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This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about LAMP2A: 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.
LAMP2A is a gene implicated in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: associated with, activates, expressed in. Associated with ALS, Als, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Connected to 169 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.
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| Gene Symbol | LAMP2A |
| Protein Type | Protein |
| Molecular Weight | 45 kDa |
| Amino Acids | 12 aa |
| Exons | 9 |
| Pathways | Autophagy, Chaperone, Oxidative Stress, Proteostasis |
| UniProt ID | Search UniProt |
| GeneCards | LAMP2A |
| Human Protein Atlas | LAMP2A |
| Associated Diseases | Aging, Als, Alzheimer, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Ataxia |
| Known Drugs/Compounds | rapamycin |
| Interactions | ACAT1, AMPK, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, AND, AR, ATG |
| KG Connections | 436 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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TFEB["TFEB
Transcription Factor"]
LAMP2_gene["LAMP2 Gene"]
LAMP2A["LAMP2A Protein
Lysosomal Membrane"]
CMA["Chaperone-Mediated
Autophagy (CMA)"]
ATG10["ATG10
Autophagy Gene"]
FBXW7["FBXW7
E3 Ubiquitin Ligase"]
Parkinson["Parkinson's Disease"]
ALS["Amyotrophic
Lateral Sclerosis"]
Huntington["Huntington's Disease"]
Ataxia["Ataxia"]
MPTP_neuro["MPTP-induced
Neurodegeneration"]
mTOR["mTOR Pathway"]
TP53["p53 Tumor
Suppressor"]
Apoptosis["Apoptosis
Pathway"]
Autophagy["General
Autophagy"]
TFEB -->|"upregulates"| LAMP2A
LAMP2_gene -->|"encodes"| LAMP2A
LAMP2A -->|"regulates"| CMA
LAMP2A -->|"activates"| CMA
LAMP2A -->|"promotes"| FBXW7
LAMP2A -->|"activates"| ATG10
LAMP2A -->|"prevents"| MPTP_neuro
LAMP2A -->|"inhibits"| ALS
LAMP2A -->|"associated_with"| Parkinson
LAMP2A -->|"associated_with"| Huntington
LAMP2A -->|"associated_with"| Ataxia
LAMP2A -->|"associated_with"| mTOR
LAMP2A -->|"associated_with"| TP53
LAMP2A -->|"associated_with"| Apoptosis
CMA -->|"part_of"| Autophagy
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style Ataxia fill:#5d4400| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chaperone-Mediated Autophagy | involved_in | process | 0.95 |
| Cytosolic Proteins | associated_with | protein | 0.90 |
| SNCA | involved_in | protein | 0.85 |
| CMA | biomarker_for | biological_process | 0.80 |
| MPTP-induced neurodegeneration | protects_against | process | 0.70 |
| Parkinson's disease | activates | disease | 0.70 |
| FBXW7 | activates | protein | 0.70 |
| chaperone-mediated autophagy | regulates | process | 0.70 |
| autophagy pathway | participates_in | pathway | 0.70 |
| chaperone-mediated autophagy | activates | process | 0.70 |
| Inflammation | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Huntington | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Diabetes | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Senescence | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Spinocerebellar Ataxia | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Parkinson | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Tumor | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | interacts_with | disease | 0.65 |
| ALS | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Neurodegeneration | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Parkinson | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Neuroblastoma | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Ataxia | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| ALS | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Aging | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| MAP1LC3 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CREB | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| Wnt signaling | participates_in | pathway | 0.60 |
| APOPTOSIS | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PARKINSON | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ATG | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| neurons | expressed_in | cell_type | 0.60 |
| NEURODEGENERATION | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| epigenetic regulation | participates_in | pathway | 0.60 |
| ubiquitin-proteasome | participates_in | pathway | 0.60 |
| stem cells | expressed_in | cell_type | 0.60 |
| Chaperone | regulates | pathway | 0.60 |
| RUBCNL | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| apoptosis pathway | participates_in | pathway | 0.60 |
| Alzheimer | associated_with | disease | 0.60 |
| RNA | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| Proteostasis | regulates | pathway | 0.60 |
| AND | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| Autophagy | regulates | pathway | 0.60 |
| Fus | regulates | protein | 0.60 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| TFEB | upregulates | protein | 0.85 |
| AR7 | upregulates | compound | 0.85 |
| TFEB | activates | gene | 0.85 |
| BHB | upregulates | compound | 0.80 |
| rapamycin | targets | drug | 0.70 |
| LAMP2 | encodes | gene | 0.70 |
| ATG | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| BAG3 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| GFP | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| OPTN | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| GSK3 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| RUBCNL | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ALS | activates | entity | 0.60 |
| PARKINSON | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| P53 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| TPP1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| DNA | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| STUB1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ACAT1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CREB | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| GSK3 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| FBXW7 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| HSC70 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| HSC70 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| HSC70 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| FBXW7 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| STIP1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| LGALS3 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PKM2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| RNA | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| SOD1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| SQSTM1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| BCL2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CTSB | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| OXIDATIVE STRESS | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| GLA | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CALCINEURIN | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ATG12 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| MCOLN1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PPARGC1A | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| TARDBP | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| TREH | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| BECN1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| GAPDH | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PPP3CB | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| HSPB8 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MAP1LC3B | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| HSPA8 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target
| Hypothesis | Score | Disease | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| No targeting hypotheses | |||
Scientific analyses that reference this entity
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Experimental studies targeting or related to this entity
| Experiment | Type | Disease | Score | Feasibility | Model | Status | Est. Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No experiments found | |||||||
Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity
| Title & PMID | Authors | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Multi-agent debates referencing this entity
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Hypotheses and analyses mentioning LAMP2A in their description or question text
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