for	disease	0.65
Heart Failure	causes	disease	0.65
Myocardial Infarction	biomarker_for	disease	0.65
Fibrosis	inhibits	disease	0.65
Als	inhibits	disease	0.65
Obesity	inhibits	disease	0.65
Infection	interacts_with	disease	0.65
Neuroinflammation	therapeutic_target	disease	0.65
Alzheimer	associated_with	disease	0.65
Lupus	associated_with	disease	0.65
Inflammation	therapeutic_target	disease	0.65
Stroke	associated_with	disease	0.65
Multiple Sclerosis	interacts_with	disease	0.65
Aging	activates	disease	0.65
Fibrosis	activates	disease	0.65
ALS	expressed_in	disease	0.65
ALS	activates	disease	0.65
TLR4	interacts_with	protein	0.64
CD47	inhibits	gene	0.60
GFAP	expressed_in	gene	0.60
MMP9	inhibits	gene	0.60
TNF	inhibits	gene	0.60
TLR4	inhibits	gene	0.60
CD68	expressed_in	gene	0.60
MMP2	inhibits	gene	0.60
TLR4	regulates	gene	0.60
FGF8	regulates	gene	0.60

Incoming (114)

Source	Relation	Type	Str
GW201	modulates	compound	0.85
GW201	downregulates	compound	0.75
CSF2	regulates	gene	0.60
NAMPT	regulates	gene	0.60
FGF2	regulates	gene	0.60
CXCL10	regulates	gene	0.60
HSPA1A	regulates	gene	0.60
FGF8	regulates	gene	0.60
TLR4	regulates	gene	0.60
ISG15	regulates	gene	0.60
STAT1	regulates	gene	0.60
CSF2RA	regulates	gene	0.60
MMP9	associated_with	gene	0.60
S100A9	associated_with	gene	0.60
BAX	activates	gene	0.60
CD68	expressed_in	gene	0.60
TNF	inhibits	gene	0.60
CD47	inhibits	gene	0.60
P38	regulates	gene	0.60
PI3K	regulates	gene	0.60
GFAP	expressed_in	gene	0.60
MMP2	inhibits	gene	0.60
AKT	regulates	gene	0.60
RELA	regulates	gene	0.60
TFE3	regulates	gene	0.60
STAT3	expressed_in	gene	0.60
TLR4	inhibits	gene	0.60
MMP2/MMP9	inhibits	gene	0.60
MMP9	inhibits	gene	0.60
IFNG	expressed_in	gene	0.60
BECN1	associated_with	gene	0.60
ATG5	associated_with	gene	0.60
FIP200	associated_with	gene	0.60
RB1	associated_with	gene	0.60
IFNG	associated_with	gene	0.60
LC3	associated_with	gene	0.60
ATG14	associated_with	gene	0.60
MAP1LC3A	associated_with	gene	0.60
CASP1	associated_with	gene	0.60
TNF	associated_with	gene	0.60
TLR4	associated_with	gene	0.60
OVERVIEW	interacts_with	gene	0.60
S100A9	inhibits	gene	0.60
NLRP3	inhibits	gene	0.60
IL18	inhibits	gene	0.60
NLRP1	inhibits	gene	0.60
IL1B	inhibits	gene	0.60
OVERVIEW	regulates	gene	0.60
S100A9	contributes_to	gene	0.60
IL22	expressed_in	gene	0.60

Targeting Hypotheses (0)

Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target

Hypothesis	Score	Disease	Analysis
No targeting hypotheses

Mentioning Analyses (0)

Scientific analyses that reference this entity

No analyses mention this entity

Related Papers (0)

Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity

Title & PMID	Authors	Journal	Year	Citations
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S100A8

Understanding Entity Pages

Summary

Wiki Pages (19)

S100A8 - S100 Calcium Binding Protein A8

neuroinflammation

Necroptotic Neurons

AGER/RAGE Protein

S100 Protein Signaling Pathway in Neurodegeneration

Innate Immune Pattern Recognition in 4R-Tauopathies

CSF2RA — Colony Stimulating Factor 2 Receptor Alpha Chain

S100 Protein (S100A8/A9/A12) Modulator Therapy for Neurodegeneration

Gasdermin Inhibition Therapy for Neurodegeneration

GM-CSF Receptor Alpha Chain

CEBPE Gene

S100A9 - S100 Calcium Binding Protein A9

PDGFA — Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Subunit A

IL17A — Interleukin 17A

S100A8 Protein - Calgranulin A

S100A9 Protein - Calgranulin B

IL22