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CXCR4 (C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4) is a GPCR for CXCL12 (SDF-1) that plays essential roles in brain development, neural stem cell migration, hematopoiesis, immune cell trafficking, and cancer metastasis. Mutations cause WHIM syndrome
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| Gene Symbol | CXCR4 |
| Aliases | C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4 |
| Chromosome | 2q22.1 |
| Protein Type | Receptor |
| Function | CXCR4 has diverse physiological roles |
| Molecular Weight | 39.8 kDa |
| Amino Acids | 352 aa |
| Pathways | NF-κB, PI3K, MAPK pathway, MAPK |
| GeneCards | CXCR4 |
| Human Protein Atlas | CXCR4 |
| Seven transmembrane helices (TM1-7) | Form the ligand-binding pocket |
| N-terminal domain | Contains sulfated tyrosine residues critical for CXCL12 binding |
| C-terminal tail | Contains phosphorylation sites for β-arrestin recruitment and desensitization |
| Extracellular loops (ECL1-3) | Contribute to ligand specificity |
| Intracellular loops (ICL1-3) | Mediate G protein coupling (primarily Gi/o) |
| Associated Diseases | Als, Alzheimer, Autoimmune, Breast Cancer, Cancer, dementia |
| Interactions | AGING, ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, AND, APOE, APOPTOSIS, APP |
| KG Connections | 306 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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CXCR4["CXCR4"]
CXCR4 -->|"activates"| Diabetes["Diabetes"]
CXCR4 -->|"activates"| Als["Als"]
CXCR4 -->|"activates"| Hypertension["Hypertension"]
CXCR4 -->|"activates"| Atherosclerosis["Atherosclerosis"]
CXCR4 -->|"activates"| Aging["Aging"]
CXCR4 -->|"activates"| Ms["Ms"]
CXCR4 -->|"regulates"| Inflammation["Inflammation"]
CXCR4 -->|"regulates"| Tauopathy["Tauopathy"]
CXCR4 -->|"target for"| Alzheimer["Alzheimer"]
CXCR4 -->|"regulates"| Neuroinflammation["Neuroinflammation"]
DDX5["DDX5"] -->|"regulates"| CXCR4
NLRP3["NLRP3"] -->|"regulates"| CXCR4
AGING["AGING"] -->|"inhibits"| CXCR4
INFLAMMATION["INFLAMMATION"] -->|"activates"| CXCR4
CXCL2["CXCL2"] -->|"activates"| CXCR4
BMAL1["BMAL1"] -->|"activates"| CXCR4
ALZHEIMER_S_DISEASE["ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE"] -->|"target for"| CXCR4
NF__B["NF-KappaB"] -->|"regulates"| CXCR4
TAU_PATHOLOGY["TAU PATHOLOGY"] -->|"target for"| CXCR4
TAU["TAU"] -->|"regulates"| CXCR4| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inflammation | associated_with | disease | 0.85 |
| Als | activates | disease | 0.85 |
| immunosuppressive cell infiltration | promotes | process | 0.85 |
| Cancer | expressed_in | disease | 0.75 |
| Als | associated_with | disease | 0.75 |
| Cancer | associated_with | disease | 0.75 |
| GENES | associated_with | gene | 0.70 |
| INFLAMMATION | associated_with | gene | 0.70 |
| Neurodegeneration | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Tumor | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Breast Cancer | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Alzheimer | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Dementia | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| ALS | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Traumatic Brain Injury | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Lymphoma | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Leukemia | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Autoimmune | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Parkinson | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| ALS | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Inflammation | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Lymphoma | biomarker_for | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | biomarker_for | disease | 0.65 |
| Tumor | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Tumor | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Diabetes | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Hypertension | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Traumatic Brain Injury | treats | disease | 0.65 |
| Neurodegeneration | treats | disease | 0.65 |
| Atherosclerosis | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Aging | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Osteoporosis | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Prostate Cancer | implicated_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | encodes | disease | 0.65 |
| Aging | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Inflammation | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Alzheimer | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Heart Failure | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Neuroinflammation | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Inflammation | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Alzheimer | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Tauopathy | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Obesity | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| oxidative stress response | participates_in | pathway | 0.60 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cxcl12 | binds | protein | 0.95 |
| CCL2 | regulates | gene | 0.70 |
| BECN1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PEX14 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ANGPT1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PSD95 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CD44 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| CCL5 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| CCL2 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| GNAL | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| VAMP7 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| MMP9 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| PI3K | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| ATF6 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CX3CR1 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| CCL5 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| PSD95 | treats | gene | 0.60 |
| SIRT1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CXCL12 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CCR2 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CCR3 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CX3CL1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CX3CR1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CXCL8 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CXCR1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CCR2 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| CX3CL1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| CX3CR1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| CXCL12 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| CXCL12 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AGING | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| INFLAMMATION | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| NF-ΚB | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| TAU PATHOLOGY | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| NEUROINFLAMMATION | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| MICROGLIA | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| PHAGOCYTOSIS | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| INFLAMMATION | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| ERK | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| BCL2 FAMILY | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| APOPTOSIS | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ZFP36 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| INFLAMMATION | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CANCER | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| APOPTOSIS | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| OXIDATIVE STRESS | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| TAUOPATHY | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
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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Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity
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Hypotheses and analyses mentioning CXCR4 in their description or question text
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