Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about TLR9: 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.
TLR9 is a gene implicated in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: activates, inhibits, implicated in. Associated with Als, Atherosclerosis, Cardiovascular. Connected to 111 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.
| Gene Symbol | TLR9 |
| Full Name | Toll-Like Receptor 9 |
| Chromosome | 3p21.3 |
| Protein Type | Receptor |
| Function | is an important component in the neurobiology of neurodegenerative diseases. |
| Primary Expression | microglia, astrocytes, and neurons, where it plays a critical role in innate immune responses to pathogen-a |
| Pathways | NF-κB, MAPK pathway |
| OMIM | 605203 |
| GeneCards | TLR9 |
| Human Protein Atlas | TLR9 |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Phase | Phase 1 |
| Sponsor | NYU Langone Health |
| Collaborator | Alzheimer's Association |
| Enrollment | 18 participants (estimated) |
| Associated Diseases | ALS, Carcinoma, Cirrhosis, Cystic Fibrosis, Fibrosis, Hepatitis |
| Interactions | MYD88, TLR4, TNF, TLR3, Rb, DNA |
| KG Connections | 216 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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TLR9["<b>TLR9</b>"]
Ischemia{"Ischemia"}
TLR9 -->|"inhibits"| Ischemia
Inflammation{"Inflammation"}
TLR9 -->|"inhibits"| Inflammation
TLR9 -->|"associated with"| Inflammation
TLR9 -->|"associated with"| Ischemia
Obesity{"Obesity"}
TLR9 -->|"expressed in"| Obesity
Cardiovascular{"Cardiovascular"}
TLR9 -->|"expressed in"| Cardiovascular
TLR9 -->|"expressed in"| Inflammation
Atherosclerosis{"Atherosclerosis"}
TLR9 -->|"activates"| Atherosclerosis
TLR9 -->|"activates"| Inflammation
NET["NET"]
TLR9 -->|"regulates"| NET
MYD88["MYD88"]
TLR9 -->|"activates"| MYD88
TLR4["TLR4"]
TLR9 -->|"activates"| TLR4
MYD88 -->|"activates"| TLR9
TLR4 -->|"activates"| TLR9
DNA["DNA"]
DNA -->|"inhibits"| TLR9
PI3K["PI3K"]
PI3K -->|"expressed in"| TLR9
TLR["TLR"]
TLR -->|"expressed in"| TLR9
INFLAMMATION["INFLAMMATION"]
INFLAMMATION -->|"expressed in"| TLR9
ERK["ERK"]
ERK -->|"activates"| TLR9
SRC["SRC"]
SRC -->|"activates"| TLR9
CYTOKINES["CYTOKINES"]
CYTOKINES -->|"activates"| TLR9
NF__B["NF-KappaB"]
NF__B -->|"activates"| TLR9
IL_6["IL-6"]
IL_6 -->|"activates"| TLR9
APOE["APOE"]
APOE -->|"activates"| TLR9
style TLR9 fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inflammation | inhibits | disease | 0.85 |
| Inflammation | activates | disease | 0.85 |
| Ischemia | inhibits | disease | 0.75 |
| Inflammation | associated_with | disease | 0.75 |
| Toll-Like Receptor | activates | pathway | 0.70 |
| TNF | causes | gene | 0.65 |
| Ischemia | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Obesity | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Cardiovascular | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Inflammation | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Atherosclerosis | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Fibrosis | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Cystic Fibrosis | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Neuroinflammation | implicated_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Parkinson | implicated_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Neurodegeneration | implicated_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Inflammation | implicated_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Atherosclerosis | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Stroke | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Infection | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Sepsis | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Cardiovascular | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Cardiac | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Sepsis | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Infection | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Neuroinflammation | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | causes | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Obesity | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Carcinoma | causes | disease | 0.65 |
| Obesity | causes | disease | 0.65 |
| Cirrhosis | causes | disease | 0.65 |
| Hepatitis | causes | disease | 0.65 |
| Hypertension | causes | disease | 0.65 |
| ALS | causes | disease | 0.65 |
| Metabolic Syndrome | causes | disease | 0.65 |
| Hypertension | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Fibrosis | protects_against | disease | 0.65 |
| Cardiomyopathy | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| NET | regulates | phenotype | 0.64 |
| MYD88 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| TLR4 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| TNF | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| TLR3 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| TNF | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NLRP3 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| TNF | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| PPT1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| TLR4 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| INFLAMMATION | activates | gene | 0.80 |
| MYD88 | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| TLR4 | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| DNA | inhibits | gene | 0.70 |
| CYTOKINES | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| TLR | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| INFLAMMATION | inhibits | gene | 0.70 |
| TLR4 | protects_against | entity | 0.60 |
| PI3K | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| SRC | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| APOE | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| P38 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| GSDMD | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AIM2 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| MLKL | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| STAT3 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| IL1B | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CFTR | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| TLR2 | implicated_in | gene | 0.60 |
| TLR4 | implicated_in | gene | 0.60 |
| TLR3 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| TLR1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| TLR7 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| UBIQUITIN | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| TBK1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| APOE | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| MYD88 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| STAT3 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| JAK2 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| PGC1A | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| BMAL1 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| CLOCK | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| CD68 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| TNF | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| TLR8 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| TLR4 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NLRP6 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| NLRP6 | causes | gene | 0.60 |
| TNF | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NLRP3 | causes | gene | 0.60 |
| NLRP3 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| TLR2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PARP1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| RELA | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| TLR | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| INFLAMMATION | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| ERK | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NF-ΚB | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| IL-6 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| PYROPTOSIS | activates | gene | 0.60 |
Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target
| Hypothesis | Score | Disease | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| No targeting hypotheses | |||
Scientific analyses that reference this entity
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Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity
| Title & PMID | Authors | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No papers found | ||||