Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about TNFAIP6: 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.
TNFAIP6 is a gene implicated in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: activates, biomarker for, implicated in. Associated with Als, Diabetes, Ischemia. Connected to 17 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.
| Gene Symbol | TNFAIP6 |
| Full Name | TNF Alpha Induced Protein 6 (TSG-6) |
| Chromosome | 2p23.3 |
| Function | is a secreted glycoprotein that plays crucial roles in cell adhesion, inflammatory responses, and extracellular matrix organization [1]. |
| Primary Expression | a variety of tissues and cell types, with particularly high expression in inflamed tissues, activated leukocytes, and stromal cells [3] |
| Molecular Weight | 35 kDa |
| Amino Acids | 354 aa |
| Exons | 7 |
| Pathways | NF-κB |
| UniProt ID | [P20742](https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P20742) |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000123607 |
| OMIM | 191163 |
| GeneCards | TNFAIP6 |
| Human Protein Atlas | TNFAIP6 |
| NF-κB binding sites | Mediate TNF-α induced expression |
| Associated Diseases | neurodegeneration |
| Interactions | CHI3L1, MMP1, HIF1A, MMP3, ASTROCYTES |
| KG Connections | 16 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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TNFAIP6["<b>TNFAIP6</b>"]
Diabetes{"Diabetes"}
TNFAIP6 -->|"activates"| Diabetes
Als{"Als"}
TNFAIP6 -->|"activates"| Als
Ischemia{"Ischemia"}
TNFAIP6 -->|"activates"| Ischemia
Ms{"Ms"}
TNFAIP6 -->|"biomarker for"| Ms
Tumor{"Tumor"}
TNFAIP6 -->|"activates"| Tumor
CHI3L1["CHI3L1"]
TNFAIP6 -->|"activates"| CHI3L1
HSP70["HSP70"]
TNFAIP6 -->|"biomarker for"| HSP70
APOPTOSIS["APOPTOSIS"]
TNFAIP6 -->|"biomarker for"| APOPTOSIS
Apoptosis(["Apoptosis"])
TNFAIP6 -->|"biomarker for"| Apoptosis
Nf__b(["Nf-Kappab"])
TNFAIP6 -->|"biomarker for"| Nf__b
Blood_Brain_Barrier(["Blood-Brain Barrier"])
TNFAIP6 -->|"biomarker for"| Blood_Brain_Barrier
neurodegeneration["neurodegeneration"]
TNFAIP6 -->|"implicated in"| neurodegeneration
MMP1["MMP1"]
MMP1 -->|"activates"| TNFAIP6
HIF1A["HIF1A"]
HIF1A -->|"activates"| TNFAIP6
MMP3["MMP3"]
MMP3 -->|"activates"| TNFAIP6
ASTROCYTES["ASTROCYTES"]
ASTROCYTES -->|"activates"| TNFAIP6
NF__B["NF-KappaB"]
NF__B -->|"biomarker for"| TNFAIP6
style TNFAIP6 fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Ischemia | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | biomarker_for | disease | 0.65 |
| Tumor | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| CHI3L1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| HSP70 | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| APOPTOSIS | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| Apoptosis | biomarker_for | pathway | 0.60 |
| Nf-Κb | biomarker_for | pathway | 0.60 |
| Blood-Brain Barrier | biomarker_for | pathway | 0.60 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMP1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| HIF1A | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| MMP3 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ASTROCYTES | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NF-ΚB | biomarker_for | 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 | ||||