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ASC

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This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about ASC: 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.

924Connections
30Hypotheses
2Analyses
50Outgoing
50Incoming
20Experiments
3Debates

Summary

ASC is a gene implicated in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: associated with, inhibits, activates. Associated with ALS, Aging, Als. Connected to 255 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.

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🧬 Gene Info
Gene SymbolASC
Chromosome16p11.2
Protein TypeGene
Functionis a 195-amino acid adaptor protein that serves as a central node in innate immune signaling.
Primary Expressionmicroglia, astrocytes, and certain neurons, where it drives neuroinflammation and contributes to the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's
Molecular Weight22 kDa
PathwaysApoptosis, Inflammasome, Innate Immunity, Pyroptosis
UniProt IDQ9Y258
NCBI Gene ID29108
GeneCardsASC
Human Protein AtlasASC
PhosphorylationTBK1 phosphorylates ASC at Ser194, enhancing its ability to form specks and amplifying innate immune responses[@hara2013]
UbiquitinationK63-linked ubiquitination of ASC regulates its stability and inflammasome activity
SUMOylationSUMO modification at specific lysine residues modulates ASC function
Associated DiseasesAging, Als, Alzheimer, Alzheimer's disease, Atherosclerosis
Known Drugs/Compoundsrapamycin
InteractionsACTB, Actin, AGING, AIF1, AIM2, AKT
KG Connections924 knowledge graph edges
DatabasesGeneCardsHPASTRING
🔮 Predicted Structure: ASC — AlphaFold Q9Y258 Click to expand

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Wiki Pages (7)

Knowledge base pages for this entity

Canonical Page

ASC (PYCARD)

gene · 2920 words

ASCL1 Gene

gene · 1761 words

NFASC — Neurofascin

gene · 962 words

NFASC Protein

protein · 950 words

ASCT2 Protein (Alanine-Serine-Cysteine Transporter 2)

protein · 933 words

PYCARD/ASC Protein

protein · 725 words

Pathway Diagram

graph TD
    ASC["ASC"] -.->|"inhibits"| Neurodegeneration["Neurodegeneration"]
    ASC["ASC"] -.->|"inhibits"| Inflammation["Inflammation"]
    ASC["ASC"] -.->|"inhibits"| Als["Als"]
    ASC["ASC"] -.->|"inhibits"| Aging["Aging"]
    ASC["ASC"] -->|"regulates"| Tumor["Tumor"]
    ASC["ASC"] -->|"regulates"| Parkinson["Parkinson"]
    NLRP3["NLRP3"] -->|"activates"| ASC["ASC"]
    ACTB["ACTB"] -.->|"inhibits"| ASC["ASC"]
    IL1B["IL1B"] -->|"regulates"| ASC["ASC"]
    IL6["IL6"] -->|"regulates"| ASC["ASC"]
    style ASC fill:#4a1a6b,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:2px,color:#e0e0e0

Outgoing (689)

TargetRelationTypeStr
Inflammationactivatesdisease1.00
Inflammasomeactivatespathway1.00
INFLAMMATIONactivatesgene1.00
apoptosis pathwayparticipates_inpathway0.90
MICROGLIAexpressed_incell_type0.90

Incoming (235)

SourceRelationTypeStr
NLRP3activatesprotein1.00
NLRP3interacts_withprotein0.90
P62associated_withgene0.70
NLRP3regulatesgene0.70
TNFregulatesgene0.70

Targeting Hypotheses (30)

Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target

HypothesisScoreDiseaseAnalysis
LPS-TLR4-NF-κB Signaling Cascade as Therapeutic Target 7.200 neurodegeneration Gut-Brain Axis in Parkinson's Disease: M
SASP-Mediated Complement Cascade Amplification 0.910 neurodegeneration Senolytic therapy for age-related neurod
Complement Cascade Inhibition Synaptic Protection 0.867 neurodegeneration View
Senescent Cell ASM-Complement Cascade Intervention 0.852 neurodegeneration Lipid raft composition changes in synapt
Sequential Iron Chelation (Deferoxamine) and GPX4 Restoratio 0.838 neurodegeneration View
TREM2-Mediated Microglial Dysfunction Disrupts Perivascular 0.812 neuroscience TREM2 in Alzheimer's Disease: Mechanisms
TBK1-OPTN-NDP52 Phospho-Cascade Coordinates Multi-Organelle 0.772 neurodegeneration How do different organelle-specific auto
N-acetylcysteine (NAC) / System Xc⁻ - Mediated GSH Support f 0.760 neurodegeneration Can ferroptosis inhibitors prevent BBB d
Dual-Circuit Tau Vulnerability Cascade 0.754 neuroscience Circuit-level neural dynamics in neurode
Complement-SASP Amplification Cascade as Mechanistic Link 0.741 neurodegeneration Why have anti-Aβ clinical trials failed
Excessive C1q/C3/CR3 complement cascade activation initiates 0.720 neurodegeneration Synaptic pruning by microglia in neurode
Retinal Vascular Microcirculation Rescue 0.718 neurodegeneration Digital biomarkers and AI-driven early d
Dual-Circuit Tau Vulnerability Cascade with Glial-Mediated A 0.696 neuroscience Circuit-level neural dynamics in neurode
Loss of AQP4 Polarization Impairs Glymphatic Perivascular In 0.690 neurodegeneration What are the specific molecular mechanis
TDP-43 Pathology Disrupts the HGS-PYGB Autophagy Receptor Ca 0.678 neurodegeneration What mechanisms underlie neuronal resist
Restore AQP4 Perivascular Polarization by Stabilizing DAPC/S 0.670 neurodegeneration How can AQP4 be effectively targeted the
Glymphatic-Cholinergic Tau Clearance Cascade 0.666 neuroscience Circuit-level neural dynamics in neurode
Pericyte-First Sequential Biomarker Cascade — Soluble PDGFR- 0.662 - Blood-brain barrier permeability changes
Pharmacologically Boost AQP4X Readthrough to Restore Perivas 0.650 neurodegeneration How can AQP4 be effectively targeted the
ALS-Linked OPTN/TBK1 Mutations Impair Phosphorylation Cascad 0.648 neurodegeneration How do pathological stress granules in n
Vascular mural cell degeneration precedes and exacerbates pa 0.637 Alzheimer's disease SEA-AD Single-Cell Analysis: Cell-Type V
Cardiovascular-Neuroinflammatory Dual Targeting 0.627 neurodegeneration Neuroinflammation and microglial priming
Complement Cascade Specificity: Microglial C3aR Antagonism D 0.618 synaptic biology Does SPP1-mediated synaptic engulfment r
LRP1/NLRP3/IL-1β Cascade Links Aβ Endocytosis to Inflammasom 0.617 neurodegeneration How do perivascular cells specifically r
Blocking AGE-RAGE Signaling in Enteric Glia to Prevent Neuro 0.613 neurodegeneration What are the mechanisms by which gut mic
H2: Perforant Path Synapse Loss via Early Complement Cascade 0.610 neurodegeneration Entorhinal cortex layer II vulnerability
TNF-α–C1r/C1s Bridge Between NF-κB and Classical Complement 0.600 neuroinflammation How does sevoflurane-induced NF-κB activ
Neurovascular Permeability Score (NVPS): Composite Plasma + 0.600 - Blood-brain barrier permeability changes
GFAP Perivascular Redistribution (End-Feet Retraction) as Tr 0.594 - Blood-brain barrier permeability changes
Cardiovascular-Neuroinflammation Crosstalk Interruption 0.587 Alzheimer's disease Neuroinflammation and microglial priming

Mentioning Analyses (2)

Scientific analyses that reference this entity

4R-tau strain-specific spreading patterns in PSP vs CBD

neurodegeneration | 2026-04-01 | 7 hypotheses Top: 0.732

What are the mechanisms by which gut microbiome dysbiosis influences Parkinson's

neurodegeneration | 2026-04-01 | 13 hypotheses Top: 0.888

Experiments (20)

