gene

CHUK

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94Connections

0Hypotheses

0Analyses

50Outgoing

39Incoming

0Experiments

0Debates

Summary

CHUK gene encodes IKK alpha, a critical serine/threonine kinase in NF-κB signaling pathway, with essential roles in neuroinflammation, microglial activation, and neuronal survival in neurodegenerative diseases.

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🧬 Gene Info

Gene Symbol	CHUK
Full Name	IKK Alpha (IκB Kinase Alpha)
Chromosome	10q24.31
Protein Type	Kinase
Function	is a critical serine/threonine protein kinase that plays a central role in the NF-κB signaling pathway.
Molecular Weight	85 kDa
Amino Acids	745 aa
Exons	21
Pathways	NF-κB signaling
UniProt ID	[O15111](https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/O15111)
Ensembl ID	ENSG00000028137
OMIM	600655
GeneCards	CHUK
Human Protein Atlas	CHUK
Histone H3	At Ser10, linking NF-κB to chromatin remodeling
Associated Diseases	neurodegeneration
Interactions	AND, AUTOPHAGY, BECN1, CANCER, DSDNA, ECSIT
KG Connections	94 knowledge graph edges
Databases	GeneCards NCBI Gene HPA STRING

Wiki Pages (1)

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Canonical Page

CHUK — IKK Alpha (IκB Kinase Alpha)

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Pathway Diagram

graph TD
    CHUK["CHUK"] -->|"activates"| Cancer["Cancer"]
    CHUK["CHUK"] -->|"therapeutic target"| Diabetes["Diabetes"]
    CHUK["CHUK"] -->|"therapeutic target"| Obesity["Obesity"]
    CHUK["CHUK"] -->|"therapeutic target"| Stroke["Stroke"]
    CHUK["CHUK"] -->|"therapeutic target"| Als["Als"]
    CHUK["CHUK"] -->|"therapeutic target"| Hypertension["Hypertension"]
    IKBKB["IKBKB"] -.->|"inhibits"| CHUK["CHUK"]
    DSDNA["DSDNA"] -->|"therapeutic target"| CHUK["CHUK"]
    GAIN["GAIN"] -.->|"inhibits"| CHUK["CHUK"]
    MTOR["MTOR"] -.->|"inhibits"| CHUK["CHUK"]
    style CHUK fill:#4a1a6b,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:2px,color:#e0e0e0

Outgoing (55)

Target	Relation	Type	Str
Infection	activates	disease	0.65
Cancer	activates	disease	0.65
Ischemia	therapeutic_target	disease	0.65
Ms	therapeutic_target	disease	0.65
Diabetes	therapeutic_target	disease	0.65
Obesity	therapeutic_target	disease	0.65
Stroke	therapeutic_target	disease	0.65
Als	therapeutic_target	disease	0.65
Hypertension	therapeutic_target	disease	0.65
Pi3K	therapeutic_target	pathway	0.60
Mapk	therapeutic_target	pathway	0.60
Jak-Stat	therapeutic_target	pathway	0.60
Akt	therapeutic_target	pathway	0.60
Tgf-Β	therapeutic_target	pathway	0.60
PRDX1	activates	gene	0.60
UBIQUITIN	activates	gene	0.60
DSDNA	associated_with	gene	0.60
Mapk	associated_with	pathway	0.60
MAPK	therapeutic_target	gene	0.60
Mtor	inhibits	pathway	0.60
GAIN	inhibits	gene	0.60
MTOR	inhibits	gene	0.60
IKBKB	inhibits	gene	0.60
PRDX6	activates	gene	0.60
MAPK14	activates	gene	0.60
BECN1	activates	gene	0.60
TNF	activates	gene	0.60
ECSIT	activates	gene	0.60
MAP3K7	activates	gene	0.60
TLR4	activates	gene	0.60
RELA	activates	gene	0.60
TAK1	activates	gene	0.60
IKBKB	activates	gene	0.60
IL6	activates	gene	0.60
LC3	activates	gene	0.60
JUN	therapeutic_target	gene	0.60
RAF1	therapeutic_target	gene	0.60
TNF	therapeutic_target	gene	0.60
PRKACA	therapeutic_target	gene	0.60
MAP1LC3	activates	gene	0.60
AND	activates	gene	0.60
NF-KB	activates	gene	0.60
AUTOPHAGY	activates	gene	0.60
HIPPO	phosphorylates	gene	0.60
NFKB	activates	gene	0.60
Nf-Kb	activates	pathway	0.60
Autophagy	activates	pathway	0.60
Mapk	activates	pathway	0.60
Mapk	phosphorylates	pathway	0.60
Tgf-Β	phosphorylates	pathway	0.60

Incoming (39)

Source	Relation	Type	Str
P38	activates	gene	0.60
IL1B	activates	gene	0.60
PRDX1	activates	gene	0.60
TRAF6	activates	gene	0.60
TLR4	activates	gene	0.60
UBIQUITIN	activates	gene	0.60
MAPK14	activates	gene	0.60
TNF	activates	gene	0.60
MAP3K7	activates	gene	0.60
LC3	activates	gene	0.60
BECN1	activates	gene	0.60
ECSIT	activates	gene	0.60
PI3K	therapeutic_target	gene	0.60
RELA	therapeutic_target	gene	0.60
PTGS2	therapeutic_target	gene	0.60
PRKACA	therapeutic_target	gene	0.60
AKT1	therapeutic_target	gene	0.60
TNF	therapeutic_target	gene	0.60
RAF1	therapeutic_target	gene	0.60
DSDNA	therapeutic_target	gene	0.60
MAP1LC3	activates	gene	0.60
TAK1	activates	gene	0.60
RELA	activates	gene	0.60
PRDX6	activates	gene	0.60
IL6	activates	gene	0.60
CANCER	activates	gene	0.60
AUTOPHAGY	activates	gene	0.60
NF-KB	activates	gene	0.60
NFKB	activates	gene	0.60
AND	inhibits	gene	0.60
JAK	therapeutic_target	gene	0.60
HIPPO	phosphorylates	gene	0.60
IL-17	therapeutic_target	gene	0.60
IKBKB	inhibits	gene	0.60
GAIN	inhibits	gene	0.60
MTOR	inhibits	gene	0.60
STROKE	therapeutic_target	gene	0.60
DSDNA	phosphorylates	gene	0.60
mTOR	inhibits	entity	0.50

Targeting Hypotheses (0)

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Mentioning Analyses (0)

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Experiments (0)

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