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This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about CREB: 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.
CREB is a protein involved in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: activates, associated with, interacts with. Associated with ALS, ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, Aging. Connected to 570 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.
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| Gene Symbol | CREB |
| Function | Creb 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 | hippocampus, cortex, prefrontal cortex, striatum, Prefrontal Cortex |
| Molecular Weight | 37 kDa |
| Amino Acids | 341 aa |
| Pathways | Methamphetamine Toxicity |
| GeneCards | CREB |
| Human Protein Atlas | CREB |
| Associated Diseases | ALS, Alzheimer, Alzheimer's disease, Cardiomyopathy, CHROMATIN REMODELING |
| Known Drugs/Compounds | EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE, GENISTEIN, ketamine, Ketogenic Diet, LIRAGLUTIDE, memantine |
| Interactions | ABETA, ACAT1, ACHE, ACOX1, Actin, AD |
| KG Connections | 1884 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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CREB(["CREB"])
BDNF(["BDNF"])
OXIDATIVE_STRESS["OXIDATIVE STRESS"]
Als["Als"]
Inflammation["Inflammation"]
Oxidative_Stress["Oxidative Stress"]
AKT(["AKT"])
Depression["Depression"]
Neurodegeneration["Neurodegeneration"]
PKA(["PKA"])
NEURODEGENERATION(["NEURODEGENERATION"])
AMPK(["AMPK"])
APOPTOSIS(["APOPTOSIS"])
Apoptosis["Apoptosis"]
ERK(["ERK"])
CREB -->|"activates"| BDNF
CREB -->|"activates"| OXIDATIVE_STRESS
CREB -->|"activates"| Als
CREB -->|"activates"| Inflammation
CREB -->|"activates"| Oxidative_Stress
CREB -->|"activates"| AKT
CREB -->|"activates"| Depression
CREB -->|"activates"| Neurodegeneration
CREB -->|"regulates"| BDNF
PKA -->|"activates"| CREB
CREB -->|"activates"| NEURODEGENERATION
CREB -->|"activates"| AMPK
CREB -->|"activates"| APOPTOSIS
CREB -->|"activates"| Apoptosis
CREB -->|"activates"| ERK
style CREB fill:#006494,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inflammation | activates | disease | 1.00 |
| AKT | activates | gene | 1.00 |
| Oxidative Stress | activates | pathway | 1.00 |
| Als | activates | disease | 1.00 |
| BDNF | activates | protein | 1.00 |
| Depression | activates | disease | 0.95 |
| Neurodegeneration | activates | disease | 0.95 |
| BDNF | upregulates | protein | 0.90 |
| BDNF-TrkB signaling | participates_in | pathway | 0.90 |
| neural stem cells | activates | cell_type | 0.90 |
| neural stem cells | regulates | cell_type | 0.90 |
| CREB signaling | participates_in | pathway | 0.90 |
| BDNF | regulates | protein | 0.90 |
| NEURODEGENERATION | activates | gene | 0.90 |
| AMPK | activates | gene | 0.90 |
| ERK | activates | gene | 0.90 |
| Apoptosis | activates | pathway | 0.90 |
| APOPTOSIS | activates | gene | 0.90 |
| DEPRESSION | activates | gene | 0.90 |
| Alzheimer | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.85 |
| Neuroinflammation | activates | disease | 0.85 |
| Alzheimer | activates | disease | 0.85 |
| neurotrophin signaling | participates_in | pathway | 0.85 |
| Cognitive Impairment | involved_in | phenotype | 0.85 |
| Traumatic Brain Injury | activates | disease | 0.85 |
| hippocampus | expressed_in | brain_region | 0.80 |
| Methamphetamine Toxicity | involved_in | mechanism | 0.80 |
| cortex | expressed_in | brain_region | 0.80 |
| VAMP8 | regulates | gene | 0.80 |
| autophagy pathway | participates_in | pathway | 0.80 |
| ubiquitin-proteasome | participates_in | pathway | 0.80 |
| neurons | activates | cell_type | 0.80 |
| ALZHEIMER | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.80 |
| ALZHEIMER | activates | gene | 0.80 |
