Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
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Syntaxin 3 gene encoding a SNARE protein critical for synaptic vesicle exocytosis and membrane fusion in neurons - implicated in Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and neurodevelopmental disorders
| Gene Symbol | STX3 |
| Full Name | Syntaxin 3 |
| Aliases | Syntaxin 3 gene encoding a SNARE protein critical for synaptic vesicle exocytosis and membrane fusion in neurons |
| Chromosome | 11q12.1 |
| Function | Vesicle docking: STX3 localizes to the plasma membrane at the active zone and interacts with vesicle-associated VAMP2 |
| Primary Expression | astrocytes where it regulates[@tomm2019]: |
| Amino Acids | 289 aa |
| Pathways | Autophagy |
| UniProt ID | [Q99986](https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q99986) |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000166900 |
| OMIM | 600078 |
| GeneCards | STX3 |
| Human Protein Atlas | STX3 |
| STX3 | Target membrane Q-SNARE |
| SNAP25 | Synaptosome-associated protein (two SNARE motifs) |
| Associated Diseases | Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease |
| KG Connections | 22 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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N0["STX3"]
N1["Alzheimer"]
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N2["Neurodegeneration"]
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N3["Cancer"]
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N4["Als"]
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N5["Neuroinflammation"]
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N6["FKBP5"]
N0 -->|"regulates"| N6
N7["SEC22B"]
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N8["SNAP23"]
N0 -->|"regulates"| N8
N9["Autophagy"]
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N10["Microglia"]
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N11["HSP90"]
N11 -->|"regulates"| N0
N12["ALZHEIMER"]
N12 -->|"regulates"| N0
N13["SNAP29"]
N13 -->|"regulates"| N0
N14["MICROGLIA"]
N14 -->|"regulates"| N0
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class N14 gene| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alzheimer | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Neurodegeneration | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Neuroinflammation | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| FKBP5 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| SEC22B | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| SNAP23 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| VTI1B | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| Autophagy | regulates | pathway | 0.60 |
| Microglia | regulates | cell_type | 0.60 |
Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target
| Hypothesis | Score | Disease | Analysis |
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Scientific analyses that reference this entity
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Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity
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