Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about CAV2: 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.
Caveolin 2 - co-assembles with caveolin-1 to form caveolae, with distinct signaling roles in cells
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| Gene Symbol | CAV2 |
| Aliases | Caveolin 2 |
| Chromosome | 7q31.1 |
| Function | Description |
| Primary Expression | Ubiquitous |
| Molecular Weight | 18 kDa |
| Amino Acids | 81 aa |
| Pathways | MAPK, PI3K |
| GeneCards | CAV2 |
| Human Protein Atlas | CAV2 |
| Associated Diseases | Als, Glaucoma, Ms |
| Interactions | ALS, ALZHEIMER, ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, AMYLOID, CAV1, CAV2.3 |
| KG Connections | 35 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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CAV2["CAV2"]
Alzheimer{"Alzheimer"}
CAV2 -->|"inhibits"| Alzheimer
Ms{"Ms"}
CAV2 -->|"inhibits"| Ms
Als{"Als"}
CAV2 -->|"activates"| Als
Aging{"Aging"}
CAV2 -->|"regulates"| Aging
Cancer{"Cancer"}
CAV2 -->|"regulates"| Cancer
PIK3C3["PIK3C3"]
CAV2 -->|"activates"| PIK3C3
Mapk(["Mapk"])
CAV2 -->|"activates"| Mapk
TAU["TAU"]
CAV2 -->|"inhibits"| TAU
ALZHEIMER_S_DISEASE["ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE"]
CAV2 -->|"inhibits"| ALZHEIMER_S_DISEASE
ALZHEIMER["ALZHEIMER"]
CAV2 -->|"inhibits"| ALZHEIMER
AND["AND"]
CAV2 -->|"inhibits"| AND
AMYLOID["AMYLOID"]
CAV2 -->|"inhibits"| AMYLOID
AGING["AGING"]
AGING -->|"regulates"| CAV2
PPP2R2A["PPP2R2A"]
PPP2R2A -->|"activates"| CAV2
CANCER["CANCER"]
CANCER -->|"regulates"| CAV2
style CAV2 fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aging | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Glaucoma | causes | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | causes | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | causes | disease | 0.65 |
| Alzheimer | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| ALZHEIMER | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| oxidative stress response | participates_in | pathway | 0.60 |
| AMYLOID | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| Mapk | activates | pathway | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| PIK3C3 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| TAU | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| Neuron | inhibits | cell_type | 0.60 |
| GENES | causes | gene | 0.60 |
| Amyloid | inhibits | pathway | 0.60 |
| Ca1 | expressed_in | brain_region | 0.55 |
| Neuron | expressed_in | cell_type | 0.55 |
| CAV2.3 | inhibits | protein | 0.50 |
| STING | co_discussed | gene | 0.50 |
| CAV2.3 | co_discussed | protein | 0.50 |
| NEURON | co_discussed | gene | 0.50 |
Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target
| Hypothesis | Score | Disease | Analysis |
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Scientific analyses that reference this entity
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Experimental studies targeting or related to this entity
| Experiment | Type | Disease | Score | Feasibility | Model | Status | Est. Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity
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Multi-agent debates referencing this entity
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Hypotheses and analyses mentioning CAV2 in their description or question text
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