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GRIN2A

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172Connections

0Hypotheses

0Analyses

50Outgoing

50Incoming

0Experiments

0Debates

Summary

GRIN2A encodes the NMDA receptor subunit GluN2A (NR2A), critical for synaptic plasticity, learning, and memory. Mutations cause neurodevelopmental disorders; dysregulation implicated in Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and other neurodegenerative diseases.

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🧬 Gene Info

Gene Symbol	GRIN2A
Aliases	NMDA Receptor Subunit 2A
Function	regulation implicated in Alzheimer's
Primary Expression	Prefrontal Cortex, Cortex, Hippocampus
Molecular Weight	180 kDa
Amino Acids	838 aa
Pathways	NF-κB
GeneCards	GRIN2A
Human Protein Atlas	GRIN2A
Associated Diseases	Alzheimer, schizophrenia
Known Drugs/Compounds	GW201
Interactions	Actin, ALZHEIMER, ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, AMYLOID, Amyloid Beta, AND
KG Connections	172 knowledge graph edges
Databases	GeneCards UniProt NCBI Gene HPA STRING

Wiki Pages (5)

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Pathway Diagram

graph TD
    GRIN2A["GRIN2A"]
    Pyroptosis["Pyroptosis"]
    Necroptosis["Necroptosis"]
    Dementia["Dementia"]
    Alzheimer["Alzheimer"]
    PVALB["PVALB"]
    SNAP25["SNAP25"]
    Apoptosis["Apoptosis"]
    Endothelial["Endothelial"]
    Neuron["Neuron"]
    Astrocyte["Astrocyte"]
    NLGN1["NLGN1"]
    Synaptic_Plasticity["Synaptic Plasticity"]
    AQP4["AQP4"]
    AQUAPORIN_4["AQUAPORIN-4"]
    PYROPTOSIS["PYROPTOSIS"]
    SLC17A7["SLC17A7"]
    SLC17A6["SLC17A6"]
    GRIN2A -->|"therapeutic_tar"| Pyroptosis
    GRIN2A -->|"therapeutic_tar"| Necroptosis
    GRIN2A -->|"therapeutic_tar"| Dementia
    GRIN2A -->|"therapeutic_tar"| Alzheimer
    GRIN2A -->|"activates"| Alzheimer
    GRIN2A -->|"biomarker_for"| PVALB
    GRIN2A -->|"biomarker_for"| SNAP25
    GRIN2A -->|"therapeutic_tar"| Apoptosis
    GRIN2A -->|"therapeutic_tar"| Endothelial
    GRIN2A -->|"therapeutic_tar"| Neuron
    GRIN2A -->|"therapeutic_tar"| Astrocyte
    GRIN2A -->|"activates"| NLGN1
    GRIN2A -->|"activates"| Synaptic_Plasticity
    GRIN2A -->|"activates"| Neuron
    GRIN2A -->|"activates"| AQP4
    GRIN2A -->|"activates"| AQUAPORIN_4
    GRIN2A -->|"activates"| Astrocyte
    PYROPTOSIS -->|"therapeutic_tar"| GRIN2A
    SLC17A7 -->|"biomarker_for"| GRIN2A
    SLC17A6 -->|"biomarker_for"| GRIN2A
    style GRIN2A fill:#006494,stroke:#333,color:#e0e0e0,stroke-width:2px

Outgoing (109)

