Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about TFAM: 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.
TFAM is a gene implicated in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: activates, inhibits, regulates. Associated with ALS, Aging, Als. Connected to 395 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.
| Gene Symbol | TFAM |
| Chromosome | 10q21.1 |
| Protein Type | Transcription Factor |
| Target Class | Transcription Factor |
| Function | Drugs targeting TFAM would enhance or modulate its transcriptional activity to increase mitochondrial DNA replication and gene expression, thereby boosting mitochondrial biogenesis and ATP producti... |
| Mechanism of Action | Drugs targeting TFAM would enhance or modulate its transcriptional activity to increase mitochondrial DNA replication and gene expression, thereby boosting mitochondrial biogenesis and ATP production. Alternatively, indirect approaches activate upstream regulators like PGC-1α and SIRT1 to increase TFAM expression and activity. |
| Druggability | Medium (0.50) |
| Clinical Stage | Approved |
| Molecular Weight | 26 kDa |
| Amino Acids | 246 aa |
| Exons | 9 |
| Pathways | Apoptosis, Ferroptosis, Metastasis, Mitochondrial Function, Mitophagy |
| UniProt ID | Q6LES8 |
| GeneCards | TFAM |
| Human Protein Atlas | TFAM |
| Associated Diseases | ALS, ALZHEIMER, Aging, Carcinoma, INFLAMMATION |
| Known Drugs/Compounds | Cytoplasmic Mitochondrial DNA, Mitochondrial DNA, Mitochondrial Dna, Cytoplasmic Mitochondrial Dna, resveratrol, RAPAMYCIN |
| Interactions | HK2, LC3, SIRT3, EGFR, NRF1, NRF2 |
| SciDEX Target | View Target Profile (8 clinical trials) |
| SciDEX Hypotheses | TFAM overexpression creates mitochondrial donor-re |
| KG Connections | 837 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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TFAM["TFAM<br/>(Transcription Factor A,<br/>Mitochondrial)"]
MitoBio["Mitochondrial<br/>Biogenesis"]
MitoFunc["Mitochondrial<br/>Function"]
MitoDys["Mitochondrial<br/>Dysfunction"]
Neuroinflam["Neuroinflammation"]
Inflammation["Systemic<br/>Inflammation"]
ALS["Amyotrophic Lateral<br/>Sclerosis (ALS)"]
PD["Parkinson's<br/>Disease"]
MS["Multiple<br/>Sclerosis"]
Neurodegeneration["Neurodegeneration"]
Aging["Cellular<br/>Aging"]
Ischemia["Cerebral<br/>Ischemia"]
OxStress["Oxidative<br/>Stress"]
EnergyDeficit["ATP/Energy<br/>Deficit"]
TherapyTarget["Therapeutic<br/>Target"]
TFAM --|"activates"|--> MitoBio
TFAM --|"enhances"|--> MitoFunc
MitoFunc --|"dysfunction leads to"|--> MitoDys
MitoDys --|"causes"|--> OxStress
MitoDys --|"results in"|--> EnergyDeficit
TFAM --|"regulates"|--> Neuroinflam
TFAM --|"regulates"|--> Inflammation
OxStress --|"promotes"|--> Neuroinflam
EnergyDeficit --|"contributes to"|--> Neurodegeneration
TFAM --|"protective against"|--> ALS
TFAM --|"therapeutic target"|--> PD
TFAM --|"inhibits"|--> MS
TFAM --|"associated with"|--> Neurodegeneration
Neuroinflam --|"drives"|--> ALS
Neuroinflam --|"contributes to"|--> PD
TFAM --|"inhibits"|--> Ischemia
TFAM --|"associated with"|--> Aging
TFAM --|"represents"|--> TherapyTarget
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style Ischemia fill:#5d4400| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oxidative Stress | activates | pathway | 1.00 |
| Cytoplasmic Mitochondrial DNA | binds | compound | 0.95 |
| mtDNA Maintenance | mediates | process | 0.95 |
| Mitochondrial Dna | binds | compound | 0.95 |
| Cytoplasmic Mitochondrial Dna | binds | compound | 0.95 |
| Mitochondrial Biogenesis | promotes | process | 0.95 |
| Mitochondrial Dna | involved_in | process | 0.95 |
| Inflammation | activates | disease | 0.95 |
| Autophagy | involved_in | process | 0.95 |
| Mtdna Maintenance | mediates | process | 0.93 |
| mitochondrial biogenesis | promotes | process | 0.92 |
| Acute Kidney Injury | protects_against | disease | 0.92 |
| mitochondrial dysfunction | protects_against | phenotype | 0.91 |
