protein

HSP70

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This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about HSP70: 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.

1150Connections
8Hypotheses
8Analyses
50Outgoing
50Incoming
1Experiments
11Debates

Summary

HSP70 is a protein involved in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: interacts with, associated with, activates. Associated with ALS, Aging, Als. Connected to 481 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.

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🔬 Protein Info
Gene SymbolHSPA1A
Full NameHeat Shock Protein Family A (Hsp70) Member 1A/1B
AliasesHSP70
Chromosome6p21.33 (HSPA1A), 6p21.33 (HSPA1B)
Protein FamilyHeat shock protein 70 family (HSP70 superfamily)
Protein TypeChaperone
Functionis an important component in the neurobiology of neurodegenerative diseases.
Primary ExpressionCytoplasm, nucleus (stress-induced)
Molecular Weight70 kDa
Amino Acids640 aa
PathwaysAkt, Apoptosis, Chaperone, Complement, Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition
UniProt IDP0DMV8
OMIM140100
GeneCardsHSPA1A
Human Protein AtlasHSPA1A
Associated DiseasesAls, Alzheimer, cancer, dementia
Known Drugs/Compounds5S rRNA, 5S Rrna, aducanumab, lecanemab, Non-Coding Rna, rapamycin
InteractionsActin, ADAM10, AIMP2-DX2, AKT, AKT1, AKT1S1
KG Connections1135 knowledge graph edges
DatabasesGeneCardsNCBI GeneHPASTRING
🔮 Predicted Structure: HSP70 — AlphaFold P0DMV8 Click to expand

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Wiki Pages (8)

Knowledge base pages for this entity

Canonical Page

HSP70 Gene

gene · 642 words

Alzheimer's Disease HSP70/HSP90 Chaperone and Protein Folding Therapy Companies

company · 1940 words

HSP70 (Heat Shock Protein 70 / HSPA1A)

protein · 1532 words

HSP70/HSP90 Modulators

therapeutic · 1335 words

HSP70 Protein

protein · 1276 words

HSP70 Inducer Therapies for Neurodegeneration

idea · 1095 words

Pathway Diagram

flowchart TD
    HSP70(["HSP70"])
    Nf__b["Nf-Kappab"]
    NF__B(["NF-KappaB"])
    Inflammation["Inflammation"]
    Als["Als"]
    Amyotrophic_Lateral_Sclerosis["Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis"]
    Cancer["Cancer"]
    Apoptosis["Apoptosis"]
    poly_GA_aggregates("poly-GA aggregates")
    Oxidative_Stress["Oxidative Stress"]
    AMYOTROPHIC_LATERAL_SCLEROSIS(["AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS"])
    UBQLN2(["UBQLN2"])
    TIA1(["TIA1"])
    PI3K(["PI3K"])

    HSP70 -->|"regulates"| Nf__b
    NF__B -->|"regulates"| HSP70
    HSP70 -->|"activates"| Inflammation
    HSP70 -->|"activates"| Als
    HSP70 -->|"activates"| Amyotrophic_Lateral_Sclerosis
    HSP70 -->|"regulates"| Cancer
    HSP70 -->|"regulates"| Apoptosis
    HSP70 -->|"activates"| poly_GA_aggregates
    HSP70 -->|"therapeutic target"| Apoptosis
    HSP70 -->|"therapeutic target"| Oxidative_Stress
    HSP70 -->|"activates"| Apoptosis
    HSP70 -->|"activates"| AMYOTROPHIC_LATERAL_SCLEROSIS
    UBQLN2 -->|"interacts with"| HSP70
    TIA1 -.->|"inhibits"| HSP70
    PI3K -->|"regulates"| HSP70

    style HSP70 fill:#006494,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0

Outgoing (700)

TargetRelationTypeStr
Non-Coding Rnainteracts_withcompound0.95
Cellular Homeostasisassociated_withprocess0.95
Non-coding RNAbindsprocess0.95
Trnabindscompound0.95
5S Rrnabindscompound0.95

Incoming (450)

SourceRelationTypeStr
AIMP2-DX2interacts_withprotein0.95
DNAJB6bindsprotein0.95
DNAJB6interacts_withprotein0.95
DNAJB6activatesprotein0.90
Copperupregulatescompound0.85

Targeting Hypotheses (8)

Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target

HypothesisScoreDiseaseAnalysis
Exposed amyloidogenic segments (β-sheet propensity residues) 0.740 protein biochemistry Do chaperones selectively recognize path
H4: Age-Related Hsp70 Chaperone Decline Blocks Granule Rever 0.577 neurodegeneration How do pathological stress granules tran
Hsp70-based therapy to prevent lysosomal membrane permeabili 0.570 neuroscience Lysosomal dysfunction and cathepsin leak
HSP70 Co-chaperone DNAJB6 Universal Cross-Seeding Inhibitor 0.544 neurodegeneration Protein aggregation cross-seeding across
BAG3-Mediated Hsp70 Substrate Redistribution 0.540 neurodegeneration How does controlled lysosomal membrane p
Isoform-Selective Hsp70 Targeting Overcomes Stoichiometric I 0.490 protein folding Can chaperone enhancement approaches ove
APOE4 Structural Remodeling via HSP70 Chaperone Enhancement 0.486 molecular biology Is APOE4's reduced lipid binding pathoge
HSP70/HSP40 Chaperone Complex Secretion 0.380 neurodegeneration Which specific factors in conditioned me

