entity

EMI

Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node

Understanding Entity Pages

This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about EMI: 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.

1Connections
10Hypotheses
0Analyses
0Outgoing
1Incoming
10Experiments
0Debates

No AI portrait yet

Wiki Pages (8)

Knowledge base pages for this entity

GEMIN8 Gene

gene · 2761 words

GEMIN5 Gene

gene · 2539 words

GEMIN2 Gene

gene · 2159 words

GEMIN7 Gene

gene · 2036 words

GEMIN6 — Gem-Associated Protein 6

gene · 1710 words

Outgoing (0)

TargetRelationTypeStr
No outgoing edges

Incoming (1)

SourceRelationTypeStr
C1Qassociated_withprotein0.72

Targeting Hypotheses (10)

Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target

HypothesisScoreDiseaseAnalysis
Gut Microbiome Remodeling to Prevent Systemic NLRP3 Priming 0.888 neurodegeneration What are the mechanisms by which gut mic
CX43 hemichannel engineering enables size-selective mitochon 0.686 neurodegeneration Mitochondrial transfer between astrocyte
TNF-α/IL-1β-Cx43 Hemichannel Axis as Upstream Link Between S 0.663 cell biology What is the relative contribution of con
GDF15-GFRAL Axis as Systemic Autophagy-Senescence Integrator 0.653 molecular biology What is the optimal therapeutic window t
Intestinal Permeability Defects → Systemic LPS Translocation 0.630 neurodegeneration What are the mechanisms by which gut mic
Correcting Gut Microbial Dopamine Imbalance to Support Syste 0.606 neurodegeneration What are the mechanisms by which gut mic
Blocking Astrocyte-Mediated Tau Re-Spreading via Cx43 Hemich 0.570 neuroscience Trans-synaptic tau spreading and propaga
Systemic IL-6–STAT3–Hepatic C3 Axis and BBB-Mediated Complem 0.540 neuroinflammation How does sevoflurane-induced NF-κB activ
Gap Junction Hemichannel Modulation for Controlled Mitochond 0.436 neurodegeneration Mitochondrial transfer between neurons a
C1q Binding Analysis Across ALK Inhibitor Chemical Series Wo 0.115 molecular biology Does Alectinib truly bind C1q directly w

Mentioning Analyses (0)

Scientific analyses that reference this entity

No analyses mention this entity

Experiments (10)

Experimental studies targeting or related to this entity

ExperimentTypeDiseaseScoreFeasibilityModelStatusEst. Cost
Cx43 knockdown effects on mitochondrial transfer exploratory osteoarthritis 0.900 0.00 human bone marrow-derived MSCs proposed N/A
Network pharmacology analysis of QTJD active compounds and pathways exploratory Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumoni 0.900 0.00 computational network analysis proposed N/A
Leukocyte gene expression analysis in COVID-19 patients exploratory COVID-19 0.900 0.00 human leukocytes from COVID-19 proposed N/A
Confocal imaging of MSC-chondrocyte interactions during mitochondrial exploratory osteoarthritis 0.850 0.00 human bone marrow-derived MSCs proposed N/A
Proposed experiment from debate on Mitochondrial transfer between astr falsification Neurodegeneration 0.400 0.50 cell_line proposed $80,000
Proposed experiment from debate on Mitochondrial transfer between astr falsification Neurodegeneration 0.400 0.50 cell_line proposed $100,000
AAV-LRRK2 IND-Enabling Study Design clinical Parkinson's Disease 0.400 0.50 human proposed $7,500,000
Gap Junction Dysfunction Validation in Parkinson's Disease clinical Alzheimer's Disease 0.400 0.50 human proposed $5,460,000
AAV-LRRK2 Gene Therapy IND-Enabling Study Design clinical Parkinson's Disease 0.400 0.50 human proposed $5,460,000
Experiment Design: Metal Ion-Synuclein-Mitochondria Axis in Parkinson' clinical Parkinson's Disease 0.400 0.50 human proposed $5,460,000

Related Papers (20)

Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity

Title & PMIDAuthorsJournalYearCitations
Astrocytic Connexin43 in Alzheimer's disease: mechanisms, interaction with P2 re [PMID:41062060] Xiong W, Su Y, Verkhratsky A, Yi C Neuropharmacology 2026 1
Connexin43 hemichannel blockade turns microglia neuroprotective and mitigates co [PMID:40595567] Su Y, Li H, Zhang W, Tao S, Wang Q, Zhan Nat Commun 2025 1
Should it stay or should it go: gap junction protein GJA1/Cx43 conveys damaged l [PMID:39394955] Domingues N, Ribeiro-Rodrigues T, Girão Autophagy 2024 1
Connexin 43 regulates intercellular mitochondrial transfer from human mesenchyma [PMID:39390589] Irwin RM, Thomas MA, Fahey MJ, Mayán MD, Stem Cell Res Ther 2024 1
Astrocyte Networks as Therapeutic Targets in Glaucomatous Neurodegeneration. [PMID:34199470] Boal AM, Risner ML, Cooper ML, Wareham L Cells 2021 1
Connexin43 Deficiency Leads to Ventricular Arrhythmias by Reprogramming Proline [PMID:41618855] ["Ying H", "Fan H", "Wang Y", "Jiang R", Advanced science (Weinheim, Ba 2026 0
Prenatal lipopolysaccharide exposure programs cardiac fibrosis via dysregulating [PMID:41789580] Wen Y, Yuan Y, Zhang H, Liu Y Molecular medicine reports 2026 0
Astrocytes Protect Brain Metastatic Breast Cancer Cells From Chemotherapy Throug [PMID:41486609] Yakati V, Rao SS Biotechnol Bioeng 2026 0
Metabolites released from apoptotic cells in central nervous system orchestrates [PMID:41518198] Xiao F, Tan X, He A, Zhou Y, Xu K et al. Autophagy 2026 0
The AP-1 transcription factors differentially regulate Cx43 expression in a ERK1 [PMID:41930557] Basque A, Izichkis LS, Mellet C, Martin Reprod Biol 2026 0
A quantitative DOPA decarboxylase biomarker for diagnosis in Lewy body disorders [PMID:41699128] ["Bolsewig K", "Bellomo G", "Hok-A-Hin Y Nature medicine 2026 0
Inhibition of NETs prevents doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity by attenuating IL [PMID:39805175] Li K, Jiang KM, Wang Y, Hu F, Zhu XC, Su International immunopharmacolo 2025 0
Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor improves impaired colonic motility i [PMID:40062335] ["Yang W", "Liu R", "Xu F"] World journal of gastroenterol 2025 0
Increased plasma DOPA decarboxylase levels in Lewy body disorders are driven by [PMID:39881147] ["Bolsewig K", "Willemse E", "S\u00e1nch Nature communications 2025 0
Connexin and Pannexin Hemichannels: Broad-Spectrum Players in Neuroinflammatory [PMID:40956013] ["S\u00e1ez J", "Ocaranza F", "Prieto-Vi Journal of neurochemistry 2025 0
Characterization of Vps13b-mutant mice reveals neuroanatomical and behavioral ph [PMID:37573958] ["Montillot C", "Skutunova E", "Ayushma" Neurobiology of disease 2023 0
Interplay between the catecholaminergic enzymatic axis and neurodegeneration/neu [PMID:36692274] ["Motta C", "Assogna M", "Bonomi C", "Di European journal of neurology 2023 0
Astroglial toxicity promotes synaptic degeneration in the thalamocortical circui [PMID:36602862] Marsan E, Velmeshev D, Ramsey A, Patel R The Journal of clinical invest 2023 0
Overlap in synaptic neurological condition susceptibility pathways and the neura [PMID:37807670] ["Frederiksen S", "Wicki-Stordeur L", "S Channels (Austin, Tex.) 2023 0
Harlequin syndrome associated with thoracic epidural anaesthesia. [PMID:35118419] Persson RM, Tellnes K, Hoven H, Haaverst Anaesthesia reports 2022 0

Debates (0)

Multi-agent debates referencing this entity

No debates reference this entity

Related Research

Hypotheses and analyses mentioning EMI in their description or question text

Correcting Gut Microbial Dopamine Imbalance to Support Systemic Dopaminergic Fun

Score: 0.606 · neurodegeneration · 2026-04-02

## Mechanistic Overview Correcting Gut Microbial Dopamine Imbalance to Support Systemic Dopaminergic Function starts fro

Blocking Astrocyte-Mediated Tau Re-Spreading via Cx43 Hemichannel Inhibition

Score: 0.570 · neuroscience · 2026-04-22

## Mechanistic Overview Blocking Astrocyte-Mediated Tau Re-Spreading via Cx43 Hemichannel Inhibition starts from the cla

Systemic IL-6–STAT3–Hepatic C3 Axis and BBB-Mediated Complement Translocation

Score: 0.540 · neuroinflammation · 2026-04-21

## Mechanistic Overview Systemic IL-6–STAT3–Hepatic C3 Axis and BBB-Mediated Complement Translocation starts from the cl

Gap Junction Hemichannel Modulation for Controlled Mitochondrial Exchange

Score: 0.436 · neurodegeneration · 2026-04-02

Selective opening of pannexin-1 hemichannels creates controlled conduits for small mitochondria and mitochondrial compon

C1q Binding Analysis Across ALK Inhibitor Chemical Series Would Resolve Specific

Score: 0.115 · molecular biology · 2026-04-18

## Mechanistic Overview C1q Binding Analysis Across ALK Inhibitor Chemical Series Would Resolve Specificity starts from