| mtDNA | regulates | biomarker | 0.90 |
| mtDNA | binds_to | molecule | 0.90 |
| autophagy | modulates | process | 0.90 |
| Mitochondrial DNA Synthesis | mediates | process | 0.90 |
| Cytoplasmic Mitochondrial Dna | mediates | compound | 0.90 |
| cytoplasmic mitochondrial DNA | binds_to | compound | 0.90 |
| cytoplasmic mitochondrial DNA | associated_with | compound | 0.90 |
| mitochondrial biogenesis | regulates | process | 0.90 |
| Mitochondrial Biogenesis | regulates | process | 0.90 |
| Mitochondrial Networks | promotes | pathway | 0.90 |
| Inflammation | inhibits | process | 0.90 |
| neural stem cells | activates | cell_type | 0.90 |
| Mitochondrial Dysfunction | causes | disease | 0.90 |
| ATP | activates | gene | 0.90 |
| Cytoplasmic Mitochondrial DNA | mediates | compound | 0.88 |
| inflammation | suppresses | process | 0.88 |
| inflammatory signaling | prevents | pathway | 0.85 |
| Mitochondrial Respiration | regulates | process | 0.85 |
| Als | activates | disease | 0.85 |
| Mitophagy | involved_in | process | 0.85 |
| mitochondrial function | regulates | process | 0.85 |
| Cytokine Release | regulates | process | 0.83 |
| Mitochondrial DNA | regulates | biomarker | 0.80 |
| Acetylation | modulates | mechanism | 0.80 |
| mitochondrial DNA | binds | biological_process | 0.80 |
| TNF | inhibits | entity | 0.80 |
| Mitochondrial DNA | modulates | compound | 0.80 |
| innate immune response | suppresses | process | 0.80 |
| oxidative stress response | participates_in | pathway | 0.80 |
| neural stem cells | regulates | cell_type | 0.80 |
| PINK1 | activates | gene | 0.80 |
| TFAM_protein | encodes | protein | 0.80 |
| Mitochondrial Function | activates | pathway | 0.80 |
| Mitophagy | activates | pathway | 0.80 |
| Apoptosis | activates | pathway | 0.80 |
| OXIDATIVE STRESS | activates | gene | 0.80 |
| MITOCHONDRIAL DYSFUNCTION | activates | gene | 0.80 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mtros | suppresses | compound | 0.92 |
| mtROS | downregulates | process | 0.90 |
| h-98b431ba | targets_gene | hypothesis | 0.90 |
| h-7c3c0f40 | targets_gene | hypothesis | 0.90 |
| h-28d5b559 | targets_gene | hypothesis | 0.90 |
| h-4c3210de | targets_gene | hypothesis | 0.90 |
| LON | degrades | enzyme | 0.88 |
| m6A deficiency | downregulates | process | 0.85 |
| h-98b431ba | targets | hypothesis | 0.80 |
| SIRT3 | associated_with | gene | 0.80 |
| PM10 | downregulates | compound | 0.80 |
| OXIDATIVE STRESS | activates | gene | 0.80 |
| acetylation | inhibits | process | 0.75 |
| NRF2 | activates | protein | 0.74 |
| SIRT3 | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| MFN2 | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| MFN1 | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| NRF1 | regulates | gene | 0.70 |
| DNM1L | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| PINK1 | protects_against | gene | 0.70 |
| miR-206-3p | upregulates | drug | 0.70 |
| MITOCHONDRIAL DNA | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| APOPTOSIS | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| MITOCHONDRIAL DYSFUNCTION | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| INFLAMMATION | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| ROS | regulates | gene | 0.70 |
| DNA | implicated_in | gene | 0.70 |
| APP | biomarker_for | gene | 0.65 |
| NRF1 | activates | protein | 0.64 |