Mentioning Analyses (8)

Scientific analyses that reference this entity

Do chaperones selectively recognize pathological vs physiological protein confor

protein biochemistry | 2026-04-10 | 5 hypotheses Top: 0.740

Tau propagation mechanisms and therapeutic interception points

neurodegeneration | 2026-04-04 | 15 hypotheses Top: 0.814

Epigenetic clocks and biological aging in neurodegeneration

neurodegeneration | 2026-04-01 | 6 hypotheses Top: 0.710

Digital biomarkers and AI-driven early detection of neurodegeneration

neurodegeneration | 2026-04-01 | 7 hypotheses Top: 0.756

APOE4 structural biology and therapeutic targeting strategies

neurodegeneration | 2026-04-01 | 7 hypotheses Top: 0.795

Experiments (1)

Experimental studies targeting or related to this entity

ExperimentTypeDiseaseScoreFeasibilityModelStatusEst. Cost
Nation-wide NGS-based genetic screening of LGMD patients in US exploratory Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy 0.950 0.00 Human patients proposed N/A

Related Papers (16)

Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity

Title & PMIDAuthorsJournalYearCitations
DNAJB6: A guardian against neurodegeneration. [PMID:40536953] Hentze J, Gelman A, Brudek T, Hansen C Neural regeneration research 2026 0
Multiplex neurodegeneration proteotoxicity platform reveals DNAJB6 promotes non- [PMID:41271702] Resnick SJ, Qamar S, Krishna P, Korobeyn Nature communications 2025 0
Extracellular chaperone networks and the export of J-domain proteins. [PMID:36581212] Braun JEA The Journal of biological chem 2023 0
DNAJB6 mutants display toxic gain of function through unregulated interaction wi [PMID:37923706] Abayev-Avraham M, Salzberg Y, Gliksberg Nature communications 2023 0
[WALANT - Wide Awake Local Anaesthesia No Tourniquet: Complications in elective [PMID:35168268] Wieschollek S, Forster S, Megerle K Handchirurgie, Mikrochirurgie, 2022 0
The chaperone DNAJB6 surveils FG-nucleoporins and is required for interphase nuc [PMID:36302971] Kuiper EFE, Gallardo P, Bergsma T, Mari Nature cell biology 2022 0
A 20-year Clinical and Genetic Neuromuscular Cohort Analysis in Lebanon: An Inte [PMID:34602496] Megarbane A, Bizzari S, Deepthi A, Sabba Journal of neuromuscular disea 2022 0
DNAJB6 suppresses alpha-synuclein induced pathology in an animal model of Parkin [PMID:34390836] ["Arkan S", "Ljungberg M", "Kirik D", "H Neurobiology of disease 2021 0
Engineering complex communities by directed evolution. [PMID:33986540] Chang CY, Vila JCC, Bender M, Li R, Mank Nature ecology & evolution 2021 0
Successful Nonoperative Treatment of Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Humeral Ca [PMID:34825100] Tajika T, Kuboi T, Endo F, Hatori Y, Sai Progress in rehabilitation med 2021 0
Panorama of the distal myopathies. [PMID:33458580] Savarese M, Sarparanta J, Vihola A, Jons Acta myologica : myopathies an 2020 0
Functional characterization of 84 PALB2 variants of uncertain significance. [PMID:31636395] Wiltshire T, Ducy M, Foo TK, Hu C, Lee K Genetics in medicine : officia 2020 0
DNAJB6, a Key Factor in Neuronal Sensitivity to Amyloidogenesis. [PMID:32268123] ["Thiruvalluvan A", "de Mattos E", "Brun Molecular cell 2020 0
Fibrinogen Induces Microglia-Mediated Spine Elimination and Cognitive Impairment [PMID:30737131] Merlini M, Rafalski VA, Rios Coronado PE Neuron 2019 0
Genetic landscape and novel disease mechanisms from a large LGMD cohort of 4656 [PMID:30564623] Nallamilli BRR, Chakravorty S, Kesari A, Annals of clinical and transla 2018 0
Emerging roles and underlying molecular mechanisms of DNAJB6 in cancer. [PMID:27276715] Meng E, Shevde LA, Samant RS Oncotarget 2016 0

Debates (11)

Multi-agent debates referencing this entity

The debate revealed fundamental uncertainty about whether HSP70/HSP90 systems ca

closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.73 · 2026-04-21

Investigate prion-like spreading of tau pathology through connected brain region

closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.90 · 2026-04-12

Protein aggregation cross-seeding across neurodegenerative diseases?

closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.70 · 2026-04-12

TDP-43 undergoes liquid-liquid phase separation that becomes pathological. Small

closed · Rounds: 6 · Score: 0.84 · 2026-04-12

TDP-43 phase separation therapeutics for ALS-FTD

closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.95 · 2026-04-11

APOE4 differs from APOE3 by C112R causing domain interaction that alters lipid b

closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.89 · 2026-04-06

Can speech, gait, retinal imaging, sleep, and smartphone data detect neurodegene

closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.95 · 2026-04-06

Analysis question not specified

closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.53 · 2026-04-06

Epigenetic clocks and biological aging in neurodegeneration

closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.93 · 2026-04-06

Tau propagation mechanisms and therapeutic interception points

closed · Rounds: 3 · Score: 0.95 · 2026-04-04