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GAS6

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112Connections

1Hypotheses

1Analyses

50Outgoing

40Incoming

0Experiments

1Debates

Summary

GAS6 encodes the TAM receptor ligand GAS6, a vitamin K-dependent protein involved in cell survival, phagocytosis, and neuroprotection with roles in Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and ALS

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🧬 Gene Info

Gene Symbol	GAS6
Full Name	Growth Arrest Specific 6
Chromosome	13q34
Function	is a multifunctional protein involved in cell survival, proliferation, migration, phagocytosis, and immunomodulation.
Pathways	Nf-Κb, Phagocytosis, Proteasome
UniProt ID	[P14384](https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P14384)
Ensembl ID	ENSG00000111321
OMIM	600441
GeneCards	GAS6
Human Protein Atlas	GAS6
Associated Diseases	Aging, Alzheimer, APOPTOSIS, Atherosclerosis, Cancer, Ms
Interactions	ABCA1, ABCA7, ABCG1, ALZHEIMER, ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, AMYLOID
KG Connections	112 knowledge graph edges
Databases	GeneCards NCBI Gene HPA STRING

Wiki Pages (1)

Knowledge base pages for this entity

Canonical Page

GAS6 - Growth Arrest Specific 6

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Pathway Diagram

graph TD
    GAS6["GAS6 Gene"]
    AXL["AXL Receptor"]
    MICROGLIA["Microglia Activation"]
    INFLAMMATION["Inflammation"]
    NFKB["NF-kappaB Pathway"]
    APP["APP Processing"]
    AMYLOID["Amyloid-beta Plaques"]
    ALZHEIMER["Alzheimer's Disease"]
    NEURODEGENERATION["Neurodegeneration"]
    COMPLEMENT["Complement System"]
    APOE["APOE"]
    TRAF6["TRAF6"]
    UBIQUITIN["Ubiquitin-Proteasome"]
    PROTEASOME["Proteasome Pathway"]
    DEMENTIA["Dementia"]

    GAS6 -->|"binds to"| AXL
    GAS6 -->|"activates"| MICROGLIA
    GAS6 -->|"inhibits"| INFLAMMATION
    GAS6 -->|"activates"| NFKB
    GAS6 -->|"promotes"| APP
    GAS6 -->|"leads to"| AMYLOID
    GAS6 -->|"contributes to"| ALZHEIMER
    GAS6 -->|"drives"| NEURODEGENERATION
    GAS6 -->|"involves"| COMPLEMENT
    GAS6 -->|"inhibits"| APOE
    GAS6 -->|"inhibits"| TRAF6
    GAS6 -->|"regulates"| UBIQUITIN
    GAS6 -->|"activates"| PROTEASOME
    
    AXL -->|"triggers"| MICROGLIA
    MICROGLIA -->|"produces"| INFLAMMATION
    APP -->|"generates"| AMYLOID
    AMYLOID -->|"causes"| ALZHEIMER
    ALZHEIMER -->|"results in"| DEMENTIA
    NEURODEGENERATION -->|"leads to"| DEMENTIA

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    style INFLAMMATION fill:#1b5e20
    style APOE fill:#1b5e20
    style ALZHEIMER fill:#7d4200
    style NEURODEGENERATION fill:#7d4200
    style DEMENTIA fill:#7d4200
    style AXL fill:#4a1a6b
    style NFKB fill:#4a1a6b
    style TRAF6 fill:#4a1a6b
    style MICROGLIA fill:#ef5350
    style AMYLOID fill:#ef5350
    style APP fill:#ef5350

Outgoing (72)

