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NFL

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299Connections
30Hypotheses
2Analyses
50Outgoing
50Incoming
7Experiments
3Debates

Summary

NFL is a gene implicated in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: biomarker for, associated with, therapeutic target. Associated with ALS, Aging, Als. Connected to 169 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.

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🧬 Gene Info
Gene SymbolNEFL
Full NameNeurofilament Light Polypeptide
Chromosome8p21.2
Protein FamilyIntermediate filament family
Functionis a neuronal intermediate filament protein encoded by the NEFL gene on chromosome 8p21.
Primary ExpressionCNS and PNS neurons (axons)
Molecular Weight~61.5 kDa
Amino Acids543 aa
Exons4
PathwaysAmyloid, ubiquitin-proteasome
UniProt IDP07196
NCBI Gene ID4747
Ensembl IDENSG00000104825
OMIM162280
GeneCardsNEFL
Human Protein AtlasNEFL
Associated DiseasesAging, Als, Alzheimer, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Dementia
InteractionsALZHEIMER, ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, AMYLOID, AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS, AND, APOE
KG Connections278 knowledge graph edges
DatabasesGeneCardsHPASTRING
🔮 Predicted Structure: NFL — AlphaFold P07196 Click to expand

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Wiki Pages (3)

Knowledge base pages for this entity

Canonical Page

NfL-Guided Neuroprotection Threshold

idea · 2577 words

Neurofilament Light Chain (NFL)

protein · 2636 words

INFLAMMATION

phenotype · 568 words

Pathway Diagram

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    NFL["NFL"]
    NFL -.biomarker for.-> Neurodegeneration["Neurodegeneration"]
    NFL -.biomarker for.-> Neuroinflammation["Neuroinflammation"]
    NFL -.biomarker for.-> Inflammation["Inflammation"]
    NFL -.biomarker for.-> Als["Als"]
    NFL -.biomarker for.-> Aging["Aging"]
    NFL -.biomarker for.-> Alzheimer["Alzheimer"]
    NFL -->|"target for"| Amyotrophic_Lateral_Sclerosis["Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis"]
    NFL -->|"target for"| Ms["Ms"]
    UCHL1["UCHL1"] -->|"interacts"| NFL
    GFAP["GFAP"] -->|"interacts"| NFL
    TMEM119["TMEM119"] -->|"interacts"| NFL
    SYNAPTOPHYSIN["SYNAPTOPHYSIN"] -.biomarker for.-> NFL
    BACE1["BACE1"] -.biomarker for.-> NFL
    SOD1["SOD1"] -.protects against.-> NFL
    APOE4["APOE4"] -->|"activates"| NFL
    ALS["ALS"] -.biomarker for.-> NFL
    AMYOTROPHIC_LATERAL_SCLEROSIS["AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS"] -->|"target for"| NFL
    NEURODEGENERATIVE_DISEASES["NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES"] -.biomarker for.-> NFL

Outgoing (193)

TargetRelationTypeStr
Alzheimerbiomarker_fordisease1.00
Alsbiomarker_fordisease1.00
Dementiabiomarker_fordisease1.00
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASEbiomarker_forgene1.00
ALSbiomarker_fordisease0.95

Incoming (106)

SourceRelationTypeStr
ALZHEIMERbiomarker_forgene1.00
TAUbiomarker_forgene1.00
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASEassociated_withgene0.90
AMYLOIDbiomarker_forgene0.90
Roche Elecsyscorrelates_withbiomarker0.85

Targeting Hypotheses (30)

Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target

HypothesisScoreDiseaseAnalysis
Microglial AIM2 Inflammasome as the Primary Driver of TDP-43 0.824 neurodegeneration What are the mechanisms by which gut mic
Astrocyte-Intrinsic NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation by Alpha-S 0.822 neurodegeneration What are the mechanisms by which gut mic
Beta-Hydroxybutyrate Receptor (HCAR2) Signaling Links Ketone 0.808 neurodegeneration What are the precise temporal dynamics o
Mitochondrial DAMPs-Driven AIM2 Inflammasome Activation in N 0.805 neurodegeneration What are the mechanisms by which gut mic
Calcium-Dysregulated mPTP Opening as an Alternative mtDNA Re 0.804 neurodegeneration What are the mechanisms by which gut mic
Mitochondrial DNA-Driven AIM2 Inflammasome Activation in Neu 0.803 neurodegeneration What are the mechanisms by which gut mic
Selective TLR4 Modulation to Prevent Gut-Derived Neuroinflam 0.789 neurodegeneration What are the mechanisms by which gut mic
NLRP3 Inhibition (H7): Downstream Inflammatory Reversal 0.780 neurodegeneration Does restoring neuronal AMPK activity re
SIRT1/PGC-1α Axis Activation to Preserve Mitochondrial Resil 0.778 neurodegeneration How do gut microbiome-derived metabolite
Hypothesis 2: GPNMB-CD44 Axis as Anti-inflammatory Pathway 0.772 neurodegeneration View
Metabolic Inflexibility Precedes Transcriptional Reprogrammi 0.735 neurodegeneration What is the optimal therapeutic window f
PDE4 Inhibition as Inflammatory Reset for PD Oligodendrocyte 0.734 neuroinflammation How do oligodendrocytes initiate neuroin
NLRP3 Inflammasome Lock Perpetuates Senescence-Associated In 0.720 neurodegeneration What molecular mechanisms drive microgli
TREM2-APOE4 Axis Drives Metabolic Inflexibility in DAM 0.720 Alzheimer's disease -
Soluble TREM2 (sTREM2) as Therapeutic Mimic — Decoupling Pha 0.714 Alzheimer's disease TREM2 agonism vs antagonism in DAM micro
Microglial Disease-Associated States: TREM2-Independent Path 0.710 neurodegeneration Cell type vulnerability debate in Alzhei
TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB Axis Blockade to Interrupt LPS-Mediated Gut 0.703 neurodegeneration How do gut microbiome-derived metabolite
TREM2 haploinsufficiency dysregulates microglial synaptic su 0.700 neurodegeneration Synaptic pruning by microglia in neurode
H5: BET Bromodomain Readers Sense Aberrant Chromatin and Dri 0.690 neurodegeneration Investigate mechanisms of epigenetic rep
Loss of AQP4 Polarization Impairs Glymphatic Perivascular In 0.690 neurodegeneration What are the specific molecular mechanis
AQP4 Dysregulation Promotes Neuroinflammation Through Impair 0.680 neurodegeneration What are the specific molecular mechanis
Microglial NOX2 establishes an inflammatory ROS propagation 0.680 neurodegeneration What mechanisms drive the self-amplifyin
Glial Neuroinflammatory Amplification by TDP-43 Pathology 0.680 neurodegeneration What mechanisms underlie TDP-43's contri
Microglial TREM2 state determines whether C1q-tagged substra 0.670 neurodegeneration Does C1q function differ based on subcel
Enhancing Vagal Cholinergic Signaling to Restore Gut-Brain A 0.669 neurodegeneration What are the mechanisms by which gut mic
Lactate/Pyruvate Ratio Dynamics in CSF as a Neuroinflammatio 0.665 translational neuroscience Which metabolic biomarkers can distingui
Microbial Inflammasome Priming Prevention 0.653 neurodegeneration What are the mechanisms by which gut mic
NeuroD1-Mediated Astrocyte Reprogramming Attenuates Neuroinf 0.650 neurodegeneration epigenetic reprogramming aging neurons
Galectin-3 deletion attenuates NLRP3 inflammasome activation 0.650 neuroscience Lysosomal dysfunction and cathepsin leak
Inflammatory State-Dependent Ketone Timing 0.647 metabolic neuroscience What determines the optimal timing and d

Mentioning Analyses (2)

Scientific analyses that reference this entity

Blood-brain barrier permeability changes as early biomarkers for neurodegenerati

neurodegeneration | 2026-04-26 | 5 hypotheses Top: 0.712

Multi-modal Biomarker Panel Design for Early AD Detection

neurodegeneration | 2026-04-16 | 0 hypotheses

Experiments (7)

Experimental studies targeting or related to this entity

ExperimentTypeDiseaseScoreFeasibilityModelStatusEst. Cost
Resveratrol protection against renal I/R injury in diabetic rats validation diabetic nephropathy 0.900 0.00 streptozotocin-induced diabeti proposed N/A
TLR expression analysis in Parkinson's disease patients clinical Parkinson's disease 0.850 0.00 human patients proposed N/A
Resveratrol effects on HK-2 cells under hypoxia/reoxygenation exploratory diabetic nephropathy 0.850 0.00 HK-2 cells cultured in high gl proposed N/A
TLR4 Activation Assay with NETs and Anti-CarP Antibodies exploratory rheumatoid arthritis 0.850 0.00 HEK293 TLR4 reporter cells proposed N/A
PGC-1α knockout analysis of PV+ interneuron maturation validation neurodevelopmental disorders 0.850 0.00 knockout mice proposed N/A
TLR expression in α-synuclein overexpressing mice validation Parkinson's disease 0.800 0.00 mice overexpressing human α-sy proposed N/A
PV+ interneuron subtype diversification analysis exploratory neurodevelopmental disorders 0.750 0.00 mouse cortical PV+ interneuron proposed N/A

