Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about Sod1: 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.
Sod1 is a gene implicated in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: associated with, contributes to, activates. Associated with ALS, Aging, Alzheimer. Connected to 159 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.
| Gene Symbol | SOD1 |
| Full Name | Superoxide Dismutase 1 |
| Chromosome | 21q22.11 |
| Protein Type | Enzyme |
| Function | is a copper/zinc-dependent enzyme that catalyzes the dismutation of superoxide radical (O₂⁻) into molecular oxygen (O₂) and hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂). |
| Primary Expression | Motor cortex, Spinal cord, Widespread throughout CNS |
| Molecular Weight | 16 kDa |
| Amino Acids | 154 aa |
| Pathways | Amyloid, Apoptosis, Autophagy, Epigenetic, Er Stress |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000142168 |
| GeneCards | SOD1 |
| Human Protein Atlas | SOD1 |
| Associated Diseases | Als, Alzheimer, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Huntington, Neurodegeneration, Parkinson |
| Interactions | CTSB, PPP3CB, LAMP2A, BCL2, HSPA8, TPP1 |
| KG Connections | 680 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
graph TD
CAMK2D["CAMK2D"] -->|"regulates"| Sod1["Sod1"]
PRKCD["PRKCD"] -->|"activates"| Sod1["Sod1"]
TREHALOSE["TREHALOSE"] -->|"activates"| Sod1["Sod1"]
MTOR["MTOR"] -->|"associated"| Sod1["Sod1"]
style Sod1 fill:#4a1a6b,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:2px,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neurodegeneration | activates | disease | 0.60 |
| Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis | associated_with | disease | 0.60 |
| Parkinson | associated_with | disease | 0.60 |
| Als | associated_with | disease | 0.60 |
| Huntington | associated_with | disease | 0.60 |
| Frontotemporal Dementia | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.60 |
| Dementia | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.60 |
| Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.60 |
| Als | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.60 |
| Aging | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.60 |
| Neurodegeneration | regulates | disease | 0.60 |
| Alzheimer | biomarker_for | disease | 0.60 |
| Als | biomarker_for | disease | 0.60 |
| Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis | regulates | disease | 0.60 |
| Necroptosis | regulates | disease | 0.60 |
| Als | regulates | disease | 0.60 |
| Als | expressed_in | disease | 0.60 |
| Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis | inhibits | disease | 0.60 |
| Alzheimer | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.60 |
| Neurodegeneration | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.60 |
| Multiple Sclerosis | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.60 |
| Parkinson | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.60 |
| Huntington | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.60 |
| Neuroinflammation | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.60 |
| Als | inhibits | disease | 0.60 |
| Cancer | activates | disease | 0.60 |
| Aging | activates | disease | 0.60 |
| Neuroinflammation | activates | disease | 0.60 |
| Dementia | activates | disease | 0.60 |
| Frontotemporal Dementia | activates | disease | 0.60 |
| Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis | activates | disease | 0.60 |
| Als | activates | disease | 0.60 |
| Neurodegeneration | associated_with | disease | 0.60 |
| Alzheimer | inhibits | disease | 0.60 |
| Neurodegeneration | inhibits | disease | 0.60 |
| Stroke | inhibits | disease | 0.60 |
| Parkinson | inhibits | disease | 0.60 |
| Ischemia | inhibits | disease | 0.60 |
| Diabetes | activates | disease | 0.60 |
| Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis | contributes_to | disease | 0.60 |
| Neuroinflammation | interacts_with | disease | 0.60 |
| Alzheimer | interacts_with | disease | 0.60 |
| Neurodegeneration | protects_against | disease | 0.60 |
| Neuroinflammation | protects_against | disease | 0.60 |
| Als | protects_against | disease | 0.60 |
| Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis | expressed_in | disease | 0.60 |
| Neurodegeneration | expressed_in | disease | 0.60 |
| Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis | causes | disease | 0.60 |
| Neurodegeneration | causes | disease | 0.60 |
| Als | causes | disease | 0.60 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAMK2D | upregulates | gene | 0.80 |
| PRKCD | activates | gene | 0.80 |
| TREHALOSE | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| MTOR | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| P62 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| DNA | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| TPP1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PPP3 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| SOD1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| TREH | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PARKINSON | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| STUB1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ATG | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| STIP1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| SQSTM1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| GAPDH | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ALS | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CTSB | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PPP3CB | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NEURODEGENERATION | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ATG10 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| HUNTINGTON | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| GLA | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| LAMP1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| HSPA8 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| TARDBP | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MAP1LC3B | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| LGALS3 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ATG12 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| BECN1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| HSPB8 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| LAMP2A | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| TFEB | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PPARGC1A | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| BAG3 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MCOLN1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CALCINEURIN | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| BCL2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| GENES | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AUTOPHAGY | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| JUN | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| NEURON | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| SOD1 | causes | gene | 0.60 |
| ALS | causes | gene | 0.60 |
| TARDBP | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| SOD1 MUTATIONS | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| DEMENTIA | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target
| Hypothesis | Score | Disease | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| No targeting hypotheses | |||
Scientific analyses that reference this entity
neurodegeneration | 2026-04-03 | 14 hypotheses Top: 0.622
neurodegeneration | 2026-04-02 | 0 hypotheses
Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity
| Title & PMID | Authors | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No papers found | ||||