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This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about TMEM106B: 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.
TMEM106B is a gene implicated in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: associated with, therapeutic target, interacts with. Associated with Aging, Als, Alzheimer. Connected to 27 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.
| Gene Symbol | TMEM106B |
| Full Name | Transmembrane Protein 106B |
| Chromosome | 7p21.3 |
| Protein Family | Type II lysosomal transmembrane protein family |
| Function | is a 323-amino acid type II lysosomal transmembrane protein encoded by the TMEM106B gene on chromosome 7p21. |
| Primary Expression | Late endosomes and lysosomes |
| Molecular Weight | 30.3 kDa |
| Amino Acids | 274 aa |
| Exons | 9 |
| Pathways | Autophagy, endosome-lysosome function |
| UniProt ID | Q9NUM4 |
| NCBI Gene ID | 54664 |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000106460 |
| OMIM | 613413 |
| GeneCards | TMEM106B |
| Human Protein Atlas | TMEM106B |
| Associated Diseases | AGING, ALS, Alzheimer, Alzheimer's disease |
| Interactions | NFL, TAU, TREM2, GRN, PTK2B, LRP1 |
| KG Connections | 411 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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TMEM106B["<b>TMEM106B</b>"]
endosome_lysosome_function(["endosome-lysosome function"])
TMEM106B -->|"regulates"| endosome_lysosome_function
Alzheimer{"Alzheimer"}
TMEM106B -->|"associated with"| Alzheimer
TMEM106B -->|"therapeutic target"| Alzheimer
Ms{"Ms"}
TMEM106B -->|"therapeutic target"| Ms
Dementia{"Dementia"}
TMEM106B -->|"therapeutic target"| Dementia
Als{"Als"}
TMEM106B -->|"therapeutic target"| Als
TMEM106B -->|"associated with"| Als
Aging{"Aging"}
TMEM106B -->|"associated with"| Aging
TMEM106B -->|"interacts with"| Dementia
SIGLEC9["SIGLEC9"]
TMEM106B -->|"associated with"| SIGLEC9
SIRPA["SIRPA"]
TMEM106B -->|"associated with"| SIRPA
GRN["GRN"]
TMEM106B -->|"associated with"| GRN
ALZHEIMER_S_DISEASE["ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE"]
ALZHEIMER_S_DISEASE -->|"associated with"| TMEM106B
TREM2["TREM2"]
TREM2 -->|"associated with"| TMEM106B
ALZHEIMER_S_DISEASE -->|"therapeutic target"| TMEM106B
CTSH["CTSH"]
CTSH -->|"associated with"| TMEM106B
FTLD["FTLD"]
FTLD -->|"associated with"| TMEM106B
MAPT["MAPT"]
MAPT -->|"associated with"| TMEM106B
style TMEM106B fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| ds-83b31ef18d49 | provides_data_for | dataset | 1.00 |
| Cell Subtype Proportion | regulates | phenotype | 0.90 |
| oxidative stress response | participates_in | pathway | 0.80 |
| endosome-lysosome function | regulates | pathway | 0.70 |
| TDP-43 pathology | regulates | process | 0.70 |
| lipid metabolism | participates_in | pathway | 0.70 |
| lysosomal function | modulates | process | 0.70 |
| neurodegeneration | promotes | process | 0.70 |
| Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| CLN5 | interacts_with | gene | 0.65 |
| CLN5 | increases_risk | gene | 0.65 |
| C9orf72 | activates | gene | 0.65 |
| TDP-43 | interacts_with | protein | 0.65 |
| GAUCHER DISEASE | treats | disease | 0.65 |
| PPT1 | exacerbates | gene | 0.65 |
| GAUCHER DISEASE | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| TAU | phosphorylates | protein | 0.65 |
| GRN | increases_risk | gene | 0.65 |
| GRN | causes | gene | 0.65 |
| Alzheimer | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Alzheimer | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Dementia | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Aging | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Dementia | interacts_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Alzheimer | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Dementia | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Parkinson | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Neurodegeneration | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Dementia | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Neurodegeneration | causes | disease | 0.65 |
| Dementia | causes | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | causes | disease | 0.65 |
| Alzheimer | causes | disease | 0.65 |
| Parkinson | causes | disease | 0.65 |
| Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis | causes | disease | 0.65 |
| Ftd | causes | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | causes | disease | 0.65 |
| Frontotemporal Dementia | causes | disease | 0.65 |
| Dementia | biomarker_for | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | biomarker_for | disease | 0.65 |
| Aging | biomarker_for | disease | 0.65 |
| Schizophrenia | biomarker_for | disease | 0.65 |
| Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis | biomarker_for | disease | 0.65 |
| Ftd | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| ds-83b31ef18d49 | data_in | dataset | 1.00 |
| C9orf72 | interacts_with | gene | 0.65 |
| GAUCHER DISEASE | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| DEMENTIA | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| ABCA1 | associated_with | entity | 0.60 |
| ABI3 | associated_with | entity | 0.60 |
| ADAM17 | associated_with | entity | 0.60 |
| APOE | associated_with | entity | 0.60 |
| APP | associated_with | entity | 0.60 |
| BIN1 | associated_with | entity | 0.60 |
| CD2AP | associated_with | entity | 0.60 |
| CD33 | associated_with | entity | 0.60 |
| CR1 | associated_with | entity | 0.60 |
| CTSB | associated_with | entity | 0.60 |
| EED | associated_with | entity | 0.60 |
| GRN | associated_with | entity | 0.60 |
| INPP5D | associated_with | entity | 0.60 |
| LILRB2 | associated_with | entity | 0.60 |
| PICALM | associated_with | entity | 0.60 |
| PLCG2 | associated_with | entity | 0.60 |
| PSEN1 | associated_with | entity | 0.60 |
| PTK2B | associated_with | entity | 0.60 |
| SORL1 | associated_with | entity | 0.60 |
| SPI1 | associated_with | entity | 0.60 |
| PHAGOCYTOSIS | associated_with | entity | 0.60 |
| TREM2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CTSH | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MAPT | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| SIGLEC9 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| GBA | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| C9ORF72 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| GAIN | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ATP13A2 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| TFEB | causes | gene | 0.60 |
| TAU | causes | gene | 0.60 |
| LRRK2 | causes | gene | 0.60 |
| APP | causes | gene | 0.60 |
| APOE | causes | gene | 0.60 |
| ATP13A2 | causes | gene | 0.60 |
| ACE | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CLU | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| TAU | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| LRP1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| APOE | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| RORB | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| TAU | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PVALB | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| FYN | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| GRN | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| PTK2B | 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
No analyses mention this entity
Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity
| Title & PMID | Authors | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No papers found | ||||