Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about NEPRILYSIN: 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.
NEPRILYSIN is a protein involved in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: activates, associated with, implicated in. Associated with ALS, Alzheimer. Connected to 12 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.
| Gene Symbol | NEPRILYSIN |
| Chromosome | 3q25.2. |
| Protein Type | Protease |
| Function | is an important component in the neurobiology of neurodegenerative [diseases. |
| Primary Expression | Membrane-bound, presynaptic |
| Subcellular Localization | Membrane-bound, presynaptic |
| Amino Acids | 750 aa |
| Pathways | Amyloid, Apoptosis, Blood-Brain Barrier, Epigenetic, Neuroinflammatory |
| GeneCards | NEPRILYSIN |
| Human Protein Atlas | NEPRILYSIN |
| Associated Diseases | Alzheimer, Alzheimer'S Disease, disease |
| Interactions | APP, STAT3, HDAC6, SIRT1, TRKB, FNDC5 |
| KG Connections | 118 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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NEPRILYSIN["<b>NEPRILYSIN</b>"]
ALS{"ALS"}
NEPRILYSIN -->|"activates"| ALS
Alzheimer{"Alzheimer"}
NEPRILYSIN -->|"activates"| Alzheimer
ALZHEIMER["ALZHEIMER"]
NEPRILYSIN -->|"activates"| ALZHEIMER
APP["APP"]
NEPRILYSIN -->|"activates"| APP
Amyloid(["Amyloid"])
NEPRILYSIN -->|"associated with"| Amyloid
neurodegeneration["neurodegeneration"]
NEPRILYSIN -->|"implicated in"| neurodegeneration
AMYLOID["AMYLOID"]
AMYLOID -->|"associated with"| NEPRILYSIN
ALZHEIMER_S_DISEASE["ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE"]
ALZHEIMER_S_DISEASE -->|"activates"| NEPRILYSIN
APP_PS1["APP/PS1"]
APP_PS1 -->|"activates"| NEPRILYSIN
AHR["AHR"]
AHR -->|"activates"| NEPRILYSIN
ALZHEIMER -->|"activates"| NEPRILYSIN
APP -->|"activates"| NEPRILYSIN
AND["AND"]
AND -->|"activates"| NEPRILYSIN
style NEPRILYSIN fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep Disorder | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| ALS | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Alzheimer | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Alzheimer | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Neurodegeneration | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Alzheimer | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| APP | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| STAT3 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| HDAC6 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| SIRT1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| TRKB | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| FNDC5 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| AHR | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| TAU | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| IDE | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| GRIN2A | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AQP4 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| Fibronectin | inhibits | protein | 0.60 |
| Rb | activates | protein | 0.60 |
| Calcineurin | regulates | protein | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| Amyloid | associated_with | pathway | 0.60 |
| ERK | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| AMYLOID | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AMYLOID-BETA | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| APP/PS1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| Amyloid | activates | pathway | 0.60 |
| Epigenetic | activates | pathway | 0.60 |
| NEP | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AMYLOID | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NEP | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| ASTROCYTES | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| Amyloid | inhibits | pathway | 0.60 |
| EXERCISE | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| Astrocyte | inhibits | cell_type | 0.60 |
| ACE2 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| Apoptosis | activates | pathway | 0.60 |
| Blood-Brain Barrier | activates | pathway | 0.60 |
| ASTROCYTES | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AQUAPORIN-4 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| Astrocyte | activates | cell_type | 0.60 |
| AMYLOID | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| APOPTOSIS | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| AHR | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| APP | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| FNDC5 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| NT4 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| BDNF | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| MECP2 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NT3 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| GRIN2A | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CALCINEURIN | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| STAT3 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| TAU | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| IDE | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AMYLOID | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| APP/PS1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ASTROCYTES | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| EXERCISE | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AMYLOID-BETA | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| AMYLOID | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NEP | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NEP | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| APOPTOSIS | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NEP | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PER | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NEURODEGENERATION | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AQUAPORIN-4 | degrades | gene | 0.60 |
| ERK | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| AMYLOID | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| ACE2 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ASTROCYTES | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| STAT3 | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| AQP4 | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| CALCINEURIN | activates | protein | 0.50 |
| AQP4 | regulates | gene | 0.50 |
| IRISIN | activates | protein | 0.50 |
| AQUAPORIN-4 | regulates | gene | 0.50 |
Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target
| Hypothesis | Score | Disease | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| No targeting hypotheses | |||
Scientific analyses that reference this entity
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Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity
| Title & PMID | Authors | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No papers found | ||||