protein

P62

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2909Connections
0Hypotheses
1Analyses
50Outgoing
50Incoming

Summary

P62 is a protein involved in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: activates, associated with, interacts with. Associated with ALS, ALZHEIMER, AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS. Connected to 1890 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.

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🔬 Protein Info
Gene SymbolP62
Full Namep62 - Sequestosome 1 (SQSTM1)
Protein TypeProtein
FunctionCargo Recognition: UBA domain binds polyubiquitinated proteins
Molecular Weight62 kDa
PathwaysAUTOPHAGY, Adaptive Immunity, Akt, Angiogenesis, Apoptosis
UniProt IDQ13501
GeneCardsP62
Human Protein AtlasP62
Associated DiseasesALS, ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, Aging, Alzheimer, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Known Drugs/CompoundsRAPAMYCIN, rapamycin
InteractionsACTB, APOA1, ULK1, ABCA1, ABCG1, APOE
KG Connections2889 knowledge graph edges
DatabasesGeneCardsNCBI GeneHPASTRING
🔮 Predicted Structure: P62 — AlphaFold Q13501 Click to expand

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Wiki Pages (21)

Knowledge base pages for this entity

Canonical Page

p62 - Sequestosome 1 (SQSTM1)

protein · 1100 words

cbs-psp-daily-action-plan

therapeutic · 30834 words

neuroinflammation

mechanism · 5462 words

NRF2 Oxidative Stress Pathway

mechanism · 5315 words

Multiple System Atrophy

page · 5281 words

Mitochondrial Quality Control

mechanism · 5069 words

Pathway Diagram

graph TD
    P62["<b>P62</b><br/>(Sequestosome-1)""]:::protein

    subgraph Cellular_Processes["Cellular Clearance Pathways"]
        AUTOPHAGY["Autophagy"]:::process
        UPS["Ubiquitin Proteasome<br/>System"]:::process
        UBIQ["Ubiquitinated<br/>Proteins"]:::process
    end

    subgraph Neurodegenerative["Neurodegenerative Diseases"]
        ALS["Amyotrophic Lateral<br/>Sclerosis"]:::disease
        PD["Parkinson Disease"]:::disease
        AD["Alzheimer Disease"]:::disease
        HD["Huntington Disease"]:::disease
        ATAXIA["Ataxia"]:::disease
        DEMENT["Dementia"]:::disease
    end

    subgraph Cancer_Path["Cancer and Tumors"]
        CANCER["Cancer"]:::disease
        TUMOR["Tumor"]:::disease
        GLIO["Glioblastoma"]:::disease
    end

    subgraph Cardiovascular["Cardiovascular and Other"]
        ATHERO["Atherosclerosis"]:::disease
        CARDIO["Cardiovascular<br/>Disease"]:::disease
        MS["Multiple Sclerosis"]:::disease
    end

    NEURO["Neurodegeneration"]:::process

    P62 -->|"regulates<br/>0.79"| AUTOPHAGY
    P62 -->|"regulates<br/>0.72"| UPS
    P62 -->|"regulates<br/>0.72"| UBIQ
    P62 -->|"inhibits<br/>0.65"| ATHERO
    P62 -->|"activates<br/>0.65"| NEURO
    P62 -->|"regulates<br/>0.65"| CANCER

    P62 -->|"associated_with<br/>0.65"| ALS
    P62 -->|"associated_with<br/>0.65"| PD
    P62 -->|"associated_with<br/>0.65"| AD
    P62 -->|"associated_with<br/>0.65"| HD
    P62 -->|"associated_with<br/>0.65"| ATAXIA

    P62 -->|"associated_with<br/>0.65"| GLIO
    P62 -->|"associated_with<br/>0.65"| TUMOR

    P62 -->|"interacts_with<br/>0.65"| DEMENT
    P62 -->|"interacts_with<br/>0.65"| CARDIO
    P62 -->|"interacts_with<br/>0.65"| MS

    classDef protein fill:#4A90E2,stroke:#2E5C8A,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0,font-weight:bold
    classDef process fill:#50C878,stroke:#2D7A4A,stroke-width:2px,color:#e0e0e0
    classDef disease fill:#E74C3C,stroke:#A93226,stroke-width:2px,color:#e0e0e0

Outgoing (1608)

TargetRelationTypeStr
NRF2activatesprotein1.00
LC3interacts_withgene1.00
MTORactivatesgene1.00
AKTactivatesgene1.00
SQSTM1activatesgene1.00

Incoming (1301)

SourceRelationTypeStr
SQSTM1associated_withgene1.00
PINK1activatesgene1.00
SQSTM1activatesgene1.00
SQSTM1regulatesgene1.00
ATG5activatesgene1.00

Targeting Hypotheses (0)

Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target

HypothesisScoreDiseaseAnalysis
No targeting hypotheses

Mentioning Analyses (1)

Scientific analyses that reference this entity

Autophagy-lysosome pathway convergence across neurodegenerative diseases

neurodegeneration | 2026-04-01 | 7 hypotheses Top: 0.665

Related Papers (0)

Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity

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