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AMYLOID

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6573Connections
30Hypotheses
0Analyses
50Outgoing
50Incoming
1Experiments
0Debates

Summary

AMYLOID is a gene implicated in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: associated with, activates, inhibits. Associated with ALS, ALZHEIMER, ALZHEIMER'S. Connected to 2116 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.

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🧬 Gene Info
Gene SymbolAMYLOID
Associated DiseasesAging, Als, Alzheimer, Alzheimer Disease, ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
Known Drugs/CompoundsDONANEMAB, LECANEMAB, MELATONIN, NICOTINAMIDE, RAPAMYCIN, SEMAGLUTIDE
InteractionsA2M, ABCA1, ABCA7, ABI3, ACE, ACETYLCHOLINE
KG Connections4782 knowledge graph edges
DatabasesGeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING

Wiki Pages (1)

Knowledge base pages for this entity

Canonical Page

Amyloid Immunotherapy Vaccines for Alzheimer's Disease

therapeutic · 1292 words

Pathway Diagram

graph TD
    subgraph Pathology["Pathology"]
        AMYLOID["AMYLOID"] -->|"associated with"| MICROGLIA["MICROGLIA"]
        AMYLOID["AMYLOID"] -->|"associated with"| TAU["TAU"]
        AMYLOID["AMYLOID"] -->|"associated with"| BACE1["BACE1"]
        AMYLOID["AMYLOID"] -->|"associated with"| AUTOPHAGY["AUTOPHAGY"]
        AMYLOID["AMYLOID"] -->|"associated with"| APOPTOSIS["APOPTOSIS"]
        AMYLOID["AMYLOID"] -->|"associated with"| GFAP["GFAP"]
        AMYLOID["AMYLOID"] -->|"associated with"| NEURON["NEURON"]
        AMYLOID["AMYLOID"] -->|"associated with"| SOD1["SOD1"]
        AMYLOID["AMYLOID"] -->|"associated with"| NLRP3["NLRP3"]
        AKT["AKT"] -->|"associated with"| AMYLOID["AMYLOID"]
    end
    subgraph Signaling["Signaling"]
        OXIDATIVE_STRESS["OXIDATIVE STRESS"] -->|"activates"| AMYLOID["AMYLOID"]
        ALZHEIMER_S_DISEASE["ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE"] -->|"activates"| AMYLOID["AMYLOID"]
        ALZHEIMER["ALZHEIMER"] -->|"activates"| AMYLOID["AMYLOID"]
        ALZHEIMER_S_DISEASE_1["ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE"] -.->|"inhibits"| AMYLOID["AMYLOID"]
        ALZHEIMER_2["ALZHEIMER"] -.->|"inhibits"| AMYLOID["AMYLOID"]
    end
    style AMYLOID fill:#4a1a6b,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0,font-weight:bold
    style MICROGLIA fill:#4a1a6b,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:1px,color:#e0e0e0
    style TAU fill:#4a1a6b,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:1px,color:#e0e0e0
    style BACE1 fill:#4a1a6b,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:1px,color:#e0e0e0
    style AUTOPHAGY fill:#4a1a6b,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:1px,color:#e0e0e0
    style APOPTOSIS fill:#4a1a6b,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:1px,color:#e0e0e0
    style GFAP fill:#4a1a6b,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:1px,color:#e0e0e0
    style NEURON fill:#4a1a6b,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:1px,color:#e0e0e0
    style SOD1 fill:#4a1a6b,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:1px,color:#e0e0e0
    style NLRP3 fill:#4a1a6b,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:1px,color:#e0e0e0
    style AKT fill:#4a1a6b,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:1px,color:#e0e0e0
    style OXIDATIVE_STRESS fill:#4a1a6b,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:1px,color:#e0e0e0
    style ALZHEIMER_S_DISEASE fill:#4a1a6b,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:1px,color:#e0e0e0
    style ALZHEIMER fill:#4a1a6b,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:1px,color:#e0e0e0
    style ALZHEIMER_S_DISEASE_1 fill:#4a1a6b,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:1px,color:#e0e0e0
    style ALZHEIMER_2 fill:#4a1a6b,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:1px,color:#e0e0e0

Outgoing (2893)

TargetRelationTypeStr
APOPTOSISassociated_withgene1.00
Parkinsonassociated_withdisease1.00
GENESassociated_withgene1.00
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASEassociated_withgene1.00
Neuroinflammationassociated_withdisease1.00

Incoming (3680)

SourceRelationTypeStr
ALZHEIMERassociated_withgene1.00
TAUassociated_withgene1.00
AKTassociated_withgene1.00
AMPKassociated_withgene1.00
NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASESassociated_withgene1.00

Targeting Hypotheses (30)

Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target

HypothesisScoreDiseaseAnalysis
Closed-loop optogenetic targeting PV interneurons to restore 0.944 Alzheimer's disease Circuit-level neural dynamics in neurode
Multi-Biomarker Composite Index Surpassing Amyloid PET for T 0.933 neurodegeneration What amyloid threshold level is required
H1: TREM2 Agonism to Redirect APOE4-Enhanced Microglia from 0.887 neurodegeneration How does APOE4's beneficial immune funct
Closed-loop transcranial focused ultrasound to restore hippo 0.827 Alzheimer's disease Circuit-level neural dynamics in neurode
CLU/APOE Duality in Amyloid Clearance Determines Cell-Type-S 0.811 neurodegeneration What are the cell-type-specific transcri
Vicious Cycle Hypothesis: Cholinergic Dysfunction Exacerbate 0.785 - Do β-amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary
Direct Toxicity Hypothesis: β-Amyloid Directly Impairs Choli 0.769 - Do β-amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary
Test: TREM2 enhances amyloid clearance 0.755 - -
Exposed amyloidogenic segments (β-sheet propensity residues) 0.740 protein biochemistry Do chaperones selectively recognize path
Stage-Specific TREM2 Biomarker-Guided Switching — Agonist in 0.735 Alzheimer's disease TREM2 agonism vs antagonism in DAM micro
Bacterial Curli Amyloid → Nucleation of α-Synuclein Misfoldi 0.720 neurodegeneration What are the mechanisms by which gut mic
Test: TREM2 enhances amyloid clearance 0.712 - -
Test: TREM2 enhances amyloid clearance 0.705 - -
Test: TREM2 enhances amyloid clearance 0.655 - -
Amyloid-beta induces secondary pericyte senescence after con 0.640 neurodegeneration Does pericyte senescence drive BBB break
Stage-Selective TREM2 Agonism — Boosting DAM Phagocytosis in 0.637 Alzheimer's disease TREM2 agonism vs antagonism in DAM micro
Test: TREM2 enhances amyloid clearance 0.637 - -
Pericyte senescence is sufficient to weaken the BBB even wit 0.630 neurodegeneration Does pericyte senescence drive BBB break
APOE4-microglial complement signaling causes cholinergic-enr 0.630 neurodegeneration What determines the temporal sequence of
Microglial ACE Enhancement for Amyloid Clearance 0.622 neurodegeneration Gene expression changes in aging mouse b
Locus coeruleus degeneration gates whether cholinergic dysfu 0.620 neurodegeneration What determines the temporal sequence of
Test: TREM2 enhances amyloid clearance 0.612 - -
Basal forebrain NGF/TrkA trophic failure is an upstream trig 0.610 neurodegeneration What determines the temporal sequence of
Myelin Breakdown-Amyloid Interaction Amplifies Cortical Agin 0.600 Alzheimer disease Allen Mouse Brain Aging Atlas: cross-age
Temporal Decoupling of CSF p-tau217 Normalization from Amylo 0.595 neurodegeneration -
CSF p-tau217 Normalization Reflects Amyloid-Driven Tau Patho 0.586 neurodegeneration -
Closed-loop transcranial focused ultrasound to restore hippo 0.564 Alzheimer's disease Circuit-level neural dynamics in neurode
Test: TREM2 enhances amyloid clearance 0.555 - -
Test: TREM2 enhances amyloid clearance 0.537 - -
Microglial Reactivation Status Modifies Amyloid Clearance an 0.524 neurodegeneration -

Mentioning Analyses (0)

Scientific analyses that reference this entity

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Experiments (1)

Experimental studies targeting or related to this entity

ExperimentTypeDiseaseScoreFeasibilityModelStatusEst. Cost
TREM2 KO amyloid pathology study validation Alzheimers Disease 0.750 0.00 Mouse (5xFAD/TREM2-/-) completed N/A

Related Papers (8)

Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity

Title & PMIDAuthorsJournalYearCitations
Integrative Multiomics Insights into the Genetic and Epigenetic Architecture of [PMID:41422555] Mishra AK, Jain S ACS Chem Neurosci 2026 0
The association of Alzheimer's disease-related SNPs with mild cognitive impairme [PMID:41606232] Xie Z, Tu W, Ye XF, Hua L, Zhang X et al Sci Rep 2026 0
Genetic risk factors of late-onset Alzheimer's disease: Insights into pathophysi [PMID:41622452] Akkaoui J, Devadoss D, Rodriguez MD, Ari Neural Regen Res 2026 0
Genetic Burden and <i>APOE</i> Methylation in a Korean Multi-Generational Alzhei [PMID:41745359] Eom Je-Hyun; Cho Mu-Yeol; Kim Ji-Won; Ki Journal of personalized medici 2026 0
Genetic Architecture of Cognitive Resilience in Alzheimer's Disease: Mechanisms, [PMID:41893052] Burdman Gabriel; Akkaoui Juliet; Colon N Neurology international 2026 0
Posttraumatic stress disorder is associated with Alzheimer's disease-relevant mo [PMID:41960318] Seijo MA, Yohannes PA, Rogers AL, Gonzal Res Sq 2026 0
Genetic risk factors of late-onset Alzheimer's disease: Insights into pathophysi [PMID:41622452] Akkaoui J, Devadoss D, Rodriguez MD, Ari Neural regeneration research 2026 0
Genetic Architecture of Cognitive Resilience in Alzheimer's Disease: Mechanisms, [PMID:41893052] ["Burdman G", "Akkaoui J", "Colon N", "P Neurology international 2026 0

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