Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about TIMP1: 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.
TIMP1 is a gene implicated in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: activates, expressed in, associated with. Associated with Als, Alzheimer, Atherosclerosis. Connected to 56 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.
| Gene Symbol | TIMP1 |
| Function | TIMP1 encodes tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases 1, a member of the TIMP family that regulates matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs). |
| Primary Expression | astrocytes and can be induced by injury and inflammation |
| Pathways | Autophagy, Angiogenesis, senescence, oxidative stress response, circadian regulation |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000102265 |
| GeneCards | TIMP1 |
| Human Protein Atlas | TIMP1 |
| Associated Diseases | neurodegeneration |
| Interactions | LGALS3, CD14, RGS1, ATF3, VIM, STAT4 |
| KG Connections | 83 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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TIMP1["<b>TIMP1</b>"]
MMP9["MMP9"]
TIMP1 -->|"inhibits"| MMP9
neuropathic_pain{"neuropathic pain"}
TIMP1 -->|"protects against"| neuropathic_pain
Atherosclerosis{"Atherosclerosis"}
TIMP1 -->|"expressed in"| Atherosclerosis
Inflammation{"Inflammation"}
TIMP1 -->|"activates"| Inflammation
Stroke{"Stroke"}
TIMP1 -->|"activates"| Stroke
Als{"Als"}
TIMP1 -->|"activates"| Als
Ischemia{"Ischemia"}
TIMP1 -->|"activates"| Ischemia
Ms{"Ms"}
TIMP1 -->|"activates"| Ms
TIMP1 -->|"contributes to"| Ms
Alzheimer{"Alzheimer"}
TIMP1 -->|"therapeutic target"| Alzheimer
TIMP1 -->|"therapeutic target"| Als
TIMP1 -->|"therapeutic target"| Ms
MMP1["MMP1"]
MMP1 -->|"inhibits"| TIMP1
EZH2["EZH2"]
EZH2 -->|"regulates"| TIMP1
substance_P["substance P"]
substance_P -->|"inhibits"| TIMP1
IL12B["IL12B"]
IL12B -->|"expressed in"| TIMP1
ITPR1["ITPR1"]
ITPR1 -->|"expressed in"| TIMP1
MAP1LC3B["MAP1LC3B"]
MAP1LC3B -->|"expressed in"| TIMP1
GENES["GENES"]
GENES -->|"expressed in"| TIMP1
ANXA2["ANXA2"]
ANXA2 -->|"activates"| TIMP1
ICAM1["ICAM1"]
ICAM1 -->|"activates"| TIMP1
CD44["CD44"]
CD44 -->|"activates"| TIMP1
HMOX1["HMOX1"]
HMOX1 -->|"activates"| TIMP1
SPP1["SPP1"]
SPP1 -->|"activates"| TIMP1
style TIMP1 fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| CD8+ T Cells | mediates | cell_type | 0.90 |
| MMP9 | inhibits | protein | 0.70 |
| neuropathic pain | protects_against | disease | 0.70 |
| CYTOKINES | inhibits | phenotype | 0.70 |
| Atherosclerosis | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Inflammation | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Stroke | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Ischemia | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | contributes_to | disease | 0.65 |
| Alzheimer | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | interacts_with | disease | 0.65 |
| LGALS3 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CD14 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| RGS1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ATF3 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| VIM | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| GATA2 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| PDGFRB | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CHL1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| IL23A | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| STAT4 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| Autophagy | expressed_in | pathway | 0.60 |
| ASTROCYTES | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| INFLAMMATION | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ZFP36 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| HSPB1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CH25H | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| EXOSOMES | contributes_to | gene | 0.60 |
| POSTN | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| FN1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| Angiogenesis | contributes_to | pathway | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| IMMUNE INFILTRATION | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| AUTOPHAGY | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| NF-kB signaling | participates_in | pathway | 0.60 |
| PI3K-AKT-mTOR signaling | participates_in | pathway | 0.60 |
| apoptosis pathway | participates_in | pathway | 0.60 |
| TGF-beta signaling | participates_in | pathway | 0.60 |
| TNF | activates | gene | 0.55 |
| circadian regulation | participates_in | pathway | 0.55 |
| senescence | participates_in | pathway | 0.55 |
| microglia | expressed_in | cell_type | 0.55 |
| oxidative stress response | participates_in | pathway | 0.55 |
| TNF | co_discussed | gene | 0.40 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theranekron | upregulates | drug | 0.90 |
| MMP1 | inhibits | gene | 0.80 |
| EZH2 | regulates | protein | 0.70 |
| substance P | inhibits | protein | 0.70 |
| IL12B | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| ITPR1 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| MAP1LC3B | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| ANXA2 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ICAM1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CD44 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| HMOX1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| SPP1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| LRP1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| SERPINE1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| IL6 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| APP | produces | gene | 0.60 |
| AKT | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| MMP14 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| MMP2 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| MMP9 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| PI3K | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| MMP2 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| GENES | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| MICROGLIA | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| SMAD | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| CD68 | activates | gene | 0.55 |
| CX3CR1 | activates | gene | 0.55 |
| BMAL1 | activates | gene | 0.55 |
| C3 | activates | gene | 0.55 |
| CFH | activates | gene | 0.55 |
| PTEN | co_expressed_with | gene | 0.50 |
| STROKE | associated_with | disease | 0.50 |
| SMAD | co_expressed_with | protein | 0.50 |
| C3 | co_discussed | gene | 0.40 |
| CX3CR1 | co_discussed | gene | 0.40 |
Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target
| Hypothesis | Score | Disease | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| No targeting hypotheses | |||
Scientific analyses that reference this entity
neurodegeneration | 2026-04-01 | 8 hypotheses Top: 0.703
neurodegeneration | 2026-04-01 | 7 hypotheses Top: 0.554
Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity
| Title & PMID | Authors | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No papers found | ||||