Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about SIRT4: 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.
SIRT4 is a protein involved in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: regulates, expressed in, implicated in. Associated with Als, Alzheimer, Autoimmune. Connected to 59 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.
| Gene Symbol | SIRT4 |
| Chromosome | 12q24.31<br> |
| Function | SIRT4 is primarily mitochondrial and regulates several key metabolic processes |
| Molecular Weight | 35 kDa |
| Pathways | Oxidative Stress |
| UniProt ID | Q9NWU1 |
| NCBI Gene ID | 23127 |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000057394 |
| GeneCards | SIRT4 |
| Human Protein Atlas | SIRT4 |
| ADP-Ribosylation | Catalyzes ADP-ribosylation of target proteins (primary activity) |
| Glutamine Metabolism | Regulates GDH (glutamate dehydrogenase) activity through ADP-ribosylation, inhibiting glutamine-dependent insulin secretion |
| fatty acid oxidation | Influences fatty acid metabolism in mitochondria |
| Mitochondrial DNA Replication | Interacts with TFAM and mitochondrial DNA polymerase |
| Insulin Secretion | Inhibits pancreatic beta-cell insulin secretion in response to amino acids |
| Associated Diseases | Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease, Type 2 Diabetes, Cancer |
| Interactions | SIRT6, SIRT3 |
| KG Connections | 74 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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SIRT4["<b>SIRT4</b>"]
Neurodegeneration{"Neurodegeneration"}
SIRT4 -->|"regulates"| Neurodegeneration
Parkinson{"Parkinson"}
SIRT4 -->|"regulates"| Parkinson
Alzheimer{"Alzheimer"}
SIRT4 -->|"regulates"| Alzheimer
Neuroinflammation{"Neuroinflammation"}
SIRT4 -->|"regulates"| Neuroinflammation
Inflammation{"Inflammation"}
SIRT4 -->|"regulates"| Inflammation
Huntington{"Huntington"}
SIRT4 -->|"regulates"| Huntington
Ms{"Ms"}
SIRT4 -->|"regulates"| Ms
Als{"Als"}
SIRT4 -->|"expressed in"| Als
HDAC7["HDAC7"]
SIRT4 -->|"regulates"| HDAC7
Oxidative_Stress(["Oxidative Stress"])
SIRT4 -->|"regulates"| Oxidative_Stress
SIRT7["SIRT7"]
SIRT4 -->|"expressed in"| SIRT7
HDAC6["HDAC6"]
SIRT4 -->|"regulates"| HDAC6
SIRT6["SIRT6"]
SIRT6 -->|"expressed in"| SIRT4
HDAC11["HDAC11"]
HDAC11 -->|"regulates"| SIRT4
HDAC2["HDAC2"]
HDAC2 -->|"regulates"| SIRT4
SIRT7 -->|"expressed in"| SIRT4
SIRT5["SIRT5"]
SIRT5 -->|"expressed in"| SIRT4
BDNF["BDNF"]
BDNF -->|"regulates"| SIRT4
SIRT1["SIRT1"]
SIRT1 -->|"expressed in"| SIRT4
HDAC1["HDAC1"]
HDAC1 -->|"regulates"| SIRT4
SIRT2["SIRT2"]
SIRT2 -->|"expressed in"| SIRT4
SIRT3["SIRT3"]
SIRT3 -->|"expressed in"| SIRT4
HDAC3["HDAC3"]
HDAC3 -->|"regulates"| SIRT4
HDAC6 -->|"regulates"| SIRT4
style SIRT4 fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| SIRT5 | expressed_in | gene | 0.80 |
| SIRT7 | expressed_in | gene | 0.70 |
| SIRT2 | expressed_in | gene | 0.70 |
| SIRT1 | expressed_in | gene | 0.70 |
| SIRT6 | expressed_in | gene | 0.70 |
| SIRT3 | expressed_in | gene | 0.70 |
| Neurodegeneration | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Parkinson | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Alzheimer | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Neuroinflammation | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Inflammation | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Huntington | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Autoimmune | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Inflammation | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| HDAC7 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| HDAC6 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| HDAC1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| HDAC2 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| HDAC11 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| SIRT6 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| SIRT6 | protects_against | gene | 0.60 |
| Oxidative Stress | regulates | pathway | 0.60 |
| NAD | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| APOPTOSIS | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| OXIDATIVE STRESS | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| INFLAMMATION | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| Differentiation | expressed_in | pathway | 0.60 |
| Oxidative Stress | expressed_in | pathway | 0.60 |
| Apoptosis | expressed_in | pathway | 0.60 |
| Immune Response | expressed_in | pathway | 0.60 |
| Mitochondrial Function | expressed_in | pathway | 0.60 |
| Epigenetic | expressed_in | pathway | 0.60 |
| HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| NEURON | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| OXIDATIVE STRESS | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| MITOCHONDRIA | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| NEURODEGENERATION | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| oxidative stress response | participates_in | pathway | 0.60 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| SIRT6 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| HDAC11 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| HDAC2 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| SIRT7 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| SIRT5 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| BDNF | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| SIRT1 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| HDAC1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| SIRT2 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| SIRT3 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| HDAC3 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| HDAC6 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| HDAC7 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| TAU | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| SIRT3 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| SIRT3 | protects_against | gene | 0.60 |
| NEURODEGENERATION | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| NEURODEGENERATIVE DISORDERS | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| MITOCHONDRIAL DYSFUNCTION | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| NEUROINFLAMMATION | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| HUNTINGTON | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| MITOCHONDRIA | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| HDAC | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| OXIDATIVE STRESS | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| NEURON | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| ROS | protects_against | gene | 0.60 |
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 | ||||