Target	Relation	Type	Str
benchmark_ot_ad_answer_key:GRIN2A	data_in	dataset_row	0.00
ds-83b31ef18d49	provides_data_for	dataset	1.00
calcium overload	mediates	process	0.90
SYN1	activates	gene	0.70
NEURONS	interacts_with	cell_type	0.70
SNAP25	activates	gene	0.70
SNAP25	biomarker_for	gene	0.70
Dementia	therapeutic_target	disease	0.65
Alzheimer	therapeutic_target	disease	0.65
Necroptosis	therapeutic_target	disease	0.65
Pyroptosis	therapeutic_target	disease	0.65
Sleep Disorder	activates	disease	0.65
Dementia	expressed_in	disease	0.65
Alzheimer	expressed_in	disease	0.65
Alzheimer	activates	disease	0.65
NLGN1	activates	gene	0.60
GAD1	biomarker_for	gene	0.60
SLC17A7	biomarker_for	gene	0.60
SYN2	biomarker_for	gene	0.60
SLC17A6	biomarker_for	gene	0.60
SYP	biomarker_for	gene	0.60
SLC12A5	biomarker_for	gene	0.60
SLC32A1	biomarker_for	gene	0.60
NCAM2	activates	gene	0.60
APP	activates	gene	0.60
RORB	activates	gene	0.60
FGF14	activates	gene	0.60
RORA	activates	gene	0.60
NRXN1	activates	gene	0.60
Actin	activates	protein	0.60
Aβ	activates	protein	0.60
ASTROCYTES	therapeutic_target	gene	0.60
App	therapeutic_target	protein	0.60
Fgf	activates	protein	0.60
autophagy pathway	participates_in	pathway	0.60
synaptic plasticity	participates_in	pathway	0.60
neurons	expressed_in	cell_type	0.60
NEURON	interacts_with	cell_type	0.60
DEMENTIA	expressed_in	gene	0.60
AND	biomarker_for	gene	0.60
ASTROCYTES	expressed_in	gene	0.60
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE	expressed_in	gene	0.60
APOPTOSIS	expressed_in	gene	0.60
GENES	biomarker_for	gene	0.60
ALZHEIMER	expressed_in	gene	0.60
Necroptosis	expressed_in	pathway	0.60
Apoptosis	expressed_in	pathway	0.60
Pyroptosis	expressed_in	pathway	0.60
ALZHEIMER	activates	gene	0.60
AND	activates	gene	0.60

Incoming (63)

Source	Relation	Type	Str
benchmark_ot_ad_answer_key:GRIN2A	data_in	dataset_row	0.00
ds-83b31ef18d49	data_in	dataset	1.00
GW201	modulates	compound	0.95
ATG5	interacts_with	gene	0.70
GABRA1	activates	gene	0.70
GABRG2	activates	gene	0.70
GRIA1	activates	gene	0.70
GLUTAMATERGIC	associated_with	cell_type	0.60
AMYLOID	activates	gene	0.60
NEPRILYSIN	activates	gene	0.60
AQUAPORIN-4	activates	gene	0.60
ALZHEIMER	therapeutic_target	gene	0.60
RNA	therapeutic_target	gene	0.60
ASTROCYTES	therapeutic_target	gene	0.60
DEMENTIA	therapeutic_target	gene	0.60
SYNAPSE	activates	gene	0.60
GENES	activates	gene	0.60
APOPTOSIS	expressed_in	gene	0.60
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE	expressed_in	gene	0.60
DEMENTIA	expressed_in	gene	0.60
HUB GENES	biomarker_for	gene	0.60
RNA	expressed_in	gene	0.60
ASTROCYTE	expressed_in	cell_type	0.60
ASTROCYTES	expressed_in	cell_type	0.60
FGF14	activates	gene	0.60
PYROPTOSIS	therapeutic_target	gene	0.60
APOPTOSIS	therapeutic_target	gene	0.60
NLGN1	activates	gene	0.60
AQP4	activates	gene	0.60
SNAP25	biomarker_for	gene	0.60
PVALB	biomarker_for	gene	0.60
AUTOPHAGY	interacts_with	pathway	0.60
BCL2	interacts_with	gene	0.60
AD	co_discussed	gene	0.60
SLC17A7	biomarker_for	gene	0.60
SLC17A6	biomarker_for	gene	0.60
SLC12A5	biomarker_for	gene	0.60
SYN2	biomarker_for	gene	0.60
GAD1	biomarker_for	gene	0.60
SYP	biomarker_for	gene	0.60
SLC32A1	biomarker_for	gene	0.60
NRXN1	activates	gene	0.60
KCNIP4	activates	gene	0.60
APP	activates	gene	0.60
NCAM2	activates	gene	0.60
RORA	activates	gene	0.60
RORB	activates	gene	0.50
ALZHEIMER	activates	gene	0.50
GENES	interacts_with	gene	0.50
FGF14	co_expressed_with	gene	0.50

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