Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about WAS: 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.
Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome protein - regulates actin cytoskeleton, linked to neurodegeneration
| Gene Symbol | WAS |
| Aliases | Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome protein |
| Function | WASp exists in an autoinhibited conformation where the VCA domain is masked[@symons1996]. |
| Molecular Weight | 52 kDa |
| GeneCards | WAS |
| Human Protein Atlas | WAS |
| Interactions | TAU, TBK1, TREM2, IL18, LAMP2, SNCA |
| KG Connections | 249 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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WAS["<b>WAS</b>"]
TAU(["TAU"])
WAS -.->|"inhibits"| TAU
TBK1(["TBK1"])
WAS -->|"activates"| TBK1
TREM2(["TREM2"])
WAS -->|"interacts_with"| TREM2
IL18(["IL18"])
WAS -->|"activates"| IL18
LAMP2(["LAMP2"])
WAS -->|"activates"| LAMP2
SNCA(["SNCA"])
WAS -->|"activates"| SNCA
CRH(["CRH"])
CRH -->|"activates"| WAS
POMC(["POMC"])
POMC -->|"activates"| WAS
STING(["STING"])
STING -->|"co_discussed"| WAS
C1Q(["C1Q"])
C1Q -->|"co_discussed"| WAS
style WAS fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#4fc3f7| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| TAU | inhibits | protein | 0.50 |
| TBK1 | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| TREM2 | interacts_with | gene | 0.50 |
| IL18 | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| LAMP2 | activates | protein | 0.50 |
| SNCA | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| TNF | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| AUTOPHAGY | inhibits | gene | 0.50 |
| PVALB | inhibits | gene | 0.50 |
| PKA | activates | protein | 0.50 |
| TNF | expressed_in | gene | 0.50 |
| TGM2 | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| TREM2 | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| NEURON | inhibits | gene | 0.50 |
| SNCA | expressed_in | gene | 0.50 |
| TRPV4 | expressed_in | gene | 0.50 |
| APP | regulates | gene | 0.50 |
| IL-10 | activates | protein | 0.50 |
| IL-1Β | activates | protein | 0.50 |
| NLRP3 | expressed_in | protein | 0.50 |
| NLRP6 | expressed_in | gene | 0.50 |
| PYCARD | regulates | gene | 0.50 |
| PKM2 | interacts_with | protein | 0.50 |
| CHMP4B | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| GBM | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| GPX4 | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| KIF4A | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| NDP52 | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| OPTN | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| P62 | activates | protein | 0.50 |
| PARKIN | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| PINK1 | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| RAGE | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| CANCER | regulates | gene | 0.50 |
| SIRT2 | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| CASPASE-1 | causes | protein | 0.50 |
| NLRP3 | causes | protein | 0.50 |
| NTRK2 | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| SCN4B | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| SLC17A7 | activates | protein | 0.50 |
| UNC5C | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| TAZ | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| CAV2 | inhibits | gene | 0.50 |
| CAV2.3 | inhibits | protein | 0.50 |
| ATP | phosphorylates | protein | 0.50 |
| FASN | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| HMGCR | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| SCD1 | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRH | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| POMC | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| STING | co_discussed | gene | 0.50 |
| C1Q | co_discussed | gene | 0.50 |
| CASPASE-1 | co_discussed | protein | 0.50 |
| IL-18 | co_discussed | protein | 0.50 |
| IL-1Β | co_discussed | protein | 0.50 |
| NLRP3 | co_discussed | protein | 0.50 |
| AMYLOID | regulates | gene | 0.50 |
| PRESENILIN | regulates | protein | 0.50 |
| RNA | co_discussed | gene | 0.50 |
| CANCER | co_discussed | gene | 0.50 |
| CD19 | co_discussed | gene | 0.50 |
| ALZHEIMER | interacts_with | gene | 0.50 |
| EPILEPSY | co_discussed | gene | 0.50 |
| NEURON | co_discussed | gene | 0.50 |
| ALZHEIMER | co_discussed | gene | 0.50 |
| LRP6 | co_discussed | gene | 0.50 |
| WNT3A | inhibits | gene | 0.50 |
| NEURON | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| RIG-I | activates | protein | 0.50 |
| ALZHEIMER | expressed_in | gene | 0.50 |
| RNA | expressed_in | gene | 0.50 |
| STAT3 | co_discussed | gene | 0.50 |
| TNF | co_discussed | gene | 0.50 |
| ALZHEIMER | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| AMYLOID | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| TAU | activates | protein | 0.50 |
| EPHA2 | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| FLOT1 | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| CANCER | inhibits | gene | 0.50 |
| TP53 | inhibits | gene | 0.50 |
| NLRP3 | activates | protein | 0.50 |
| CLUSTERIN | co_discussed | protein | 0.50 |
| GENES | co_discussed | gene | 0.50 |
| ACSL4 | co_discussed | gene | 0.50 |
| GPX4 | co_discussed | gene | 0.50 |
| HO-1 | co_discussed | protein | 0.50 |
| NRF2 | co_discussed | gene | 0.50 |
| SLC7A1 | co_discussed | gene | 0.50 |
| SLC7A11 | co_discussed | gene | 0.50 |
| PARKINSON | inhibits | gene | 0.50 |
| PARKIN | co_discussed | gene | 0.50 |
| PP2A | inhibits | gene | 0.50 |
| GAA | interacts_with | gene | 0.50 |
| NF-ΚB | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| RNA | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| PARKINSON | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| FSP1 | co_discussed | gene | 0.50 |
| KCNK2 | co_discussed | gene | 0.50 |
Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target
| Hypothesis | Score | Disease | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| No targeting hypotheses | |||
Scientific analyses that reference this entity
drug delivery | 2026-04-15 | 0 hypotheses
immunology | 2026-04-15 | 0 hypotheses
neuroimmunology | 2026-04-15 | 2 hypotheses Top: 0.674
neurodegeneration | 2026-04-12 | 0 hypotheses
neurodegeneration | 2026-04-11 | 0 hypotheses
Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity
| Title & PMID | Authors | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No papers found | ||||