| ROS | activates | gene | 0.80 |
| GENES | activates | gene | 0.80 |
| SIRT1 | activates | gene | 0.80 |
| TNF | activates | gene | 0.80 |
| MICROGLIA | activates | gene | 0.80 |
| Mapk | activates | pathway | 0.80 |
| Als | protects_against | disease | 0.75 |
| Alzheimer | inhibits | disease | 0.75 |
| Obesity | activates | disease | 0.75 |
| Neurodegeneration | protects_against | disease | 0.75 |
| Tumor | activates | disease | 0.75 |
| Stroke | activates | disease | 0.75 |
| PKA | activates | gene | 0.75 |
| Cognitive Performance | mediates | phenotype | 0.75 |
| Aging | activates | disease | 0.75 |
| BDNF_GENE | regulates | gene | 0.72 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| APOPTOSIS | associated_with | gene | 1.00 |
| AMYLOID | associated_with | protein | 1.00 |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE | associated_with | disease | 1.00 |
| PKA | activates | protein | 0.90 |
| BDNF | activates | gene | 0.90 |
| Copper | suppresses | compound | 0.90 |
| ERK | phosphorylates | protein | 0.90 |
| Antidepressant Treatment | upregulates | process | 0.90 |
| Neuronal Activity | activates | process | 0.88 |
| GSK-3β | upstream_of | protein | 0.88 |
| Ketogenic Diet | activates | drug | 0.85 |
| CRTC2 | interacts_with | protein | 0.85 |
| Pcs | modulates | compound | 0.85 |
| CAMK2 | phosphorylates | gene | 0.85 |
| TRKB | phosphorylates | protein | 0.85 |
| ABETA | inhibits | protein | 0.80 |
| EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE | targets | compound | 0.80 |
| GENISTEIN | targets | compound | 0.80 |
| SIGMAR1 | regulates | gene | 0.80 |
| rapamycin | targets | drug | 0.80 |
| BDNF | treats | gene | 0.80 |
| APP | associated_with | gene | 0.80 |
| antidepressant treatments | upregulates | process | 0.80 |
| BDNF | interacts_with | gene | 0.74 |
| TAU | associated_with | protein | 0.74 |
| MTOR | activates | gene | 0.74 |
| BDNF | regulates | gene | 0.70 |
| BDNF | biomarker_for | gene | 0.70 |
| CGAS | interacts_with | gene | 0.70 |
| ATG7 | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| CHOLINERGIC | inhibits | cell_type | 0.70 |
| ADORA2A | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| ACHE | expresses | gene | 0.70 |
| AMPK | protects_against | gene | 0.70 |
| BDNF | expressed_in | gene | 0.70 |
| CDK5 | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| CDK5 | inhibits | gene | 0.70 |
| ADORA2A | causes | gene | 0.70 |
| ATG5 | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| ATG5 | interacts_with | gene | 0.70 |
| CCL2 | regulates | gene | 0.70 |
| KDM6A | interacts_with | gene | 0.70 |
| ATM | treats | gene | 0.70 |
| LIRAGLUTIDE | activates | drug | 0.70 |
| TNF-Α | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| MELATONIN | regulates | drug | 0.70 |
| ALS | stabilizes | disease | 0.70 |
| CBP | regulates | gene | 0.70 |
| Tirzepatide | activates | drug | 0.70 |
| ERK | activates | protein | 0.70 |
Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target
| Hypothesis | Score | Disease | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Activity-Dependent Synaptic Tagging via CREB-BDNF-TrkB Signa | 0.610 | synaptic biology | What determines the selectivity of compl |
Scientific analyses that reference this entity
neuroscience | 2026-04-11 | 0 hypotheses
spatial memory | 2026-04-08 | 0 hypotheses
memory and navigation | 2026-04-08 | 0 hypotheses
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
closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.30 · 2026-04-21
closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.95 · 2026-04-09
closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.95 · 2026-04-09
Hypotheses and analyses mentioning CREB in their description or question text
No additional research found