Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about mitochondria: 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.
mitochondria is an entity related to neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: regulates, accumulates in, accumulates. Connected to 16 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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MITOCHONDRIA(["MITOCHONDRIA"])
NEUROINFLAMMATION(["NEUROINFLAMMATION"])
Ischemia["Ischemia"]
Mtor["Mtor"]
Autophagy["Autophagy"]
Aging["Aging"]
Parkinson["Parkinson"]
Alzheimer["Alzheimer"]
Tumor["Tumor"]
Cancer["Cancer"]
Apoptosis["Apoptosis"]
Neurodegeneration["Neurodegeneration"]
PARKIN(["PARKIN"])
Mitophagy["Mitophagy"]
MITOCHONDRIA -->|"associated with"| NEUROINFLAMMATION
MITOCHONDRIA -->|"activates"| Ischemia
MITOCHONDRIA -->|"activates"| Mtor
MITOCHONDRIA -->|"activates"| Autophagy
MITOCHONDRIA -->|"interacts with"| Autophagy
MITOCHONDRIA -->|"activates"| Aging
MITOCHONDRIA -->|"regulates"| Parkinson
MITOCHONDRIA -->|"regulates"| Alzheimer
MITOCHONDRIA -->|"activates"| Tumor
MITOCHONDRIA -->|"activates"| Cancer
MITOCHONDRIA -->|"activates"| Apoptosis
MITOCHONDRIA -->|"contributes to"| Neurodegeneration
MITOCHONDRIA -->|"contributes to"| Autophagy
MITOCHONDRIA -->|"regulates"| PARKIN
MITOCHONDRIA -->|"regulates"| Mitophagy
style MITOCHONDRIA fill:#006494,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATP production | mediates | process | 0.95 |
| calcium buffering | mediates | process | 0.90 |
| apoptosis | regulates | phenotype | 0.80 |
| DNA | produces | protein | 0.80 |
| autophagy | regulates | process | 0.70 |
| mitophagy | interacts_with | process | 0.70 |
| endoplasmic reticulum | interacts_with | entity | 0.70 |
| oligodendrocyte | co_discussed | concept | 0.65 |
| myelin | co_discussed | concept | 0.65 |
| calcium | regulates | protein | 0.64 |
| PRKN | loss_affects | entity | 0.60 |
| tau | loss_affects | entity | 0.60 |
| synapse | loss_affects | entity | 0.60 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| PARKIN | modifies | protein | 0.90 |
| KIF5A | interacts_with | protein | 0.90 |
| phosphatidylethanolamine biosynthesis | expressed_in | pathway | 0.90 |
| TRAK1 | binds | protein | 0.90 |
| TRAK2 | binds | protein | 0.90 |
| autophagy | inhibits | process | 0.70 |
| OPTN | expressed_in | protein | 0.70 |
| PINK1 | regulates | protein | 0.70 |
| Parkin | regulates | protein | 0.70 |
| PINK1 | accumulates | protein | 0.70 |
| PARKIN | accumulates | protein | 0.70 |
| PINK1 | accumulates_in | protein | 0.70 |
| PARKIN | accumulates_in | protein | 0.70 |
| SIRT3 | regulates | gene | 0.70 |
| autophagy | regulates | process | 0.70 |
| proinflammatory cytokines | modulates | protein | 0.70 |
| alpha-synuclein | co_discussed | concept | 0.65 |
| SYP | co_discussed | gene | 0.65 |
| TFEB | co_discussed | gene | 0.65 |
| CDK5 | co_discussed | gene | 0.65 |
| FOXO3A | regulates | protein | 0.64 |
| TRAK1 | interacts_with | protein | 0.60 |
| LRP1 | inhibits | entity | 0.60 |
| tau | activates | entity | 0.60 |
| LRRK2 | loss_affects | entity | 0.60 |
| SOD1 | loss_affects | entity | 0.60 |
Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target
Scientific analyses that reference this entity
neurodegeneration | 2026-04-15 | 2 hypotheses Top: 0.455
neurodegeneration | 2026-04-15 | 0 hypotheses
neurodegeneration | 2026-04-13 | 0 hypotheses
cell biology | 2026-04-12 | 2 hypotheses Top: 0.579
