Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about BCL-XL: 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.
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| Gene Symbol | BCL |
| Molecular Weight | 26 kDa |
| Pathways | Pyroptosis, Necroptosis, mitophagy |
| GeneCards | BCL |
| Human Protein Atlas | BCL |
| Interactions | BCL-2, BCL2, BCL2L1, CASPASE-1, EFNB1, EGFR |
| KG Connections | 27 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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BCL_XL["BCL-XL"]
Apoptosis["Apoptosis"]
BCL_XL -->|"regulates"| Apoptosis
BCL_2(["BCL-2"])
BCL_XL -.->|"inhibits"| BCL_2
Proteins(["Proteins"])
BCL_XL -.->|"inhibits"| Proteins
apoptosis["apoptosis"]
BCL_XL -.->|"inhibits"| apoptosis
Pyroptosis["Pyroptosis"]
BCL_XL -.->|"inhibits"| Pyroptosis
Necroptosis["Necroptosis"]
BCL_XL -.->|"inhibits"| Necroptosis
EFNB1(["EFNB1"])
EFNB1 -->|"activates"| BCL_XL
MLKL(["MLKL"])
MLKL -.->|"inhibits"| BCL_XL
GSDMD(["GSDMD"])
GSDMD -.->|"inhibits"| BCL_XL
CASPASE_1(["CASPASE-1"])
CASPASE_1 -.->|"inhibits"| BCL_XL
style BCL_XL fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#4fc3f7| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| BCL2 | coexpressed_with | protein | 0.87 |
| senescent_cell_survival | promotes | pathway | 0.80 |
| Apoptosis | regulates | process | 0.70 |
| apoptosis | inhibits | process | 0.50 |
| Pyroptosis | inhibits | pathway | 0.50 |
| Necroptosis | inhibits | pathway | 0.50 |
| cancer | inhibits | disease | 0.50 |
| BCL-2 | activates | protein | 0.50 |
| Proteins | activates | protein | 0.50 |
| TUMOR | expressed_in | disease | 0.50 |
| CELL SURVIVAL | expressed_in | concept | 0.50 |
| mitophagy | activates | pathway | 0.50 |
| apoptosis | activates | process | 0.50 |
| HEPATOCYTES | activates | concept | 0.50 |
| Proteins | inhibits | protein | 0.50 |
| BCL-2 | inhibits | protein | 0.50 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| HBx | binds | protein | 0.80 |
| BAX | inhibits | gene | 0.80 |
| BCL2L1 | encodes | gene | 0.80 |
| MLKL | inhibits | gene | 0.50 |
| GSDMD | inhibits | protein | 0.50 |
| CASPASE-1 | inhibits | protein | 0.50 |
| BCL2L1 | inhibits | gene | 0.50 |
| MCL1 | inhibits | gene | 0.50 |
| BCL2 | inhibits | gene | 0.50 |
| EFNB1 | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| EGFR | inhibits | gene | 0.50 |
| EGFR | expressed_in | gene | 0.50 |
| BCL2L1 | expressed_in | gene | 0.50 |
| STAT3 | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| JAK2 | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| caspases | activates | disease | 0.50 |
Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target
| Hypothesis | Score | Disease | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| No targeting hypotheses | |||
Scientific analyses that reference this entity
neurodegeneration | 2026-04-01 | 7 hypotheses Top: 0.784
Experimental studies targeting or related to this entity
| Experiment | Type | Disease | Score | Feasibility | Model | Status | Est. Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No experiments found | |||||||
Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity
| Title & PMID | Authors | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No papers found | ||||
Multi-agent debates referencing this entity
Hypotheses and analyses mentioning BCL-XL in their description or question text
No additional research found