Experimental studies targeting or related to this entity

ExperimentTypeDiseaseScoreFeasibilityModelStatusEst. Cost
Anti-ASC antibody intracerebroventricular injection in APP/PS1 mice validation Alzheimer's disease 0.950 0.00 APP/PS1 transgenic mice (8 mon proposed N/A
Mobile App-Based Intervention for BPSD in Community-Dwelling Dementia clinical dementia with behavioral and p 0.950 0.00 human patients proposed N/A
Plasma ATN biomarkers across AD continuum in Chilean cohort clinical Alzheimer's disease 0.950 0.00 Chilean older adults (n=318) w proposed N/A
ASC antibody treatment in SH-SY5Y-APP695 cells exploratory Alzheimer's disease 0.900 0.00 SH-SY5Y-APP695 cells proposed N/A
Tau depletion effects on neuronal development in primary cultures exploratory 0.900 0.00 primary rodent neuronal cultur proposed N/A
Differential GWAS of schizophrenia vs PTSD exploratory schizophrenia, post-traumatic 0.900 0.00 human patients - European ance proposed N/A
Tau depletion effects on neuronal development in primary cultures exploratory 0.900 0.00 primary rodent neuronal cultur proposed N/A
Creation and validation of 3xAD-ChAT-Cre mouse model validation Alzheimer's disease 0.900 0.00 3xAD-ChAT-Cre transgenic mice proposed N/A
Single-cell RNA sequencing analysis of human atherosclerotic plaques exploratory Atherosclerosis 0.900 0.00 Human atherosclerotic plaque s proposed N/A
GTEx brain tissue expression analysis of MAPT/CRHR1 locus exploratory schizophrenia, post-traumatic 0.850 0.00 human brain tissue samples fro proposed N/A
Microtubule domain analysis in adult axons exploratory 0.800 0.00 adult rodent axons proposed N/A
Tau depletion effects on microtubule domains in adult axons exploratory 0.800 0.00 adult rodent neurons proposed N/A
Proposed experiment from debate on Synaptic pruning by microglia in ea falsification Alzheimer's Disease 0.400 0.50 mouse proposed $200,000
Proposed experiment from debate on Senolytics targeting p16/p21+ senes falsification Neurodegeneration 0.400 0.50 cell_line proposed $80,000
Biomechanical Impact Profiles and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Phe clinical Neurodegeneration 0.400 0.50 in_silico proposed $180,000
Mechanism: Why Does Amyloid Removal Only Slow Decline 27%? clinical Alzheimer's Disease 0.400 0.50 human proposed $7,500,000
Experiment: Autoimmune Hypothesis Testing in AD clinical Alzheimer's Disease 0.400 0.50 human proposed $5,460,000
Experimental: CAAR-T Cell Therapy for Autoantibody-Mediated Neurotoxic clinical Alzheimer's Disease 0.400 0.50 human proposed $5,460,000
cGAS-STING Pathway Validation Study in Parkinson's Disease clinical Parkinson's Disease 0.400 0.50 human proposed $7,100,000
Microglial Aging and Immune Memory in Neurodegeneration — Training the validation Alzheimer's Disease 0.400 0.50 human proposed $2,960,000

Related Papers (20)

Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity

Title & PMIDAuthorsJournalYearCitations
Complement, Inflammasome, and Microglial Crosstalk in Glaucoma: From Neurodegene [PMID:41900887] Chen TY, Wu N, Sun X Life (Basel) 2026 1
Systemic Neurodegeneration and Brain Aging: Multi-Omics Disintegration, Proteost [PMID:40868276] Voicu V, Toader C, Șerban M, Covache-Bus Biomedicines 2025 1
Complement C1q/C3-CR3 signaling pathway mediates abnormal microglial phagocytosi [PMID:38642614] Han QQ, Shen SY, Liang LF, Chen XR, Yu J Brain Behav Immun 2024 1
Metabolic orchestration of cell death by AMPK-mediated phosphorylation of RIPK1. [PMID:37384704] Zhang T, Xu D, Trefts E, Lv M, Inuzuka H Science 2023 1
Microglia regulation of synaptic plasticity and learning and memory. [PMID:34472455] Cornell J, Salinas S, Huang HY, Zhou M Neural Regen Res 2022 1
Human and mouse single-nucleus transcriptomics reveal TREM2-dependent and TREM2- [PMID:31932797] Zhou Y, Song WM, Andhey PS, Swain A, Lev Nat Med 2020 1
Complement and microglia mediate early synapse loss in Alzheimer mouse models. [PMID:27033548] Hong S, Beja-Glasser VF, Nfonoyim BM, Fr Science 2016 1
Panacis Quinquefolii Radix Polysaccharides Alleviate Depressive-Like Behaviors i [PMID:41914021] Xie M, Feng L, Li R, Li M, Shen L, Zhang CNS neuroscience & therapeutic 2026 0
Vaccine-induced antibodies can limit Salmonella infection in the absence of comp [PMID:41738756] Perez-Toledo M, Aksu-Istil K, Marcial-Ju mBio 2026 0
The Immuno-Glial Connectome in Alzheimer's Disease: Integrating Central and Peri [PMID:41569436] Gopalakrishna PK, Che Mohd Nassir CMN, A Cellular and molecular neurobi 2026 0
Messengers of coagulopathy: complement-carrying extracellular vesicles in SARS-C [PMID:41766448] Taxiarchis A, Pruner I Current opinion in hematology 2026 0
Alzheimer's Disease as a Disorder of Neuroimmune Dysregulation. [PMID:41745721] Aranda-Abreu GE, Rojas-Durán F, Hernánde Neurology international 2026 0
The cholesterol 24-hydroxylase CYP46A1 promotes α-synuclein pathology in Parkins [PMID:39964974] Dai L, Wang J, Meng L, Zhang X, Xiao T, PLoS biology 2025 0
PDE4 inhibition alleviates HMGB1/C1q/C3-mediated excessive phagocytic pruning of [PMID:39947489] Zhao Q, Zeng C, Luo F, Xian Z, Wen H, Tu Brain, behavior, and immunity 2025 0
Emerging Molecular Targets in Neurodegenerative Disorders: New Avenues for Thera [PMID:40922457] ["Eroglu E", "Harmanci N"] Basic & clinical pharmacology 2025 0
Enhancing TREM2 expression activates microglia and modestly mitigates tau pathol [PMID:40122810] ["Chen Kai", "Li Fuyao", "Zhang Shuwen", Journal of neuroinflammation 2025 0
Chrysophanol Attenuates Cognitive Impairment, Neuroinflammation, and Oxidative S [PMID:40728692] Khan JZ, Zainab SR, Alattar A Neurochem Res 2025 0
Qingda granule alleviates cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury by inhibiting TLR [PMID:38184025] Unknown Journal of ethnopharmacology 2024 0
Botulinum Neurotoxin Induces Neurotoxic Microglia Mediated by Exogenous Inflamma [PMID:38342616] Ambrin G, Kang YJ, Van Do K, Lee C, Sing Advanced science (Weinheim, Ba 2024 0
Development of Injectable Thermosensitive Nanocomposite Hydrogel for Ratiometric [PMID:38456789] ["Zhu J", "Wei R", "Hu G", "Wang H", "Wa Small (Weinheim an der Bergstr 2024 0

Debates (3)

