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TYK2

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50Incoming

Summary

TYK2 is a gene implicated in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: contributes to, associated with, activates. Associated with ALS, Als, Alzheimer. Connected to 45 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.

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🧬 Gene Info
Gene SymbolTYK2
Full NameTyrosine Kinase 2
Chromosome19p13.2
Protein TypeReceptor
FunctionTYK2 encodes tyrosine kinase 2, a non-receptor tyrosine kinase that belongs to the Janus kinase (JAK) family.
Primary Expressionimmune cells including microglia, macrophages, and lymphocytes
PathwaysJAK-STAT
UniProt ID[P29597](https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P29597)
Ensembl IDENSG00000105397
OMIM176941
GeneCardsTYK2
Human Protein AtlasTYK2
TYK2 inhibitorsTofacitinib, BMS-986202 for reducing neuroinflammation
JAK-STAT modulatorsTargeting downstream signaling
Immunomodulatory therapyFor neuroinflammation in AD/PD
Associated DiseasesALS, Crohn'S Disease, Ms
InteractionsJAK2, NTRK3, PTK2B, ETV6, GENES, ABL1
KG Connections135 knowledge graph edges
DatabasesGeneCardsNCBI GeneHPASTRING

Wiki Pages (21)

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Canonical Page

TYK2 — Tyrosine Kinase 2

gene · 539 words

JAK-STAT Signaling Pathway in Neurodegeneration

mechanism · 3502 words

IL28B (Interleukin 28B)

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CNTFR Gene

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Interferon Signaling in Neurodegeneration

mechanism · 2944 words

IL27 — Interleukin 27

gene · 2764 words

Pathway Diagram

graph TD
    TYK2["<b>TYK2</b>"]
    Ms{"Ms"}
    TYK2 -->|"associated with"| Ms
    Als{"Als"}
    TYK2 -->|"associated with"| Als
    Leukemia{"Leukemia"}
    TYK2 -->|"activates"| Leukemia
    TYK2 -->|"activates"| Als
    Inflammation{"Inflammation"}
    TYK2 -->|"therapeutic target"| Inflammation
    Alzheimer{"Alzheimer"}
    TYK2 -->|"therapeutic target"| Alzheimer
    Neuroinflammation{"Neuroinflammation"}
    TYK2 -->|"therapeutic target"| Neuroinflammation
    ALS{"ALS"}
    TYK2 -->|"associated with"| ALS
    TYK2 -->|"activates"| ALS
    IL10["IL10"]
    TYK2 -->|"associated with"| IL10
    DNMT3A["DNMT3A"]
    TYK2 -->|"associated with"| DNMT3A
    SMAD3["SMAD3"]
    TYK2 -->|"associated with"| SMAD3
    DNMT3A -->|"associated with"| TYK2
    GENES["GENES"]
    GENES -->|"associated with"| TYK2
    SMAD3 -->|"associated with"| TYK2
    ABL2["ABL2"]
    ABL2 -->|"contributes to"| TYK2
    NTRK3["NTRK3"]
    NTRK3 -->|"contributes to"| TYK2
    PTK2B["PTK2B"]
    PTK2B -->|"contributes to"| TYK2
    ETV6["ETV6"]
    ETV6 -->|"activates"| TYK2
    ABL1["ABL1"]
    ABL1 -->|"contributes to"| TYK2
    PDGFRB["PDGFRB"]
    PDGFRB -->|"contributes to"| TYK2
    GENES -->|"activates"| TYK2
    JAK2["JAK2"]
    JAK2 -->|"contributes to"| TYK2
    EPOR["EPOR"]
    EPOR -->|"contributes to"| TYK2
    style TYK2 fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0

Outgoing (72)

TargetRelationTypeStr
Crohn'S Diseaseassociated_withdisease0.85
Crohn's Diseaserisk_factor_fordisease0.85
immune responseinvolved_inprocess0.85
Msassociated_withdisease0.65
Alsassociated_withdisease0.65

Incoming (63)

SourceRelationTypeStr
DNMT3Aassociated_withgene0.60
SMAD3associated_withgene0.60
NTRK3contributes_togene0.60
PTK2Bcontributes_togene0.60
PDGFRBcontributes_togene0.60

Targeting Hypotheses (0)

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