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| Gene Symbol | TRKC |
| Chromosome | 15q25.3 |
| Protein Type | Receptor |
| Function | TrkC is the primary receptor for neurotrophin-3 (NT-3) |
| Primary Expression | proprioceptive neurons, motor neurons, and certain populations of hippocampal and cortical neurons |
| Molecular Weight | 145 kDa |
| Amino Acids | 821 aa |
| Exons | 26 |
| Pathways | signaling: - Supports sensory neuron survival, PI3K, MAPK |
| GeneCards | TRKC |
| Human Protein Atlas | TRKC |
| Approach | Stage |
| NT-3 protein | Clinical trials |
| Gene therapy | Preclinical |
| Small molecule agonists | Discovery |
| Associated Diseases | Alzheimer |
| Interactions | TRKB, TRKA, BDNF, NGF, ALZHEIMER, AMYLOID |
| KG Connections | 73 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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TRKC["<b>TRKC</b>"]
Alzheimer["Alzheimer"]
TRKC -->|"activates"| Alzheimer
Alzheimer["Alzheimer"]
TRKC -->|"associated with"| Alzheimer
TRKB["TRKB"]
TRKC -->|"regulates"| TRKB
Synaptic_Plasticity["Synaptic Plasticity"]
TRKC -->|"activates"| Synaptic_Plasticity
Microglia["Microglia"]
TRKC -->|"activates"| Microglia
Neuron["Neuron"]
TRKC -->|"activates"| Neuron
TRKB["TRKB"]
TRKC -->|"interacts with"| TRKB
Apoptosis["Apoptosis"]
TRKC -->|"associated with"| Apoptosis
Neuron["Neuron"]
TRKC -->|"associated with"| Neuron
Amyloid["Amyloid"]
TRKC -->|"activates"| Amyloid
Long_Term_Potentiation["Long-Term Potentiation"]
TRKC -->|"regulates"| Long_Term_Potentiation
Long_Term_Potentiation["Long-Term Potentiation"]
TRKC -->|"associated with"| Long_Term_Potentiation
AMYLOID["AMYLOID"]
AMYLOID -->|"activates"| TRKC
ALZHEIMER["ALZHEIMER"]
ALZHEIMER -->|"activates"| TRKC
APP["APP"]
APP -->|"regulates"| TRKC
NEURON["NEURON"]
NEURON -->|"activates"| TRKC
MICROGLIA["MICROGLIA"]
MICROGLIA -->|"activates"| TRKC
TRKA["TRKA"]
TRKA -->|"interacts with"| TRKC
MAO["MAO"]
MAO -->|"associated with"| TRKC
NGF["NGF"]
NGF -->|"interacts with"| TRKC
APOPTOSIS["APOPTOSIS"]
APOPTOSIS -->|"associated with"| TRKC
ALZHEIMER["ALZHEIMER"]
ALZHEIMER -->|"associated with"| TRKC
NTRK2["NTRK2"]
NTRK2 -->|"associated with"| TRKC
BDNF["BDNF"]
BDNF -->|"interacts with"| TRKC
TRKB["TRKB"]
TRKB -->|"regulates"| TRKC
AND["AND"]
AND -->|"regulates"| TRKC
ALZHEIMER_S_DISEASE["ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE"]
ALZHEIMER_S_DISEASE -->|"regulates"| TRKC
TRKB["TRKB"]
TRKB -->|"interacts with"| TRKC
AND["AND"]
AND -->|"interacts with"| TRKC
ALZHEIMER_S_DISEASE["ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE"]
ALZHEIMER_S_DISEASE -->|"associated with"| TRKC| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alzheimer | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Alzheimer | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Neuropathy | transports | disease | 0.65 |
| TRKB | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| TRKB | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| Schwann Cell | transports | cell_type | 0.60 |
| Dynein | transports | protein | 0.60 |
| APP | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| NTRK2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| BDNF | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NGF | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| Synaptic Plasticity | activates | pathway | 0.60 |
| Microglia | activates | cell_type | 0.60 |
| Neuron | activates | cell_type | 0.60 |
| Apoptosis | associated_with | pathway | 0.60 |
| Neuron | associated_with | cell_type | 0.60 |
| Amyloid | activates | pathway | 0.60 |
| Long-Term Potentiation | regulates | pathway | 0.60 |
| Long-Term Potentiation | associated_with | pathway | 0.60 |
| Neuron | encodes | cell_type | 0.60 |
| Amyloid Beta | activates | protein | 0.60 |
| Aβ | activates | protein | 0.60 |
| Myosin | associated_with | protein | 0.60 |
| Bdnf | interacts_with | protein | 0.60 |
| Ngf | interacts_with | protein | 0.60 |
| Neuron | transports | cell_type | 0.60 |
| MAO | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| App | associated_with | protein | 0.60 |
| Neuron | expressed_in | cell_type | 0.55 |
| Microglia | expressed_in | cell_type | 0.55 |
| TRKA | interacts_with | gene | 0.50 |
| ALZHEIMER | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| ALZHEIMER'S | activates | concept | 0.50 |
| AMYLOID | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| AMYLOID BETA | activates | concept | 0.50 |
| ALZHEIMER | regulates | gene | 0.50 |
| Alzheimer'S Disease | regulates | disease | 0.50 |
| disease | regulates | disease | 0.50 |
| ALZHEIMER'S | regulates | concept | 0.50 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| APP | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| TRKA | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NGF | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NTRK2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| BDNF | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| TRKB | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| TRKB | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| TRKA | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| RET | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| MAP1B | transports | gene | 0.60 |
| TAU | transports | gene | 0.60 |
| DYNEIN | transports | gene | 0.60 |
| AMYLOID | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NEURON | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| MICROGLIA | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| MAO | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| APOPTOSIS | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NEURON | encodes | gene | 0.60 |
| MYELIN | transports | gene | 0.60 |
| AXON | transports | gene | 0.60 |
| ERK1/2 | transports | gene | 0.60 |
| late | activates | disease | 0.50 |
| TRKB | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| late | regulates | disease | 0.50 |
| TRKB | associated_with | gene | 0.50 |
| TRKA | co_expressed_with | gene | 0.50 |
| TRKB | co_expressed_with | gene | 0.50 |
| microglia | activates | cell_type | 0.50 |
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 | ||||