Multi-agent debates referencing this entity

PSP and CBD both involve 4R-tau but produce distinct neuropathological patterns

closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.69 · 2026-04-12

PSP and CBD both involve 4R-tau but produce distinct neuropathological patterns

closed · Rounds: 7 · Score: 0.91 · 2026-04-10

What are the mechanisms underlying what are the mechanisms by which gut microbio

closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.95 · 2026-04-01

Related Research

Hypotheses and analyses mentioning ASC in their description or question text

TREM2-Mediated Microglial Dysfunction Disrupts Perivascular Tau Clearance

Score: 0.812 · neuroscience · 2026-04-12

## Mechanistic Overview TREM2-Mediated Microglial Dysfunction Disrupts Perivascular Tau Clearance starts from the claim

TBK1-OPTN-NDP52 Phospho-Cascade Coordinates Multi-Organelle Autophagy

Score: 0.772 · neurodegeneration · 2026-04-21

## Mechanistic Overview TBK1-OPTN-NDP52 Phospho-Cascade Coordinates Multi-Organelle Autophagy starts from the claim that

N-acetylcysteine (NAC) / System Xc⁻ - Mediated GSH Support for Neurovascular Uni

Score: 0.760 · neurodegeneration · 2026-04-25

NAC serves as a GSH precursor and direct antioxidant to inhibit ferroptosis in cerebral microvascular endothelial cells

Dual-Circuit Tau Vulnerability Cascade

Score: 0.754 · neuroscience · 2026-04-07

## Mechanistic Overview Dual-Circuit Tau Vulnerability Cascade starts from the claim that modulating MAPT within the dis

Complement-SASP Amplification Cascade as Mechanistic Link

Score: 0.741 · neurodegeneration · 2026-04-16

**Molecular Mechanism and Rationale** The complement-SASP amplification cascade represents a mechanistic nexus where ce

Excessive C1q/C3/CR3 complement cascade activation initiates pre-symptomatic syn

Score: 0.720 · neurodegeneration · 2026-04-22

**Molecular Mechanism and Rationale** The complement cascade represents a critical innate immune system that, when dysr

Retinal Vascular Microcirculation Rescue

Score: 0.718 · neurodegeneration · 2026-04-02

## Mechanistic Overview Retinal Vascular Microcirculation Rescue starts from the claim that modulating PDGFRB/ANGPT1 wit

Dual-Circuit Tau Vulnerability Cascade with Glial-Mediated Amplification

Score: 0.696 · neuroscience · 2026-04-07

## **Molecular Mechanism and Rationale** The dual-circuit tau vulnerability cascade with glial-mediated amplification r

Loss of AQP4 Polarization Impairs Glymphatic Perivascular Influx, Causing Metabo

Score: 0.690 · neurodegeneration · 2026-04-21

**Molecular Mechanism and Rationale** The aquaporin-4 (AQP4) water channel represents a critical component of the brain

TDP-43 Pathology Disrupts the HGS-PYGB Autophagy Receptor Cascade in Motor Neuro

Score: 0.678 · neurodegeneration · 2026-04-26

TDP-43 aggregates sequester hepatocyte growth factor-regulated tyrosine kinase substrate (HGS), a critical hub coordinat

Restore AQP4 Perivascular Polarization by Stabilizing DAPC/SNTA1/DAG1 Anchoring

Score: 0.670 · neurodegeneration · 2026-04-21

**Molecular Mechanism and Rationale** The aquaporin-4 (AQP4) water channel represents the most abundant water channel i

Glymphatic-Cholinergic Tau Clearance Cascade

Score: 0.666 · neuroscience · 2026-04-07

## Mechanistic Overview Glymphatic-Cholinergic Tau Clearance Cascade starts from the claim that modulating MAPT within t

Pericyte-First Sequential Biomarker Cascade — Soluble PDGFR-β as Sentinel Event

Score: 0.662 · unknown disease · 2026-04-26

CSF soluble PDGFR-β shedding from pericytes as the earliest detectable molecular event in AD, preceding amyloid/tau path

Pharmacologically Boost AQP4X Readthrough to Restore Perivascular Clearance

Score: 0.650 · neurodegeneration · 2026-04-21

## **Molecular Mechanism and Rationale** The aquaporin-4 (AQP4) water channel represents a critical component of the br

ALS-Linked OPTN/TBK1 Mutations Impair Phosphorylation Cascade Required for Patho

Score: 0.648 · neurodegeneration · 2026-04-22

**Molecular Mechanism and Rationale** The OPTN/TBK1 phosphorylation cascade represents a critical quality control mecha