Target	Relation	Type	Str
Aging	associated_with	disease	0.65
Als	activates	disease	0.65
Longevity	activates	disease	0.65
Alzheimer	activates	disease	0.65
Anxiety	activates	disease	0.65
Neurodegeneration	activates	disease	0.65
Dementia	activates	disease	0.65
Atherosclerosis	implicated_in	disease	0.65
Inflammation	inhibits	disease	0.65
Cancer	associated_with	disease	0.65
AXL	inhibits	gene	0.65
MICROGLIA	inhibits	cell_type	0.65
MICROGLIA	regulates	cell_type	0.65
INFLAMMATION	activates	phenotype	0.65
Ms	causes	disease	0.65
Cancer	causes	disease	0.65
Aging	causes	disease	0.65
Alzheimer	associated_with	disease	0.65
Tumor	associated_with	disease	0.65
AXL	activates	gene	0.60
AXL	associated_with	gene	0.60
HER2	causes	gene	0.60
LXR	expressed_in	gene	0.60
DISEASE-ASSOCIATED MICROGLIA	associated_with	gene	0.60
MICROGLIA	associated_with	gene	0.60
ASTROCYTES	causes	gene	0.60
LXR	activates	gene	0.60
LXR	regulates	gene	0.60
UBIQUITIN	associated_with	gene	0.60
APP	activates	gene	0.60
Differentiation	implicated_in	pathway	0.60
Complement	implicated_in	pathway	0.60
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE	activates	gene	0.60
DEMENTIA	activates	gene	0.60
Ubiquitin-Proteasome	associated_with	pathway	0.60
Nf-Κb	activates	pathway	0.60
Proteasome	activates	pathway	0.60
Microglia	associated_with	cell_type	0.60
Astrocyte	associated_with	cell_type	0.60
Alzheimer's disease	interacts_with	disease	0.60
microglia	expressed_in	cell_type	0.60
ubiquitin-proteasome	participates_in	pathway	0.60
oxidative stress response	participates_in	pathway	0.60
lipid metabolism	participates_in	pathway	0.60
PPAR	regulates	gene	0.60
cardiovascular disease	regulates	disease	0.60
HER2	associated_with	gene	0.60
Ras	associated_with	protein	0.60
Fus	associated_with	protein	0.60
AND	activates	gene	0.60

Incoming (40)

Source	Relation	Type	Str
AXL	regulates	gene	0.65
MICROGLIA	causes	cell_type	0.65
MACROPHAGE	activates	cell_type	0.65
SPINAL CORD	activates	brain_region	0.65
SPINAL CORD	regulates	brain_region	0.65
STRIATUM	treats	brain_region	0.65
INFLAMMATION	inhibits	gene	0.60
AXL	interacts_with	gene	0.60
DISEASE-ASSOCIATED MICROGLIA	associated_with	gene	0.60
HER2	associated_with	gene	0.60
ASTROCYTES	associated_with	gene	0.60
AXL	associated_with	gene	0.60
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE	activates	gene	0.60
CANCER	associated_with	gene	0.60
MICROGLIA	associated_with	gene	0.60
TAU	activates	gene	0.60
SIRT1	activates	gene	0.60
ABCA1	expressed_in	gene	0.60
ABCA7	expressed_in	gene	0.60
ABCG1	expressed_in	gene	0.60
ABCA1	activates	gene	0.60
ABCA7	activates	gene	0.60
ABCG1	activates	gene	0.60
ABCA1	regulates	gene	0.60
ABCA7	regulates	gene	0.60
ABCG1	regulates	gene	0.60
NEURODEGENERATION	activates	gene	0.60
ANXIETY	activates	gene	0.60
ALZHEIMER	activates	gene	0.60
NF-ΚB	activates	gene	0.60
AMYLOID	activates	gene	0.60
ALZHEIMER	associated_with	gene	0.60
CANCER	causes	gene	0.60
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE	associated_with	gene	0.60
MERTK	implicated_in	gene	0.55
microglia	interacts_with	cell_type	0.50
SPINAL CORD	associated_with	brain_region	0.45
CORTEX	associated_with	brain_region	0.45
STRIATUM	associated_with	brain_region	0.45
GAS6/TAM receptor complex	co_associated_with	gene	0.30

Targeting Hypotheses (1)

Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target

Hypothesis	Score	Disease	Analysis
GAS6/TAM Axis Activation Stabilizes Blood-Brain Barrier to R	0.513	neuroinflammation	Why do TAM receptors protect against neu

Mentioning Analyses (1)

Scientific analyses that reference this entity

Why do TAM receptors protect against neuroinvasive viruses despite their known i

neuroinflammation | 2026-04-14 | 2 hypotheses Top: 0.513

Experiments (0)

Experimental studies targeting or related to this entity

Experiment	Type	Disease	Score	Feasibility	Model	Status	Est. Cost
No experiments found

Related Papers (0)

Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity

Title & PMID	Authors	Journal	Year	Citations
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Debates (1)

Multi-agent debates referencing this entity

The finding that Mertk/Axl deficiency increases viral susceptibility contradicts

closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.75 · 2026-04-15

Related Research

Hypotheses and analyses mentioning GAS6 in their description or question text

No additional research found