Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about WNT3A: 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.
WNT3A is a gene implicated in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: inhibits, activates, expressed in. Associated with ALS, Als, Alzheimer. Connected to 26 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.
| Gene Symbol | WNT3A |
| Chromosome | 17q21.31 |
| Function | is an important component in the neurobiology of neurodegenerative diseases. |
| Molecular Weight | 36 kDa |
| Amino Acids | 352 aa |
| Exons | 4 |
| Pathways | Wnt, WNT |
| NCBI Gene ID | 89780 |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000134245 |
| GeneCards | WNT3A |
| Human Protein Atlas | WNT3A |
| Receptor | Affinity |
| FZD1 | High |
| FZD5 | High |
| FZD7 | Moderate |
| Associated Diseases | neurodegeneration |
| Interactions | P38, DKK-1, LRP6, CACNA1G, RANK, CANCER |
| KG Connections | 105 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsUniProtHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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WNT3A["<b>WNT3A</b>"]
Cancer{"Cancer"}
WNT3A -->|"activates"| Cancer
Inflammation{"Inflammation"}
WNT3A -->|"expressed in"| Inflammation
ALS{"ALS"}
WNT3A -->|"inhibits"| ALS
Alzheimer{"Alzheimer"}
WNT3A -->|"inhibits"| Alzheimer
WNT3A -->|"inhibits"| Cancer
P38["P38"]
WNT3A -->|"activates"| P38
Wnt(["Wnt"])
WNT3A -->|"activates"| Wnt
Mapk(["Mapk"])
WNT3A -->|"activates"| Mapk
INFLAMMATION["INFLAMMATION"]
WNT3A -->|"expressed in"| INFLAMMATION
Epigenetic(["Epigenetic"])
WNT3A -->|"inhibits"| Epigenetic
WNT3A -->|"inhibits"| Wnt
CANCER["CANCER"]
WNT3A -->|"inhibits"| CANCER
KLF14["KLF14"]
KLF14 -->|"inhibits"| WNT3A
CANCER -->|"activates"| WNT3A
LRP6["LRP6"]
LRP6 -->|"inhibits"| WNT3A
ALZHEIMER_S_DISEASE["ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE"]
ALZHEIMER_S_DISEASE -->|"inhibits"| WNT3A
ALZHEIMER["ALZHEIMER"]
ALZHEIMER -->|"inhibits"| WNT3A
CANCER -->|"inhibits"| WNT3A
AND["AND"]
AND -->|"inhibits"| WNT3A
HDAC["HDAC"]
HDAC -->|"inhibits"| WNT3A
style WNT3A fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| WNT PATHWAY | activates | pathway | 0.70 |
| Wnt | inhibits | pathway | 0.70 |
| Cancer | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Inflammation | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| ALS | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Alzheimer | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Fibrosis | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Nephropathy | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Alzheimer | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| NEUROGENESIS | activates | phenotype | 0.65 |
| AMYLOID | inhibits | protein | 0.65 |
| P38 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| DKK-1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| LRP6 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| LRP6 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| CACNA1G | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| RANK | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| Osteoclast | activates | cell_type | 0.60 |
| thalamus | expressed_in | brain_region | 0.60 |
| WNT5A | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| Wnt | activates | pathway | 0.60 |
| Mapk | activates | pathway | 0.60 |
| INFLAMMATION | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| Epigenetic | inhibits | pathway | 0.60 |
| CANCER | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| WNT | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| WNT | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| Epigenetic | therapeutic_target | pathway | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| Neuron | activates | cell_type | 0.60 |
| ATP6AP2 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| Wnt | regulates | pathway | 0.60 |
| Macrophage | activates | cell_type | 0.60 |
| Actin | activates | protein | 0.60 |
| Ras | activates | protein | 0.60 |
| Wnt signaling | participates_in | pathway | 0.60 |
| neurons | expressed_in | cell_type | 0.60 |
| ubiquitin-proteasome | participates_in | pathway | 0.60 |
| stem cells | expressed_in | cell_type | 0.60 |
| Neuron | expressed_in | cell_type | 0.55 |
| Thalamus | expressed_in | brain_region | 0.55 |
| Hippocampus | expressed_in | brain_region | 0.55 |
| WAS | inhibits | protein | 0.50 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| h-eef1be45 | targets_gene | hypothesis | 0.90 |
| KLF14 | inhibits | gene | 0.80 |
| GFAP | regulates | gene | 0.65 |
| NEURONS | treats | cell_type | 0.65 |
| NEURONS | inhibits | cell_type | 0.65 |
| STROKE | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| WNT SIGNALING | activates | pathway | 0.65 |
| DEPRESSION | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| DEPRESSION | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| STROKE | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| LRP6 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| RHOA | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| ROCK1 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| CAV3 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| LEF1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CACNA1G | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| RANKL | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CTNNB1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| EGFR | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| MYC | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| TGFB1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| DKK1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| TAC1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| TRPM8 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CANCER | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| CANCER | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| HDAC | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| INFLAMMATION | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| CANCER | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| WNT | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| GENES | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| WNT | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| PDGF | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| LRP6 | co_discussed | gene | 0.50 |
| WNT PATHWAY | associated_with | pathway | 0.50 |
| LEF1 | co_expressed_with | gene | 0.50 |
| ALZHEIMER | co_discussed | gene | 0.50 |
| CANCER | co_discussed | gene | 0.50 |
| NEURON | co_discussed | gene | 0.50 |
| THALAMUS | associated_with | brain_region | 0.45 |
| WNT SIGNALING | associated_with | pathway | 0.45 |
| NEUROGENESIS | associated_with | phenotype | 0.45 |
| HIPPOCAMPUS | associated_with | brain_region | 0.45 |
| STRIATUM | associated_with | brain_region | 0.45 |
Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target
| Hypothesis | Score | Disease | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| No targeting hypotheses | |||
Scientific analyses that reference this entity
neurodegeneration | 2026-04-03 | 7 hypotheses Top: 0.529
Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity
| Title & PMID | Authors | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No papers found | ||||