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TAM

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9Hypotheses
2Analyses
0Outgoing
1Incoming
1Experiments
2Debates

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Wiki Pages (4)

Knowledge base pages for this entity

TAM Receptor Signaling

mechanism · 2896 words

TAM Receptor Modulation Therapy

therapeutic · 1685 words

STAM2 Gene - Signal Transducing Adaptor Molecule 2

gene · 648 words

STAM1 - Signal Transducing Adaptor Molecule 1

gene · 559 words

Outgoing (0)

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Incoming (1)

SourceRelationTypeStr
GAS6/TAM receptor complexco_associated_withgene0.30

Targeting Hypotheses (9)

Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target

HypothesisScoreDiseaseAnalysis
Ataxin-2 Polyglutamine Expansions Hijack G3BP1 to Form Toxic 0.700 neurodegeneration How do disease-associated mutations in G
AQP4-Dependent Astrocyte Swelling Exacerbates Excitotoxic Ne 0.670 neurodegeneration What are the specific molecular mechanis
Transglutaminase-2 Cross-Linking Inhibition Strategy 0.639 neurodegeneration Protein aggregation cross-seeding across
Microglial xCT/SLC7A11 Selective Inhibition to Reduce Non-Ce 0.620 - Ferroptosis in ALS and motor neuron dise
TAM Receptor (MERTK/AXL) Cross-Regulation 0.540 neuroinflammation What molecular mechanisms mediate SPP1-i
GAS6/TAM Axis Activation Stabilizes Blood-Brain Barrier to R 0.513 neuroinflammation Why do TAM receptors protect against neu
Reactive astrocyte glutamate-handling failure sustains dendr 0.490 neurodegeneration Does tau dendritic missorting persist in
RNA Aptamer-Mediated Therapeutic Condensate Hijacking 0.000 - What determines the specificity of DDR p
Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor-Based Sleep Stabilization Th 0.000 - Sleep disruption as cause and consequenc

Mentioning Analyses (2)

Scientific analyses that reference this entity

Why do TAM receptors protect against neuroinvasive viruses despite their known i

neuroinflammation | 2026-04-14 | 2 hypotheses Top: 0.513

Why do TAM receptors protect against neuroinvasive viruses despite their known i

neuroinflammation | 2026-04-13 | 0 hypotheses

Experiments (1)

Experimental studies targeting or related to this entity

ExperimentTypeDiseaseScoreFeasibilityModelStatusEst. Cost
Gandouling protection against brain injury in Wilson's disease via SIR validation Hepatolenticular degeneration 0.900 0.00 TX mice (Wilson's disease mode proposed N/A

Related Papers (9)

Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity

Title & PMIDAuthorsJournalYearCitations
TGM2 and implications for human disease: role of alternative splicing. [PMID:23276939] Lai TS, Greenberg CS Front Biosci (Landmark Ed) 2013 1
Transglutaminase 2 modulates inflammatory angiogenesis via vascular endothelial [PMID:40619121] Zhou G, Zhang M, Zheng S, Yang G, Li L e J Adv Res 2026 0
The Search for a Universal Treatment for Defined and Mixed Pathology Neurodegene [PMID:39769187] O'Day DH International journal of molec 2024 0
[WALANT - Wide Awake Local Anaesthesia No Tourniquet: Complications in elective [PMID:35168268] Wieschollek S, Forster S, Megerle K Handchirurgie, Mikrochirurgie, 2022 0
Calmodulin Binding Domains in Critical Risk Proteins Involved in Neurodegenerati [PMID:36421678] ["O'Day D"] Current issues in molecular bi 2022 0
Urolithin A suppresses high glucose-induced neuronal amyloidogenesis by modulati [PMID:32704090] Lee HJ, Jung YH, Choi GE Cell Death Differ 2021 0
Engineering complex communities by directed evolution. [PMID:33986540] Chang CY, Vila JCC, Bender M, Li R, Mank Nature ecology & evolution 2021 0
Successful Nonoperative Treatment of Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Humeral Ca [PMID:34825100] Tajika T, Kuboi T, Endo F, Hatori Y, Sai Progress in rehabilitation med 2021 0
Dietary Gluten and Neurodegeneration: A Case for Preclinical Studies. [PMID:32751379] Mohan M, Okeoma CM, Sestak K International journal of molec 2020 0

Debates (2)

Multi-agent debates referencing this entity

The finding that Mertk/Axl deficiency increases viral susceptibility contradicts

closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.74 · 2026-04-16

The finding that Mertk/Axl deficiency increases viral susceptibility contradicts

closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.75 · 2026-04-15

Related Research

Hypotheses and analyses mentioning TAM in their description or question text

GAS6/TAM Axis Activation Stabilizes Blood-Brain Barrier to Reduce Neuroinflammat

Score: 0.513 · neuroinflammation · 2026-04-14

## Mechanistic Overview GAS6/TAM Axis Activation Stabilizes Blood-Brain Barrier to Reduce Neuroinflammatory Cell Infiltr

Reactive astrocyte glutamate-handling failure sustains dendritic tau-associated

Score: 0.490 · neurodegeneration · 2026-04-25

Aβ leaves astrocytes in a reactive, low-EAAT2 state that increases extrasynaptic NMDA receptor drive, allowing dendritic

RNA Aptamer-Mediated Therapeutic Condensate Hijacking

Score: 0.000 · unknown disease · 2026-04-28

Engineered RNA aptamers could selectively recruit neuroprotective proteins to existing 53BP1 condensates, creating thera

Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor-Based Sleep Stabilization Therapy

Score: 0.000 · unknown disease · 2026-04-28

Selective mGluR5 positive allosteric modulators to stabilize sleep-wake cycles by enhancing glutamatergic signaling duri