gene

SMAC

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76Connections
0Hypotheses
0Analyses
39Outgoing
37Incoming

Summary

SMAC is a gene implicated in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: regulates, activates, therapeutic target. Associated with Aging, Als, Ataxia. Connected to 51 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.

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🧬 Gene Info
Gene SymbolSMAC
Full NameSecond Mitochondria-Derived Activator of Caspases
Chromosome12p12.31
FunctionMitochondrial release: Upon apoptotic stimuli, SMAC is released from mitochondrial intermembrane space
Molecular Weight26.9 kDa (precursor), 22.5 kDa (mature)
Amino Acids239 aa
PathwaysApoptosis
UniProt IDQ9NR28
NCBI Gene ID56616
Ensembl IDENSG00000184047
OMIM605704
GeneCardsSMAC
Human Protein AtlasSMAC
Protein Length239 amino acids (precursor), 184 amino acids (mature)
Associated DiseasesGlioblastoma
InteractionsLC3, BID, ATR, ATM, FADD, TNF
KG Connections76 knowledge graph edges
DatabasesGeneCardsHPASTRING
🔮 Predicted Structure: SMAC — AlphaFold Q9NR28 Click to expand

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Wiki Pages (21)

Knowledge base pages for this entity

Canonical Page

SMAC Gene

gene · 826 words

Excitotoxicity in Neurodegeneration

mechanism · 4129 words

Mitochondria in Neurodegeneration

mechanism · 3404 words

Cytochrome c Protein

protein · 3387 words

Apoptosis Pathway in Neurodegeneration

mechanism · 3169 words

Apoptosis in Neurodegeneration

mechanism · 3147 words

Pathway Diagram

graph TD
    SMAC["<b>SMAC</b>"]
    Als{"Als"}
    SMAC -->|"activates"| Als
    Ms{"Ms"}
    SMAC -->|"interacts with"| Ms
    Aging{"Aging"}
    SMAC -->|"activates"| Aging
    SMAC -->|"inhibits"| Ms
    Tumor{"Tumor"}
    SMAC -->|"activates"| Tumor
    Glioblastoma{"Glioblastoma"}
    SMAC -->|"associated with"| Glioblastoma
    SMAC -->|"regulates"| Ms
    Stroke{"Stroke"}
    SMAC -->|"regulates"| Stroke
    Neurodegeneration{"Neurodegeneration"}
    SMAC -->|"regulates"| Neurodegeneration
    SMAC -->|"activates"| Ms
    Ataxia{"Ataxia"}
    SMAC -->|"activates"| Ataxia
    LC3["LC3"]
    SMAC -->|"activates"| LC3
    UBIQUITIN["UBIQUITIN"]
    UBIQUITIN -->|"interacts with"| SMAC
    DIABLO["DIABLO"]
    DIABLO -->|"interacts with"| SMAC
    APOPTOSIS["APOPTOSIS"]
    APOPTOSIS -->|"activates"| SMAC
    AUTOPHAGY["AUTOPHAGY"]
    AUTOPHAGY -->|"activates"| SMAC
    HTRA2["HTRA2"]
    HTRA2 -->|"interacts with"| SMAC
    MICROGLIA_ACTIVATION["MICROGLIA ACTIVATION"]
    MICROGLIA_ACTIVATION -->|"activates"| SMAC
    MICROGLIA["MICROGLIA"]
    MICROGLIA -->|"associated with"| SMAC
    CD8["CD8"]
    CD8 -->|"activates"| SMAC
    NEURODEGENERATION["NEURODEGENERATION"]
    NEURODEGENERATION -->|"regulates"| SMAC
    E2F1["E2F1"]
    E2F1 -->|"regulates"| SMAC
    P53["P53"]
    P53 -->|"regulates"| SMAC
    MYC["MYC"]
    MYC -->|"regulates"| SMAC
    style SMAC fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0

Outgoing (39)

TargetRelationTypeStr
Apoptosisactivatespathway0.70
Alsactivatesdisease0.65
Msinteracts_withdisease0.65
Agingactivatesdisease0.65
Msinhibitsdisease0.65

Incoming (37)

SourceRelationTypeStr
APOPTOSISactivatesgene0.70
UBIQUITINinteracts_withgene0.60
DIABLOinteracts_withgene0.60
HTRA2interacts_withgene0.60
CD8activatesgene0.60

Targeting Hypotheses (0)

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Mentioning Analyses (0)

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Related Papers (0)

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