Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
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Sonic Hedgehog signaling in neurodevelopment, neurodegeneration, and regenerative therapy
| Gene Symbol | SHH |
| Full Name | Sonic Hedgehog |
| Chromosome | 7q36.3 |
| Function | is a pivotal signaling molecule that plays fundamental roles in embryonic development, tissue patterning, and adult tissue homeostasis. |
| Primary Expression | Substantia nigra, Cerebellum, Cortex, Hippocampus, Developing brain, Adult neural stem cells |
| Molecular Weight | 19 kDa |
| Amino Acids | 462 aa |
| Pathways | Differentiation, Hedgehog, Sonic Hedgehog, Wnt |
| UniProt ID | Q15465 |
| NCBI Gene ID | 6469 |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000164690 |
| OMIM | 600725 |
| GeneCards | SHH |
| Human Protein Atlas | SHH |
| Protein Size | 462 amino acids (pre-proprotein), 19 kDa mature ligand |
| Associated Diseases | ALS, Aging, Alzheimer, Alzheimer's Disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Cancer |
| Interactions | GBM, MAOA, GFRAL, ADCY3, AKT, GLI1 |
| KG Connections | 228 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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CSNK1D["CSNK1D"] -->|"regulates"| SHH["SHH"]
SHH["SHH"] -->|"associated with"| Stroke["Stroke"]
SHH["SHH"] -->|"associated with"| Amyotrophic_Lateral_Scler["Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis"]
SHH["SHH"] -->|"associated with"| Alzheimer["Alzheimer"]
SHH["SHH"] -->|"regulates"| Als["Als"]
SHH["SHH"] -->|"associated with"| Parkinson["Parkinson"]
SHH["SHH"] -->|"associated with"| Aging["Aging"]
SHH["SHH"] -->|"therapeutic target"| Ms["Ms"]
SHH["SHH"] -->|"therapeutic target"| Inflammation["Inflammation"]
SHH["SHH"] -->|"therapeutic target"| Autoimmune["Autoimmune"]
SHH["SHH"] -->|"regulates"| Ms["Ms"]
SHH["SHH"] -->|"activates"| Tumor["Tumor"]
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style Tumor fill:#ef5350,stroke:#333,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| embryonic development | involved_in | process | 0.95 |
| central nervous system | expressed_in | brain_region | 0.95 |
| tumourigenesis | drives | process | 0.90 |
| medulloblastoma | drives | disease | 0.90 |
| neurological diseases | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.88 |
| Primary Cilia | binds | cell_type | 0.85 |
| Primary Cilia | interacts_with | cell_type | 0.85 |
| Parkinson's Disease | implicated_in | disease | 0.85 |
| Alzheimer's Disease | implicated_in | disease | 0.85 |
| spinal cord injury | protects_against | disease | 0.80 |
| stroke | protects_against | disease | 0.80 |
| traumatic brain injury | protects_against | disease | 0.80 |
| Sonic Hedgehog | associated_with | pathway | 0.80 |
| Hedgehog | associated_with | pathway | 0.80 |
| depression | implicated_in | disease | 0.75 |
| Als | activates | disease | 0.75 |
| Sonic Hedgehog | activates | pathway | 0.70 |
| Hedgehog | regulates | pathway | 0.70 |
| Hedgehog | activates | pathway | 0.70 |
| Stroke | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Alzheimer | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Parkinson | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Aging | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Inflammation | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Autoimmune | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Tumor | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Glioblastoma | interacts_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Aging | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Diabetes | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Carcinoma | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Prostate Cancer | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Parkinson | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Pancreatic Cancer | causes | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | causes | disease | 0.65 |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Tumor | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | treats | disease | 0.65 |
| Medulloblastoma | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Obesity | treats | disease | 0.65 |
| Tumor | treats | disease | 0.65 |
| Senescence | treats | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bpmc | downregulates | compound | 0.85 |
| CSNK1D | regulates | gene | 0.80 |
| NEURONS | regulates | cell_type | 0.65 |
| PI3K | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AKT | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| IL6 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| RANKL | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| HDAC6 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| GDNF | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| FOXA2 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| FOXO6 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| FOXO3 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| FOXP3 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| FOXG1 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| JUN | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| JNK | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| P38 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| PTCH1 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| BRAF | treats | gene | 0.60 |
| MC4R | treats | gene | 0.60 |
| OVERVIEW | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| FOXO1 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| FOXO4 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| FOXP1 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| HSPG2 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| ADCY3 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| GLI1 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| P4HB | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| BMP4 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| LRRK2 | causes | gene | 0.60 |
| ATXN3 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| PTCH1 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| ATXN3 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| DYRK1A | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| DYRK1B | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| OLIG2 | causes | gene | 0.60 |
| GEM | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| OLIG2 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| GEM | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ERK | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| JAK | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| INFLAMMATION | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| NF-ΚB | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| FOXK2 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| FOXD3 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| NEURON | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NATURAL COMPOUNDS | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| C-JUN | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| ERK | treats | gene | 0.60 |
| IL-6 | treats | 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 | ||||