Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
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| Gene Symbol | VDAC2 |
| Full Name | Voltage-Dependent Anion Channel 2 |
| Chromosome | 10q22.2 |
| Function | ### Mitochondrial Metabolite Transport |
| Primary Expression | Ubiquitous, high in brain, heart, skeletal muscle |
| Molecular Weight | 31.6 kDa |
| Amino Acids | 294 aa |
| Pathways | Autophagy, autophagy pathway, epigenetic regulation, mitophagy, oxidative stress response |
| UniProt ID | P45880 |
| NCBI Gene ID | 7417 |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000165637 |
| OMIM | 193245 |
| GeneCards | VDAC2 |
| Human Protein Atlas | VDAC2 |
| Associated Diseases | Cancer, Cardiovascular, Inflammation, Ischemia, Ms, Neurodegeneration |
| Known Drugs/Compounds | rapamycin |
| Interactions | BAX, TFEB, PRKN, GAIN, DMT1, CYBB |
| KG Connections | 215 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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VDAC2["VDAC2"]
VDAC2 -->|"inhibits"| IFN__["IFN-gamma"]
VDAC2 -->|"inhibits"| IFN_gamma_mediated_tumor_destr["IFN-gamma-mediated tumor destruction"]
VDAC2 -->|"inhibits"| Leukemia["Leukemia"]
VDAC2 -->|"inhibits"| Autoimmune["Autoimmune"]
VDAC2 -->|"inhibits"| Lymphoma["Lymphoma"]
VDAC2 -->|"regulates"| Cancer["Cancer"]
VDAC2 -->|"regulates"| Cardiovascular["Cardiovascular"]
VDAC2 -->|"regulates"| Neurodegeneration["Neurodegeneration"]
VDAC2 -->|"activates"| Carcinoma["Carcinoma"]
VDAC2 -->|"activates"| Tumor["Tumor"]
APOPTOSIS["APOPTOSIS"] -->|"inhibits"| VDAC2
BAX["BAX"] -->|"inhibits"| VDAC2
BCL_2["BCL-2"] -->|"inhibits"| VDAC2
MITOPHAGY["MITOPHAGY"] -->|"interacts"| VDAC2
TMX2["TMX2"] -->|"interacts"| VDAC2| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| IFN-γ | inhibits | protein | 0.90 |
| Tumour Destruction | causes | process | 0.90 |
| Cancer | treats | disease | 0.88 |
| Inflammation | causes | process | 0.85 |
| Immune Evasion | inhibits | process | 0.82 |
| IFN-gamma-mediated tumor destruction | inhibits | phenotype | 0.80 |
| CD8+ T Cell | activates | cell_type | 0.80 |
| Cancer | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Neurodegeneration | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Cardiovascular | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Ischemia | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Parkinson | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Leukemia | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Autoimmune | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Lymphoma | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Cardiovascular | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Neurodegeneration | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Carcinoma | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Tumor | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Hepatocellular Carcinoma | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Ferroptosis | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Diabetes | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Inflammation | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| ESR2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AMBRA1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| BECN1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| GLA | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ULK1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ESR1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| FYCO1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PSEN2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| APP | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| SOX9 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| RAB9A | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| WDR45 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PSEN1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| BAX | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| TFEB | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| PRKN | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| BCL2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| LAMP2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| HDAC6 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MTOR | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| TFEB | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| BCL2L1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| GAIN | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| ULK1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| BCL2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| RAB9A | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| BCL2L1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| GLA | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| GABARAP | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PSEN2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CTSD | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| FYCO1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| LAMP2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| SOX9 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| WDR45 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| BECN1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| HDAC6 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ESR1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PSEN1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MAP1LC3B | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| UVRAG | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| APP | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MTOR | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PIK3C3 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| TFEB | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AMBRA1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| BAX | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| TMX2 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ESR2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AMBRA1 | activates | entity | 0.60 |
| APP | activates | entity | 0.60 |
| BCL2L1 | activates | entity | 0.60 |
| BECN1 | activates | entity | 0.60 |
| CTSD | activates | entity | 0.60 |
| ESR1 | activates | entity | 0.60 |
| ESR2 | activates | entity | 0.60 |
| FYCO1 | activates | entity | 0.60 |
| GABARAP | activates | entity | 0.60 |
| GLA | activates | entity | 0.60 |
| HDAC6 | activates | entity | 0.60 |
| LAMP2 | activates | entity | 0.60 |
| MAP1LC3B | activates | entity | 0.60 |
| MTOR | activates | entity | 0.60 |
| PIK3C3 | activates | entity | 0.60 |
| PSEN1 | activates | entity | 0.60 |
| PSEN2 | activates | entity | 0.60 |
| RAB9A | activates | entity | 0.60 |
| SOX9 | activates | entity | 0.60 |
| TFEB | activates | entity | 0.60 |
| ULK1 | activates | entity | 0.60 |
| UVRAG | activates | entity | 0.60 |
| NRF2 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| HMOX1 | activates | 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 | ||||