| MAP1LC3B | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| GPX4 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| BMAL1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| LC3 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NCOA4 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ARNTL | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CGAS | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| SLC7A11 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| TMEM173 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| FANCD2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| STING1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| JUN | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ATM | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| POLG | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| EGFR | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| HK2 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| LC3 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ERK2 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ATF4 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| DRP1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| PINK1 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target
| Hypothesis | Score | Disease | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| TFAM overexpression creates mitochondrial donor-recipient gr | 0.474 | neurodegeneration | Mitochondrial transfer between astrocyte |
Scientific analyses that reference this entity
neurodegeneration | 2026-04-03 | 14 hypotheses Top: 0.622
neurodegeneration | 2026-04-03 | 17 hypotheses Top: 0.662
neurodegeneration | 2026-04-01 | 7 hypotheses Top: 0.570
Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity
| Title & PMID | Authors | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Mitochondrial-derived damage-associated molecular patterns amplify neuroinflamma [PMID:35233090] | Lin MM, Liu N, Qin ZH, Wang Y | Acta Pharmacol Sin | 2022 | 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 |
| Butyrate extends health and lifespan in mice with mitochondrial deficiency. [PMID:41826362] | ["Gaband\u00e9-Rodr\u00edguez E", "G\u00 | Nature communications | 2026 | 0 |
| Vav-iCre-Mediated Deletion of TFAM Is Not Recoverable and Is Consistent with Emb [PMID:41898789] | ["Ghosh R", "Shakur E", "Yousefzadeh M"] | Genes | 2026 | 0 |
| NRIP1 co-activates nuclear translocated FOXO3 to upregulate TFAM expression and [PMID:41888517] | ["Zha Y", "Huang H", "Liu Y", "Wan M", " | Cell death discovery | 2026 | 0 |
| miR-137-5p-Loaded Milk-Derived Small Extracellular Vesicles Modulate Oxidative S [PMID:41754992] | ["G\u00f6n\u00fcll\u00fc S", "Ayd\u0131n | Pharmaceutics | 2026 | 0 |
| Ginseng stem and leaf saponins attenuates pulmonary fibrosis by regulating TFAM- [PMID:41911987] | Chen Y, Hu L, Fu Q, Chen H, Jiang Z, Li | Journal of ethnopharmacology | 2026 | 0 |
| NIPSNAP3B elevates mitochondrial biogenesis to attenuate lipid accumulation in c [PMID:41587668] | Li K, Wang M, Liu Y, Lu R, Zhang H et al | Gene | 2026 | 0 |
| Icariin, astragaloside IV and puerarin mixture salvages synaptic loss by enhanci [PMID:41934898] | Zhong J, He X, Yang H, Zhang J, Liu J et | Biomed Pharmacother | 2026 | 0 |
| Structural Analysis of Human LonP1 Protease Bound with the Native Substrate. [PMID:41900996] | Li M, Liu H, Zhang S, Gao Q, Li S, Wang | Life (Basel, Switzerland) | 2026 | 0 |
| Effect of (-)-Epicatechin on Mitochondrial Homeostasis in Skeletal Muscle of Fem [PMID:41900149] | Herrera-Cogco EC, Herrera-Meza S, Martín | Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) | 2026 | 0 |
| Enhancing the Optical Properties of MAPbI3 Perovskites Passivated with Coordinat [PMID:41908442] | Gamarde M, Jouaiti A, Chartrand D, Antho | ACS omega | 2026 | 0 |
| Butyrate extends health and lifespan in mice with mitochondrial deficiency. [PMID:41648569] | ["Gaband\u00e9-Rodr\u00edguez E", "G\u00 | bioRxiv : the preprint server | 2026 | 0 |
| PM [PMID:41897431] | ["Somayajulu M", "Wright R", "Muhammed F | Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerla | 2026 | 0 |
| m6A deficiency induces dopaminergic neurodegeneration and progressive parkinsoni [PMID:41842966] | ["Liu S", "Ren Q", "Mo G", "Li Z", "Huan | The Journal of clinical invest | 2026 | 0 |
| In vitro investigation of miR-206-3p-loaded extracellular vesicles as modulators [PMID:41592400] | ["G\u00f6n\u00fcll\u00fc S", "Ayd\u0131n | Biochemical and biophysical re | 2026 | 0 |