Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about USP7: 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.
USP7 is a gene implicated in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: regulates, inhibits, activates. Associated with ALS, Als, Cancer. Connected to 76 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.
| Gene Symbol | USP7 |
| Full Name | Ubiquitin-Specific Peptidase 7 |
| Aliases | HAUSP (Herpesvirus-Associated USP) |
| Chromosome | 16p13.2 |
| Protein Type | Enzyme |
| Function | encodes a deubiquitinating enzyme (DUB) that removes ubiquitin from target proteins, regulating their stability and function. |
| Molecular Weight | 128 kDa |
| Amino Acids | 102 aa |
| Pathways | NF-κB, Wnt signaling |
| UniProt ID | Q93009 |
| NCBI Gene ID | 7874 |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000187555 |
| OMIM | 602519 |
| GeneCards | USP7 |
| Human Protein Atlas | USP7 |
| Associated Diseases | ALS, Cancer, Huntington's disease, glioblastoma |
| Known Drugs/Compounds | H2O2 |
| Interactions | HNRNPA1, ALOX15, AMBRA1, NRF2, UBIQUITIN, OXIDATIVE STRESS |
| KG Connections | 159 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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USP7["<b>USP7</b>"]
UBA52["UBA52"]
USP7 -->|"modifies"| UBA52
AMBRA1["AMBRA1"]
USP7 -->|"modifies"| AMBRA1
UBIQUITINATION(["UBIQUITINATION"])
USP7 -->|"regulates"| UBIQUITINATION
Cancer{"Cancer"}
USP7 -->|"inhibits"| Cancer
Tumor{"Tumor"}
USP7 -->|"inhibits"| Tumor
Als{"Als"}
USP7 -->|"associated with"| Als
Ms{"Ms"}
USP7 -->|"therapeutic target"| Ms
USP7 -->|"therapeutic target"| Als
USP7 -->|"activates"| Tumor
USP7 -->|"expressed in"| Ms
USP7 -->|"activates"| Cancer
Inflammation{"Inflammation"}
USP7 -->|"regulates"| Inflammation
MLKL["MLKL"]
MLKL -->|"regulates"| USP7
H2O2["H2O2"]
H2O2 -->|"activates"| USP7
HNRNPA1["HNRNPA1"]
HNRNPA1 -->|"inhibits"| USP7
GENES["GENES"]
GENES -->|"inhibits"| USP7
MIRNAS["MIRNAS"]
MIRNAS -->|"inhibits"| USP7
ALOX15["ALOX15"]
ALOX15 -->|"inhibits"| USP7
MIRNAS -->|"activates"| USP7
CANCER["CANCER"]
CANCER -->|"activates"| USP7
LC3B["LC3B"]
LC3B -->|"expressed in"| USP7
YY1["YY1"]
YY1 -->|"interacts with"| USP7
ROS["ROS"]
ROS -->|"inhibits"| USP7
UBIQUITIN["UBIQUITIN"]
UBIQUITIN -->|"inhibits"| USP7
style USP7 fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autophagy | involved_in | process | 0.95 |
| AMBRA1 | modifies | protein | 0.90 |
| Ubiquitinated proteins | deubiquitinates | compound | 0.90 |
| UBA52 | modifies | gene | 0.90 |
| Neural Stem Cell Maintenance | involved_in | process | 0.85 |
| neural stem cell maintenance | regulates | process | 0.85 |
| UBA52 | interacts_with | protein | 0.85 |
| ubiquitin-proteasome | participates_in | pathway | 0.80 |
| miR-522 | associated_with | compound | 0.75 |
| Tumor | inhibits | disease | 0.75 |
| Cancer | associated_with | disease | 0.75 |
| UBIQUITINATION | regulates | pathway | 0.72 |
| Ferroptosis | inhibits | pathway | 0.70 |
| Cancer | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Tumor | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Inflammation | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| ALS | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Gastric Cancer | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Tumor | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Inflammation | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| ALS | stabilizes | disease | 0.65 |
| Glioblastoma | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| PROTEIN_DEGRADATION | inhibits | pathway | 0.64 |
| HNRNPA1 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| ALOX15 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| AMBRA1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NRF2 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| UBIQUITIN | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| UBIQUITIN | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| AKT | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| MTOR | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| MLKL | stabilizes | gene | 0.60 |
| UBIQUITIN | stabilizes | gene | 0.60 |
| ERK1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| UBIQUITIN | degrades | gene | 0.60 |
| cancer | regulates | disease | 0.60 |
| USP9X | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| Lipid Metabolism | inhibits | pathway | 0.60 |
| Ferroptosis | activates | pathway | 0.60 |
| Lipid Metabolism | activates | pathway | 0.60 |
| INFLAMMATION | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| NF-ΚB | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| MLKL | interacts_with | protein | 0.85 |
| MLKL | regulates | gene | 0.80 |
| H2O2 | activates | drug | 0.80 |
| UBIQUITIN | regulates | gene | 0.70 |
| FERROPTOSIS | inhibits | gene | 0.70 |
| HNRNPA1 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| ALOX15 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| YY1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| UBIQUITIN | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| GPX4 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| FSP1 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| TFR1 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| PTEN | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| OTUD3 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| PI3K | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| STAT3 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CD4 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NRF2 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| HNRNPA1 | degrades | entity | 0.60 |
| UBIQUITIN | degrades | entity | 0.60 |
| ALOX15 | activates | entity | 0.60 |
| HNRNPA1 | activates | entity | 0.60 |
| ALOX15 | associated_with | entity | 0.60 |
| HNRNPA1 | associated_with | entity | 0.60 |
| GBM | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| AKT | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| CAV1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| MLKL | stabilizes | gene | 0.60 |
| UBIQUITIN | stabilizes | gene | 0.60 |
| CFTR | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ubiquitination | regulates | process | 0.60 |
| ubiquitination | inhibits | process | 0.60 |
| USP13 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| AR | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| SCA3 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| AR | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AR | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| HTT | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| SCA3 | implicated_in | gene | 0.60 |
| UCHL1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| USP27X | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ATM | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| FBXO7 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| FBXO7 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| USP11 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| GENES | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| MIRNAS | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| MIRNAS | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CANCER | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| LC3B | expressed_in | 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 | ||||