Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about STMN2: 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.
STMN2 is a gene implicated in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: interacts with, regulates, activates. Associated with Als, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Ms. Connected to 22 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.
| Gene Symbol | STMN2 |
| Chromosome | 8q21.13 |
| Function | Like other stathmin family members, it can sequester tubulin dimers, reducing the pool of free tubulin available for microtubule polymerization. |
| Primary Expression | Motor Neurons, Cortical Neurons, Sensory Neurons, Developing CNS |
| Molecular Weight | 20 kDa |
| Pathways | Axonal Regeneration |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000104435 |
| GeneCards | STMN2 |
| Human Protein Atlas | STMN2 |
| Symbol [@agra2024] STMN2 [@beri2024] [@krus2022] [@pickles2025] Full Name [@allen] Stathmin-2 (Superior Cervical Ganglion 10, SCG10) [@allena] [@allenb] [@allenc] Chromosome [@brainspan] 8q21.13 [@tardbp] [@unca] [@tdp] NCBI Gene [@tdpproteinopathy] 11075 [@als] [@ftd] [@corf] Ensembl [@motorneurons] ENSG00000104435 [@ncbi] [@omim] [@uniprot] OMIM [@ensembl] 600621 [@genecards] [@allend] [@riederer1997] UniProt [@zhu2019] Q93045 [@liu2020] [@brown2011] Diseases | ALS, FTD, Alzheimer's Disease, TDP-43 Proteinopathies |
| Associated Diseases | ALS, NEURODEGENERATION, frontotemporal dementia |
| Interactions | TDP-43, SMN, Rb, UNC13A, ALS, NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES |
| SciDEX Hypotheses | STMN2 Restoration as a Prerequisite for Axon Growt |
| KG Connections | 124 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
graph TD
STMN2["<b>STMN2</b>"]
Als{"Als"}
STMN2 -->|"interacts with"| Als
Ms{"Ms"}
STMN2 -->|"interacts with"| Ms
Amyotrophic_Lateral_Sclerosis{"Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis"}
STMN2 -->|"interacts with"| Amyotrophic_Lateral_Sclerosis
STMN2 -->|"regulates"| Als
Neuropathy{"Neuropathy"}
STMN2 -->|"regulates"| Neuropathy
STMN2 -->|"regulates"| Amyotrophic_Lateral_Sclerosis
AXONAL_REGENERATION["AXONAL_REGENERATION"]
STMN2 -->|"activates"| AXONAL_REGENERATION
ALS["ALS"]
STMN2 -->|"interacts with"| ALS
Mitochondrial_Function(["Mitochondrial Function"])
STMN2 -->|"interacts with"| Mitochondrial_Function
STMN2 -->|"regulates"| ALS
NEURODEGENERATION["NEURODEGENERATION"]
STMN2 -->|"associated with"| NEURODEGENERATION
neurodegeneration["neurodegeneration"]
STMN2 -->|"implicated in"| neurodegeneration
TDP43["TDP43"]
TDP43 -->|"regulates"| STMN2
POLYADENYLATION["POLYADENYLATION"]
POLYADENYLATION -->|"inhibits"| STMN2
NEURODEGENERATIVE_DISEASES["NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES"]
NEURODEGENERATIVE_DISEASES -->|"interacts with"| STMN2
FTLD["FTLD"]
FTLD -->|"interacts with"| STMN2
C9ORF72["C9ORF72"]
C9ORF72 -->|"interacts with"| STMN2
NEFL["NEFL"]
NEFL -->|"activates"| STMN2
AMYOTROPHIC_LATERAL_SCLEROSIS["AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS"]
AMYOTROPHIC_LATERAL_SCLEROSIS -->|"interacts with"| STMN2
MOTOR_NEURONS["MOTOR NEURONS"]
MOTOR_NEURONS -->|"regulates"| STMN2
AMYOTROPHIC_LATERAL_SCLEROSIS -->|"regulates"| STMN2
AXON_REGENERATION["AXON REGENERATION"]
AXON_REGENERATION -->|"activates"| STMN2
style STMN2 fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Axonal Regeneration | involved_in | process | 0.90 |
| Axonal Outgrowth | mediates | phenotype | 0.90 |
| Axon Regeneration | mediates | phenotype | 0.90 |
| Motor Neuron Growth | mediates | phenotype | 0.90 |
| Axonal Regeneration | mediates | process | 0.90 |
| Stress | downregulates | phenotype | 0.88 |
| TDP-43 Pathology | biomarker_for | phenotype | 0.88 |
| Motor Neurons | expressed_in | cell_type | 0.85 |
| Microtubule Regulation | involved_in | process | 0.85 |
| Lysosome Trafficking | regulates | process | 0.85 |
| TDP-43 | downregulates | protein | 0.80 |
| neurons | expressed_in | cell_type | 0.75 |
| neurodegeneration | promoted: STMN2 Restoration as a Prerequisite for Axon Growth After TDP-43 Clearance | disease | 0.66 |
| UNC13A | targets | gene | 0.65 |
| Als | interacts_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | interacts_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis | interacts_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Neuropathy | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Aging | interacts_with | disease | 0.65 |
| AXONAL_REGENERATION | activates | phenotype | 0.64 |
| TDP-43 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CHMP7 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| TDP-43 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| SMN | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| Rb | interacts_with | protein | 0.60 |
| neurodegeneration | associated_with | disease | 0.60 |
| UNC13A | co_expressed_with | gene | 0.60 |
| UNC13A | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| neurodegeneration | targets | disease | 0.60 |
| ALS | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| Mitochondrial Function | interacts_with | pathway | 0.60 |
| ALS | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| Er Stress | activates | pathway | 0.60 |
| RNA | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ALS | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| Neuron | activates | cell_type | 0.60 |
| RNA | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NEURON | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| Stem Cell | interacts_with | cell_type | 0.60 |
| Neuron | interacts_with | cell_type | 0.60 |
| AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ATP | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| Tdp-43 | activates | pathway | 0.60 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| TARDBP | regulates | protein | 0.95 |
| TDP43 | binds | protein | 0.90 |
| Premature Polyadenylation | downregulates | mechanism | 0.90 |
| Reduced TDP43 | downregulates | biomarker | 0.90 |
| TDP-43 | regulates | protein | 0.90 |
| TDP-43 | binds | protein | 0.90 |
| Stress | downregulates | process | 0.90 |
| dCasRx | targets | protein | 0.80 |
| TDP43 | regulates | protein | 0.72 |
| POLYADENYLATION | inhibits | phenotype | 0.64 |
| C9ORF72 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NEFL | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CHMP7 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| TDP-43 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| SMN | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| FTLD | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MOTOR NEURONS | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| AXON REGENERATION | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ATP | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ALS | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ALS | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| NEURON | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MOTOR NEURONS | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| SMD1 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| RNA | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ALS | implicated_in | gene | 0.60 |
| ALS | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| RNA | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| FTLD | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| MAPT | associated_with | gene | 0.55 |
| ALS | regulates | gene | 0.55 |
| ALS | biomarker_for | gene | 0.55 |
| ALS | targets | gene | 0.55 |
| RNA | targets | gene | 0.55 |
| CHMP7 | co_expressed_with | gene | 0.50 |
| SMN | co_expressed_with | protein | 0.50 |
Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target
| Hypothesis | Score | Disease | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| STMN2 Restoration as a Prerequisite for Axon Growth After TD | 0.658 | neurodegeneration | What molecular mechanisms enable functio |
Scientific analyses that reference this entity
neurodegeneration | 2026-04-14 | 2 hypotheses Top: 0.658
Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity
| Title & PMID | Authors | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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