cellular neuroscience | 2026-04-12 | 0 hypotheses
Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity
| Title & PMID | Authors | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP-43 Triggers Mitochondrial DNA Release via mPTP to Activate cGAS/STING in ALS [PMID:33031745] | Yu CH, Davidson S, Harapas CR, Hilton JB | Cell | 2020 | 2 |
| Complement C1q/C3-CR3 signaling pathway mediates abnormal microglial phagocytosi [PMID:38642614] | Han QQ, Shen SY, Liang LF, Chen XR, Yu J | Brain Behav Immun | 2024 | 1 |
| Melatonin attenuates sepsis-induced acute kidney injury by promoting mitophagy t [PMID:37651673] | Deng Z, He M, Hu H, Zhang W, Zhang Y, Ge | Autophagy | 2024 | 1 |
| TFAM is an autophagy receptor that limits inflammation by binding to cytoplasmic [PMID:38783142] | Liu H, Zhen C, Xie J, Luo Z, Zeng L, Zha | Nat Cell Biol | 2024 | 1 |
| NAD(+) rescues aging-induced blood-brain barrier damage via the CX43-PARP1 axis. [PMID:37683629] | Zhan R, Meng X, Tian D, Xu J, Cui H, Yan | Neuron | 2023 | 1 |
| Metabolic orchestration of cell death by AMPK-mediated phosphorylation of RIPK1. [PMID:37384704] | Zhang T, Xu D, Trefts E, Lv M, Inuzuka H | Science | 2023 | 1 |
| Increased mitophagy protects cochlear hair cells from aminoglycoside-induced dam [PMID:35471096] | Zhang Y, Fang Q, Wang H, Qi J, Sun S, Li | Autophagy | 2023 | 1 |
| Mitochondrial-derived damage-associated molecular patterns amplify neuroinflamma [PMID:35233090] | Lin MM, Liu N, Qin ZH, Wang Y | Acta Pharmacol Sin | 2022 | 1 |
| Astrocyte Networks as Therapeutic Targets in Glaucomatous Neurodegeneration. [PMID:34199470] | Boal AM, Risner ML, Cooper ML, Wareham L | Cells | 2021 | 1 |
| Mitochondrial ROS promote mitochondrial dysfunction and inflammation in ischemic [PMID:33408785] | Zhao M, Wang Y, Li L, Liu S, Wang C, Yua | Theranostics | 2021 | 1 |
| Mitochondrial DNA copy number in human disease: the more the better? [PMID:33314045] | Filograna R, Mennuni M, Alsina D, Larsso | FEBS Lett | 2021 | 1 |
| Mitochondrial DNA stress triggers autophagy-dependent ferroptotic death. [PMID:32186434] | Li C, Zhang Y, Liu J, Kang R, Klionsky D | Autophagy | 2021 | 1 |
| BNIP3L/NIX degradation leads to mitophagy deficiency in ischemic brains. [PMID:32722981] | Wu X, Zheng Y, Liu M, Li Y, Ma S, Tang W | Autophagy | 2021 | 1 |
| Metformin Improves Mitochondrial Respiratory Activity through Activation of AMPK [PMID:31693892] | Wang Y, An H, Liu T, Qin C, Sesaki H, Gu | Cell Rep | 2019 | 1 |
| AMPK-Mediated BECN1 Phosphorylation Promotes Ferroptosis by Directly Blocking Sy [PMID:30057310] | Song X, Zhu S, Chen P, Hou W, Wen Q, Liu | Curr Biol | 2018 | 1 |
| Mitochondrial dysfunction and Parkinson disease: a Parkin-AMPK alliance in neuro [PMID:26121488] | Hang L, Thundyil J, Lim KL | Ann N Y Acad Sci | 2015 | 1 |
| SIRT5 regulation of ammonia-induced autophagy and mitophagy. [PMID:25700560] | Polletta L, Vernucci E, Carnevale I, Arc | Autophagy | 2015 | 1 |
| Connexin43 Deficiency Leads to Ventricular Arrhythmias by Reprogramming Proline [PMID:41618855] | ["Ying H", "Fan H", "Wang Y", "Jiang R", | Advanced science (Weinheim, Ba | 2026 | 0 |
| Prenatal lipopolysaccharide exposure programs cardiac fibrosis via dysregulating [PMID:41789580] | Wen Y, Yuan Y, Zhang H, Liu Y | Molecular medicine reports | 2026 | 0 |
| Astrocytes Protect Brain Metastatic Breast Cancer Cells From Chemotherapy Throug [PMID:41486609] | Yakati V, Rao SS | Biotechnol Bioeng | 2026 | 0 |