Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about CAV3: 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 3 - muscle-specific caveolin essential for skeletal muscle function and neuromuscular junctions
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| Gene Symbol | CAV3 |
| Aliases | Caveolin 3 |
| Function | Cav3 Protein is an important component in the neurobiology of neurodegenerative diseases. This page provides detailed information about its structure, function, and role in disease processes. |
| Primary Expression | Thalamus, Hippocampus |
| Molecular Weight | 18 kDa |
| Pathways | Amyloid, Complement, Wnt |
| GeneCards | CAV3 |
| Human Protein Atlas | CAV3 |
| Associated Diseases | Ataxia, Autism, Epilepsy, Spinocerebellar Ataxia |
| Interactions | AGING, ALZHEIMER, ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, AMYLOID, Amyloid Beta, BETA-CATENIN |
| KG Connections | 67 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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CAV3["CAV3"]
ALS{"ALS"}
CAV3 -->|"inhibits"| ALS
Alzheimer{"Alzheimer"}
CAV3 -->|"inhibits"| Alzheimer
Aging{"Aging"}
CAV3 -->|"inhibits"| Aging
AMYLOID["AMYLOID"]
CAV3 -->|"inhibits"| AMYLOID
ALZHEIMER_S_DISEASE["ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE"]
CAV3 -->|"inhibits"| ALZHEIMER_S_DISEASE
ALZHEIMER["ALZHEIMER"]
CAV3 -->|"inhibits"| ALZHEIMER
AGING["AGING"]
CAV3 -->|"inhibits"| AGING
Amyloid(["Amyloid"])
CAV3 -->|"inhibits"| Amyloid
Complement(["Complement"])
CAV3 -->|"inhibits"| Complement
AND["AND"]
CAV3 -->|"inhibits"| AND
neurodegeneration["neurodegeneration"]
CAV3 -->|"implicated in"| neurodegeneration
ALZHEIMER_S_DISEASE -->|"inhibits"| CAV3
ALZHEIMER -->|"inhibits"| CAV3
style CAV3 fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autism | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Epilepsy | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Ataxia | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Spinocerebellar Ataxia | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| ALS | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Aging | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Alzheimer | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| WNT3A | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| Purkinje | associated_with | cell_type | 0.60 |
| Rb | activates | protein | 0.60 |
| AMYLOID | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| AGING | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| Complement | inhibits | pathway | 0.60 |
| CACNA1G | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| LEF1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| Amyloid | inhibits | pathway | 0.60 |
| GAIN | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| RNA | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| Wnt | activates | pathway | 0.60 |
| Neuron | activates | cell_type | 0.60 |
| EPILEPSY | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| Neuron | associated_with | cell_type | 0.60 |
| Amyloid Beta | inhibits | protein | 0.60 |
| Rb | inhibits | protein | 0.60 |
| Ras | activates | protein | 0.60 |
| Ras | associated_with | protein | 0.60 |
| Thalamus | expressed_in | brain_region | 0.55 |
| Hippocampus | expressed_in | brain_region | 0.55 |
| Neuron | expressed_in | cell_type | 0.55 |
| NEURONS | expressed_in | concept | 0.50 |
| CACNA1G | interacts_with | protein | 0.50 |
| LEF1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.50 |
| GAIN | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| CAV3.1 | interacts_with | protein | 0.50 |
| CAV3.1 | activates | protein | 0.50 |
| CAV3.1 | associated_with | protein | 0.50 |
| NEURONS | interacts_with | concept | 0.50 |
| THALAMUS | interacts_with | concept | 0.50 |
| BETA-CATENIN | interacts_with | protein | 0.50 |
| AMYLOID BETA | inhibits | concept | 0.50 |
| Alzheimer'S Disease | inhibits | disease | 0.50 |
| disease | inhibits | disease | 0.50 |
| ALZHEIMER'S | inhibits | concept | 0.50 |
| CAV3.1 | expressed_in | protein | 0.50 |
| CAV3.1 | inhibits | protein | 0.50 |
| aging | expressed_in | phenotype | 0.50 |
| Alzheimer'S Disease | expressed_in | disease | 0.50 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGING | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| AMYLOID | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| TRPC3 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CAV1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| GAIN | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| LEF1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| GENES | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| EPILEPSY | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CACNA1G | encodes | gene | 0.60 |
| CACNA1G | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| RNA | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target
| Hypothesis | Score | Disease | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| No targeting hypotheses | |||
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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| No experiments found | |||||||
Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity
| Title & PMID | Authors | Journal | Year | Citations |
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Multi-agent debates referencing this entity
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Hypotheses and analyses mentioning CAV3 in their description or question text
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