protein

GCase

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78Connections

0Hypotheses

0Analyses

50Outgoing

18Incoming

0Experiments

0Debates

Summary

A protein referenced in 5 knowledge graph relationships. Key connections: GBA1 (gene) encodes; maintains lysosomal_function (mechanism); alpha_synuclein_aggregation (mechanism) inhibits.

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🔬 Protein Info

Gene Symbol	GCASE
Primary Expression	Substantia Nigra
Pathways	Alpha-Synuclein, Unfolded Protein Response, Er Stress, Mitochondrial Function
GeneCards	GCASE
Human Protein Atlas	GCASE
Associated Diseases	disease
KG Connections	3 knowledge graph edges
Databases	GeneCards UniProt NCBI Gene HPA STRING

Wiki Pages (6)

Knowledge base pages for this entity

Pathway Diagram

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    GCASE["GCASE"]
    GCASE -->|"cleaves"| Glucocerebrosides["Glucocerebrosides"]
    GCASE -->|"causes"| Senescence["Senescence"]
    GCASE -->|"causes"| Parkinson["Parkinson"]
    GCASE -->|"causes"| Neurodegeneration["Neurodegeneration"]
    GCASE -->|"causes"| Aging["Aging"]
    GCASE -->|"interacts"| Ms["Ms"]
    GBA["GBA"] -->|"encodes"| GCASE
    PLIN2["PLIN2"] -->|"causes"| GCASE
    ALPHA_SYNUCLEIN["ALPHA-SYNUCLEIN"] -->|"causes"| GCASE
    NEURON["NEURON"] -->|"causes"| GCASE
    AGING["AGING"] -->|"causes"| GCASE
    PARKINSON["PARKINSON"] -->|"activates"| GCASE

Outgoing (60)

Target	Relation	Type	Str
Glucocerebrosides	cleaves	compound	0.90
Synucleinopathies	risk_factor_for	disease	0.85
LRRK2	interacts_with	protein	0.80
Ms	causes	disease	0.65
Dementia	encodes	disease	0.65
Parkinson	encodes	disease	0.65
Lewy Body	encodes	disease	0.65
Neuroinflammation	causes	disease	0.65
Ms	interacts_with	disease	0.65
Parkinson	activates	disease	0.65
Parkinson	therapeutic_target	disease	0.65
Als	activates	disease	0.65
Parkinson	causes	disease	0.65
Neurodegeneration	causes	disease	0.65
Aging	causes	disease	0.65
Senescence	causes	disease	0.65
ALS	activates	disease	0.65
Neuroinflammation	activates	disease	0.65
Neurodegeneration	activates	disease	0.65
GBA1	causes	gene	0.60
STING	inhibits	gene	0.60
Dopaminergic	causes	cell_type	0.60
Neuron	causes	cell_type	0.60
Er Stress	activates	pathway	0.60
GBA	associated_with	gene	0.60
GBA1	associated_with	gene	0.60
CHOP	activates	gene	0.60
Unfolded Protein Response	activates	pathway	0.60
GBA	degrades	gene	0.60
ATP13A2	activates	gene	0.60
PARKINSON	activates	gene	0.60
Dopaminergic	activates	cell_type	0.60
Stem Cell	activates	cell_type	0.60
Neuron	activates	cell_type	0.60
Actin	activates	protein	0.60
DEMENTIA	encodes	gene	0.60
PLIN2	causes	gene	0.60
MICROGLIA	activates	gene	0.60
Mitochondrial Function	causes	pathway	0.60
GBA	encodes	gene	0.60
Microglia	activates	cell_type	0.60
LYSOSOME	inhibits	gene	0.60
AND	activates	gene	0.60
PARKINSON'S DISEASE	activates	gene	0.60
AND	causes	gene	0.60
PARKINSON	therapeutic_target	gene	0.60
DNA	causes	gene	0.60
PARKINSON	encodes	gene	0.60
MTDNA	causes	gene	0.60
ALPHA-SYNUCLEIN	causes	gene	0.60

Incoming (18)

Source	Relation	Type	Str
GBA1	expresses	gene	1.00
GBA	encodes	gene	0.95
Ambroxol	activates	drug	0.90
PARKINSON	activates	gene	0.60
BIP	activates	gene	0.60
GBA1 VARIANTS	causes	gene	0.60
GBA1	causes	gene	0.60
ALPHA-SYNUCLEIN	causes	gene	0.60
NEURON	causes	gene	0.60
AGING	causes	gene	0.60
NEURODEGENERATION	causes	gene	0.60
PARKINSON	causes	gene	0.60
AND	associated_with	gene	0.60
AND	causes	gene	0.60
GBA	cleaves	entity	0.60
PLIN2	causes	gene	0.60
GBA	degrades	gene	0.60
GBA1	associated_with	gene	0.50

Targeting Hypotheses (0)

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Experiments (0)

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GCase

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Wiki Pages (6)

GBA1→GCase→Lysosome→PD Causal Chain

Ambroxol for Neurodegeneration (GCase Chaperone Strategy)

Glucocerebrosidase (GCase)

Glucocerebrosidase (GCase) - Biomarker

NCT05565443: MR-Guided Focused Ultrasound + GCase for Parkinson's Disease

GCase and Lysosomal Function in Parkinson's Disease