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Complement C1q

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Complement C1q Subunit A Protein

protein · 897 words

Outgoing (2)

TargetRelationTypeStr
CR3 Receptorinteracts_withreceptor0.90
Complement C3activatesprotein0.80

Incoming (1)

SourceRelationTypeStr
TREM2binds_togene0.90

Targeting Hypotheses (6)

Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target

HypothesisScoreDiseaseAnalysis
Complement C1q-Mediated Synaptic Pruning Drives Early Cognit 0.769 neurodegeneration Legacy Pre-Pipeline Hypothesis Import
Complement C1q Mimetic Decoy Therapy 0.695 neurodegeneration Synaptic pruning by microglia in early A
Complement C1QA Spatial Gradient in Cortical Layers 0.678 Alzheimer's Disease SEA-AD Gene Expression Profiling — Allen
Complement C1q Subtype Switching 0.665 neurodegeneration 4R-tau strain-specific spreading pattern
Complement C1QA Inhibition Synergizes with PV Interneuron Mo 0.659 neurodegeneration What molecular mechanisms underlie the d
Complement C1q Suppression as Mechanism Linking Exercise Pla 0.560 neurodegeneration What are the specific circulating factor

Mentioning Analyses (1)

Scientific analyses that reference this entity

How does Alectinib, a kinase inhibitor, achieve high-affinity binding to complem

neuroinflammation | 2026-04-16 | 5 hypotheses Top: 0.599

Experiments (11)

Experimental studies targeting or related to this entity

ExperimentTypeDiseaseScoreFeasibilityModelStatusEst. Cost
C1q neutralization experiment validation perioperative neurocognitive d 0.900 0.00 rats proposed N/A
scRNA-seq analysis of human atherosclerotic plaques exploratory Atherosclerosis 0.900 0.00 human atherosclerotic plaque s proposed N/A
Sevoflurane-induced neurotoxicity (SIN) model in rats validation perioperative neurocognitive d 0.900 0.00 rats proposed N/A
Machine learning-based identification of C1Q hub genes exploratory Atherosclerosis 0.900 0.00 Human bulk RNA sequencing data proposed N/A
Gene expression validation in apoE-/- mice validation Atherosclerosis 0.850 0.00 apoE-/- mice proposed N/A
ox-LDL treatment of RAW264.7 macrophages exploratory Atherosclerosis 0.850 0.00 RAW264.7 macrophages proposed N/A
Validation of hub genes in ox-LDL treated RAW264.7 macrophages exploratory Atherosclerosis 0.800 0.00 RAW264.7 macrophages proposed N/A
Validation of hub genes in apoE-/- atherosclerotic mice validation Atherosclerosis 0.800 0.00 apoE-/- mice proposed N/A
s:** - Compare brain penetration in FcRn+/+ vs FcRn-/- mice with engin falsification Neuroinflammation 0.400 0.50 mouse proposed $200,000
Proposed experiment from debate on Synaptic pruning by microglia in ea falsification Alzheimer's Disease 0.400 0.50 mouse proposed $200,000
Experiment: Autoimmune Hypothesis Testing in AD clinical Alzheimer's Disease 0.400 0.50 human proposed $5,460,000

Related Papers (20)

Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity

Title & PMIDAuthorsJournalYearCitations
Prolonged anesthesia induces neuroinflammation and complement-mediated microglia [PMID:36600274] Xu F, Han L, Wang Y, Deng D, Ding Y, Zha BMC Med 2023 2
Perivascular cells induce microglial phagocytic states and synaptic engulfment v [PMID:36747024] De Schepper S, Ge JZ, Sierksma A, Crowle Nat Neurosci 2023 2
An integrative analysis of single-cell and bulk transcriptome and bidirectional [PMID:38179058] Cui HK, Tang CJ, Gao Y, Li ZA, Zhang J, Front Immunol 2023 2
Early complement genes are associated with visual system degeneration in multipl [PMID:31289819] Fitzgerald KC, Kim K, Smith MD, Aston SA Brain 2019 1
Molecular Insights Into Canine Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Cross-Species Transcr [PMID:41664952] Arif M, Hasan MN, Nozaki N, Ide Y, Akiya Mol Carcinog 2026 0
Phosphoproteomics uncovers a neuroimmune perspective on trigeminal neuralgia: se [PMID:41853292] Zhai X, Lin X, Zhang L, Ren Y, Miao H, M Frontiers in immunology 2026 0
Proteomic Signature in Men with Central Serous Chorioretinopathy. [PMID:41641862] Chambon C, Picard E, Zola M, Aichedo S, Journal of proteome research 2026 0
Machine Learning and Blood-Targeted Proteomics Enable Early Prediction and Etiol [PMID:41683823] Starodubtseva N, Tokareva A, Kononikhin International journal of molec 2026 0
Club cell RhoA activation amplifies allergic airway inflammation by regulating e [PMID:41633491] Tu W, Wu M, Wan R, Alphonse M, Gu W, Gho The Journal of allergy and cli 2026 0
Identifying the hub genes in macrophage infiltration and verifying of the role o [PMID:41730938] Tang L, Xu Y, Nong Z, Li F, Pan L Scientific reports 2026 0
Exosomes as nanocarriers for brain-targeted delivery of therapeutic nucleic acid [PMID:40533746] ["Sanadgol N", "Abedi M", "Hashemzaei M" Journal of nanobiotechnology 2025 0
The dopamine analogue CA140 alleviates AD pathology, neuroinflammation, and resc [PMID:39129007] Chae S, Lee HJ, Lee HE, Kim J, Jeong YJ, Journal of neuroinflammation 2024 0
Identification of crosstalk genes and immune characteristics between Alzheimer's [PMID:39188714] An W, Zhou J, Qiu Z, Wang P, Han X, Chen Frontiers in immunology 2024 0
Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals distinct immunology profiles in human keloid. [PMID:35990663] ["Feng C", "Shan M", "Xia Y", "Zheng Z", Frontiers in immunology 2022 0
[WALANT - Wide Awake Local Anaesthesia No Tourniquet: Complications in elective [PMID:35168268] Wieschollek S, Forster S, Megerle K Handchirurgie, Mikrochirurgie, 2022 0
Evaluation method for cell-free in situ tissue-engineered vasculature monitoring [PMID:35436313] ["Matsumura G", "Isayama N", "Sato H"] PloS one 2022 0
Evidence that ageing yields improvements as well as declines across attention an [PMID:34413509] ["Ver\u00edssimo J", "Verhaeghen P", "Go Nature human behaviour 2022 0
Adaptive learning algorithms to optimize mobile applications for behavioral heal [PMID:33657217] Figueroa CA, Aguilera A, Chakraborty B, Journal of the American Medica 2021 0
Complement factor C1q mediates sleep spindle loss and epileptic spikes after mil [PMID:34516796] Holden SS, Grandi FC, Aboubakr O, Higash Science (New York, N.Y.) 2021 0
Engineering complex communities by directed evolution. [PMID:33986540] Chang CY, Vila JCC, Bender M, Li R, Mank Nature ecology & evolution 2021 0

Debates (1)

Multi-agent debates referencing this entity

The abstract reports that Alectinib binds C1q with high affinity, but this is me

closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.94 · 2026-04-16

Related Research

Hypotheses and analyses mentioning Complement C1q in their description or question text

Complement C1q Suppression as Mechanism Linking Exercise Plasma to PV Interneuro

Score: 0.560 · neurodegeneration · 2026-04-14

## Mechanistic Overview Complement C1q Suppression as Mechanism Linking Exercise Plasma to PV Interneuron Protection sta