gene 843 words KG: CIITA 2026-03-24
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Contents

Class II Major Histocompatibility Complex Transactivator

🧬 Gene Info
Gene SymbolCIITA
AliasesMHC2TA, NLRA
Chromosome16p13.13
Protein TypeTranscriptional coactivator
Function### MHC Class II Expression
Primary Expressionnon-immune cells: - Endothelial cells: Can express MHC class II in response to IFN-γ - Tumor cells: Sometimes expressed in cancer cells - Ne
Molecular Weight125 kDa
Amino Acids1130 aa
PathwaysAutophagy, Immune Response, Inflammasome, Mitophagy
UniProt IDP33076
NCBI Gene ID4261
Ensembl IDENSG00000179583
GeneCardsCIITA
Human Protein AtlasCIITA
Official NameClass II Major Histocompatibility Complex Transactivator
Associated Diseasesneurodegeneration
InteractionsCD8, NPM1, IRF1, NLRC5, CREB1, JAK1
KG Connections60 knowledge graph edges
DatabasesGeneCardsHPASTRING

Knowledge Graph

Related Hypotheses (6)

Epigenetic Memory Erasure via TET2 Activation
Score: 0.52
TET2-Mediated Demethylation Rejuvenation Therapy
Score: 0.47
HSP90-Tau Disaggregation Complex Enhancement
Score: 0.44
Temporal TET2-Mediated Hydroxymethylation Cycling
Score: 0.41
Nucleolar Stress Response Normalization
Score: 0.38

Related Analyses (3)

Epigenetic clocks and biological aging in neurodegeneration
neurodegeneration · archived
Tau propagation mechanisms and therapeutic interception poin
neurodegeneration · archived
Circuit-level neural dynamics in neurodegeneration
neuroscience · archived

Related Experiments (3)

IRF1 transcriptional regulation of Nlrc5 and Ciita promoters
exploratory · proposed · Score: 0.90
Cytochrome Therapeutics
clinical · proposed · Score: 0.40
Macroautophagy Dysfunction in PD - Experiment Design
clinical · proposed · Score: 0.40

See Also (10)

Packard Center for ALS Research
institution · KG edge: regulates
IRF1 Gene - Interferon Regulatory Factor 1
gene · KG edge: activates
DLL1 Gene
gene · KG edge: therapeutic_target
CXCR4 Gene
gene · KG edge: expressed_in
CD8 Gene
gene · KG edge: activates

Knowledge Graph (12 edges)

CIITA activates CD8
CIITA activates NPM1
CIITA activates IRF1
CIITA activates NLRC5
CIITA expressed_in CXCR4
CIITA therapeutic_target DLL1
CIITA regulates Mhc-Ii
CIITA activates CREB1
CIITA activates JAK1
CIITA activates PI3K