protein

ALSIN

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19Connections
0Hypotheses
0Analyses
15Outgoing
4Incoming
0Experiments
0Debates

Summary

ALS2/Alsin - Rab5 guanine nucleotide exchange factor involved in motor neuron disease and vesicle trafficking

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🔬 Protein Info
Gene SymbolALSIN
Full NameAlsin (ALSIN)
AliasesALS2/Alsin
Chromosome2q33.
Protein TypeGene
FunctionAlsin is a multiunctional protein with several key cellular roles:
Subcellular Localization</strong></td><td>Endosomes, Cytoplasm</td></tr>
Molecular Weight210 kDa
Amino Acids847 aa
GeneCardsALSIN
Human Protein AtlasALSIN
Rab5 activationPromotes early endosome fusion and trafficking
Rac1 activationRegulates actin cytoskeleton and membrane ruffling
Endosomal maturationCoordinates endosome-lysosome fusion
Neurite extensionSupports axonal growth cone formation
Associated DiseasesAls, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Glaucoma
KG Connections19 knowledge graph edges
DatabasesGeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING

Wiki Pages (4)

Knowledge base pages for this entity

Canonical Page

Alsin Protein (ALS2)

protein · 879 words

ALSINC — ALS IncRNA

gene · 1279 words

ALSINC Protein - ALS IncRNA

protein · 659 words

Alsin (ALSIN)

gene · 593 words

Pathway Diagram

graph TD
    ALSIN["ALSIN Protein"]
    ALS2["ALS2 Gene"]
    SOD1["SOD1"]
    TARDBP["TARDBP/TDP-43"]
    FUS["FUS"]
    FIG4["FIG4"]
    
    Motor_Neurons["Motor Neurons"]
    Endosome_Trafficking["Endosome Trafficking"]
    Vesicle_Transport["Vesicle Transport"]
    Protein_Aggregation["Protein Aggregation"]
    
    ALS_Disease["Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis"]
    Glaucoma["Glaucoma"]
    Neurodegeneration["Neurodegeneration"]
    Gene_Mutations["Gene Mutations"]
    
    Neuroprotection["Neuroprotective Pathways"]
    Cell_Death["Motor Neuron Death"]
    
    ALS2 -->|"encodes"| ALSIN
    Gene_Mutations -->|"disrupts"| ALSIN
    
    ALSIN -->|"regulates"| Endosome_Trafficking
    ALSIN -->|"facilitates"| Vesicle_Transport
    ALSIN -->|"protects"| Motor_Neurons
    ALSIN -->|"activates"| Neuroprotection
    
    SOD1 -->|"interacts with"| ALSIN
    TARDBP -->|"co-associates with"| ALSIN
    FUS -->|"pathway crosstalk"| ALSIN
    FIG4 -->|"vesicle regulation"| ALSIN
    
    Protein_Aggregation -->|"inhibited by"| ALSIN
    Motor_Neurons -->|"degenerate in"| ALS_Disease
    Motor_Neurons -->|"affected in"| Glaucoma
    
    ALS_Disease -->|"leads to"| Neurodegeneration
    Glaucoma -->|"contributes to"| Neurodegeneration
    Protein_Aggregation -->|"causes"| Cell_Death
    Cell_Death -->|"results in"| Neurodegeneration
    
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    style Neuroprotection fill:#1b5e20
    style Endosome_Trafficking fill:#1b5e20
    style Vesicle_Transport fill:#1b5e20
    style ALS_Disease fill:#7d4200
    style Glaucoma fill:#7d4200
    style Neurodegeneration fill:#ef5350
    style Protein_Aggregation fill:#ef5350
    style Cell_Death fill:#ef5350
    style SOD1 fill:#4a1a6b
    style TARDBP fill:#4a1a6b
    style FUS fill:#4a1a6b

Outgoing (15)

TargetRelationTypeStr
Alsassociated_withdisease0.65
Glaucomaassociated_withdisease0.65
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosisassociated_withdisease0.65
DNAassociated_withgene0.60
ALSassociated_withgene0.60

Incoming (4)

SourceRelationTypeStr
ALS2associated_withgene0.60
FIG4associated_withgene0.60
FUSassociated_withgene0.60
ALS8associated_withgene0.60

Targeting Hypotheses (0)

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Mentioning Analyses (0)

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Experiments (0)

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ExperimentTypeDiseaseScoreFeasibilityModelStatusEst. Cost
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Related Papers (0)

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Debates (0)

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Related Research

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