Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about CATHEPSIN B: 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.
| Gene Symbol | CATHEPSIN B |
| Molecular Weight | 38 kDa |
| Amino Acids | 339 aa |
| Interactions | ATG7, TUBULIN, SYNAPSIN I, ALZHEIMER, LYSOSOME, Proteins |
| KG Connections | 30 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
graph TD
CATHEPSIN_B["<b>CATHEPSIN B</b>"]
ATG7["ATG7"]
CATHEPSIN_B -->|"activates"| ATG7
TUBULIN["TUBULIN"]
CATHEPSIN_B -->|"activates"| TUBULIN
SYNAPSIN_I["SYNAPSIN I"]
CATHEPSIN_B -->|"activates"| SYNAPSIN_I
ALZHEIMER["ALZHEIMER"]
CATHEPSIN_B -->|"activates"| ALZHEIMER
Genes["Genes"]
CATHEPSIN_B -->|"activates"| Genes
LYSOSOME["LYSOSOME"]
CATHEPSIN_B -->|"activates"| LYSOSOME
Alzheimer_Disease["Alzheimer Disease"]
CATHEPSIN_B -->|"activates"| Alzheimer_Disease
disease["disease"]
CATHEPSIN_B -->|"activates"| disease
DMSO["DMSO"]
CATHEPSIN_B -->|"activates"| DMSO
PRKAA["PRKAA"]
CATHEPSIN_B -->|"activates"| PRKAA
Infection["Infection"]
CATHEPSIN_B -->|"activates"| Infection
Proteins["Proteins"]
CATHEPSIN_B -->|"activates"| Proteins
RAPAMYCIN["RAPAMYCIN"]
CATHEPSIN_B -->|"activates"| RAPAMYCIN
AUTOPHAGOSOME["AUTOPHAGOSOME"]
CATHEPSIN_B -->|"activates"| AUTOPHAGOSOME
Proteins["Proteins"]
CATHEPSIN_B -->|"expressed in"| Proteins
TFEB["TFEB"]
TFEB -->|"activates"| CATHEPSIN_B
ACTB["ACTB"]
ACTB -->|"activates"| CATHEPSIN_B
Autophagy["Autophagy"]
Autophagy -->|"activates"| CATHEPSIN_B
CTSD["CTSD"]
CTSD -->|"activates"| CATHEPSIN_B
SQSTM1["SQSTM1"]
SQSTM1 -->|"activates"| CATHEPSIN_B
mTOR["mTOR"]
mTOR -->|"activates"| CATHEPSIN_B
MAP1LC3B["MAP1LC3B"]
MAP1LC3B -->|"activates"| CATHEPSIN_B
SYT1["SYT1"]
SYT1 -->|"activates"| CATHEPSIN_B
MAP2["MAP2"]
MAP2 -->|"activates"| CATHEPSIN_B
SNAP25["SNAP25"]
SNAP25 -->|"activates"| CATHEPSIN_B
TUBB3["TUBB3"]
TUBB3 -->|"activates"| CATHEPSIN_B
CTSB["CTSB"]
CTSB -->|"activates"| CATHEPSIN_B
SYN1["SYN1"]
SYN1 -->|"activates"| CATHEPSIN_B
RIBOSOMAL_PROTEIN_S6["RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN S6"]
RIBOSOMAL_PROTEIN_S6 -->|"activates"| CATHEPSIN_B
LAMP1["LAMP1"]
LAMP1 -->|"activates"| CATHEPSIN_B| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATG7 | activates | protein | 0.50 |
| TUBULIN | activates | protein | 0.50 |
| SYNAPSIN I | activates | protein | 0.50 |
| ALZHEIMER | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| LYSOSOME | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| Alzheimer Disease | activates | disease | 0.50 |
| disease | activates | disease | 0.50 |
| DMSO | activates | concept | 0.50 |
| PRKAA | activates | concept | 0.50 |
| Infection | activates | disease | 0.50 |
| Proteins | activates | protein | 0.50 |
| RAPAMYCIN | activates | concept | 0.50 |
| AUTOPHAGOSOME | activates | concept | 0.50 |
| Proteins | expressed_in | protein | 0.50 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| TFEB | activates | protein | 0.50 |
| ACTB | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| Autophagy | activates | process | 0.50 |
| CTSD | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| SQSTM1 | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| mTOR | activates | entity | 0.50 |
| MAP1LC3B | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| SYT1 | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| MAP2 | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| SNAP25 | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| TUBB3 | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| CTSB | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| SYN1 | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN S6 | activates | protein | 0.50 |
| LAMP1 | activates | protein | 0.50 |
| CERULOPLASMIN | expressed_in | protein | 0.50 |
Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target
| Hypothesis | Score | Disease | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dual Calpain/Cathepsin B Inhibition as Primary Neuroprotecti | 0.557 | neurodegeneration | Why does autophagy inhibition improve ne |
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 | ||||