gene

CALR

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70Connections
0Hypotheses
1Analyses
50Outgoing
11Incoming
0Experiments
2Debates

Summary

CALR is a gene implicated in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: activates, expressed in, associated with. Associated with Als, Cancer, Ms. Connected to 26 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.

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🧬 Gene Info
Gene SymbolCALR
Full NameCalreticulin
Chromosome19p13.2
FunctionCalreticulin performs several essential cellular functions:
Subcellular Localizationthe endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Calreticulin is essential for calcium homeostasis, protein quality control, and cellular
Molecular Weight48 kDa
Amino Acids417 aa
PathwaysPyroptosis
UniProt ID[P27797](https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P27797)
Ensembl IDENSG00000179218
GeneCardsCALR
Human Protein AtlasCALR
Associated DiseasesALS, dementia, frontotemporal, Ms, neurodegeneration, Tumor
InteractionsAND, APAF1, APOPTOSIS, CANCER, CANX, GSDME
KG Connections70 knowledge graph edges
DatabasesGeneCardsNCBI GeneHPASTRING

Wiki Pages (1)

Knowledge base pages for this entity

Canonical Page

CALR Gene

gene · 940 words

Pathway Diagram

graph TD
    CALR["CALR"]
    Tumor{"Tumor"}
    CALR -->|"associated with"| Tumor
    Ms{"Ms"}
    CALR -->|"associated with"| Ms
    Cancer{"Cancer"}
    CALR -->|"activates"| Cancer
    CALR -->|"activates"| Tumor
    CALR -->|"activates"| Ms
    Als{"Als"}
    CALR -->|"expressed in"| Als
    CALR -->|"expressed in"| Cancer
    Apoptosis(["Apoptosis"])
    CALR -->|"contributes to"| Apoptosis
    GSDME["GSDME"]
    CALR -->|"activates"| GSDME
    CALR -->|"therapeutic target"| Apoptosis
    Pyroptosis(["Pyroptosis"])
    CALR -->|"activates"| Pyroptosis
    S100A6["S100A6"]
    CALR -->|"associated with"| S100A6
    WLS["WLS"]
    WLS -->|"interacts with"| CALR
    BCL2["BCL2"]
    BCL2 -->|"regulates"| CALR
    PYROPTOSIS["PYROPTOSIS"]
    PYROPTOSIS -->|"activates"| CALR
    style CALR fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0

Outgoing (59)

TargetRelationTypeStr
benchmark_ot_ad_answer_key:CALRdata_indataset_row0.00
ds-83b31ef18d49provides_data_fordataset1.00
Alsexpressed_indisease0.65
Cancerexpressed_indisease0.65
Msactivatesdisease0.65

Incoming (11)

SourceRelationTypeStr
benchmark_ot_ad_answer_key:CALRdata_indataset_row0.00
ds-83b31ef18d49data_indataset1.00
Celastrolupregulatescompound0.85
WLSinteracts_withprotein0.70
BAG3regulatesgene0.60

Targeting Hypotheses (0)

Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target

HypothesisScoreDiseaseAnalysis
No targeting hypotheses

Mentioning Analyses (1)

Scientific analyses that reference this entity

Does Alectinib truly bind C1q directly with high affinity, or is this an experim

molecular biology | 2026-04-17 | 10 hypotheses Top: 0.455

Experiments (0)

Experimental studies targeting or related to this entity

ExperimentTypeDiseaseScoreFeasibilityModelStatusEst. Cost
No experiments found

Related Papers (0)

Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity

Title & PMIDAuthorsJournalYearCitations
No papers found

Debates (2)

Multi-agent debates referencing this entity

The fundamental premise remains unvalidated despite extensive mechanistic specul

closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 1.00 · 2026-04-19

The fundamental premise remains unvalidated despite extensive mechanistic specul

closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.50 · 2026-04-18