Related Papers (20)

Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity

Title & PMIDAuthorsJournalYearCitations
Microglia-Mediated Neuroinflammation: A Potential Target for the Treatment of Ca [PMID:35642214] Wang M, Pan W, Xu Y, Zhang J, Wan J, Jia J Inflamm Res 2022 1
Podocyte TLR4 deletion alleviates diabetic kidney disease through prohibiting PK [PMID:40659086] Li Z, Tan D, Lin J, Zhang T, Liu B et al J Adv Res 2026 0
Celastrol treatment attenuates the inflammatory response in Alzheimer's disease [PMID:40762111] Cao F, Zhang P, Zheng Z, Wang P, Wang Y Neurol Res 2026 0
CircCramp1l targets the miR-532-3p/HMGB1/Drp1 axis to regulate allergic rhinitis [PMID:41519399] Zhang Y, Wang J, Song Y, Chai J, Li L et Biochem Pharmacol 2026 0
The temporal and stimuli-specific effects of LPS and IFNγ on microglial activati [PMID:41695273] Heiss CN, Naylor AS, Pesämaa I, Meshi A, Front Aging Neurosci 2026 0
Neuronal TLR4 upregulation activates the cGAS-STING pathway to induce ferroptosi [PMID:41702081] Qin H, Yang L, Du J, Xu X, Chen Z et al. Int Immunopharmacol 2026 0
2'-Fucosyllactose Alleviates Metabolic Hypertension in Mice via Gut Microbiota M [PMID:41926238] Chen J, Liang S, Liu D, Yang S, Yan Q et J Agric Food Chem 2026 0
Leveraging intraperitoneal delivery of toll-like receptor agonists to treat peri [PMID:41926324] Yan H, Chia D, Ernst S, Demuytere J, Cos Expert Opin Drug Deliv 2026 0
Small-molecule PCSK9 inhibition enhances BBB amyloid-β clearance and suppresses [PMID:41927877] Miao J, Wang J, Zhou W, Guo J Sci Rep 2026 0
Anti-carbamylated protein antibodies stabilize carbamylated Histone H3 to promot [PMID:41930627] Nakabo S, Hanata N, Patino-Martinez E, H Arthritis Rheumatol 2026 0
In silico design of a novel multi-epitope mRNA vaccine candidate for BtHKU5-CoV- [PMID:41931545] Zheng N, Xu Y PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2026 0
Upstream ORFs control TNFR1 abundance and tissue tolerance to TNF. [PMID:41931597] Ma B, Lyu W, Rizk J, Han X, Kjær M et al Sci Immunol 2026 0
Interweaving microglial senescence and gut microbiome dynamics in Alzheimer's di [PMID:41747877] Waghmare A, Rahangdale S, Khare K, Taksa Molecular and cellular neurosc 2026 0
Nanopiezoelectric 3D-Bioprinted Neural Organoid Models Epileptic Neuron-Microgli [PMID:41877549] Chu J, Hu K, Lee WF, Xu SJ, Sun Z, Xu Y, Nano letters 2026 0
The Neuroameliorative Effects of Enzymatically Modified Isoquercitrin and Sodium [PMID:41880086] Hassouna I, Hassanein OH, El-Elaimy IA, Neurochemical research 2026 0
Role of Pentacyclic Triterpenes in the Management of Neurological Disorders: An [PMID:41870813] Upadhayay S Molecular neurobiology 2026 0
Hyperglycaemia-induced metabolic stress and epigenetic imprinting in the inflamm [PMID:41730508] Razi FB, Ashraf H, Singhal S, Qamar Z, M Diabetes research and clinical 2026 0
Colonic Barrier Dysfunction and Inflammation Induced by Nano-/Micro-Plastics Fib [PMID:41923296] Li Y, Bao S, Huang P, Wang J, Li H, Liu Journal of applied toxicology 2026 0
Artemisinin attenuates 3-nitropropionic acid-induced neurodegeneration via HMGB1 [PMID:41865324] Mustafa AM, Mudhafar M, Elgindy AM, Esma Archives of pharmacal research 2026 0
Curcumin and Glycyrrhiza glabra Synergistically Attenuate Alzheimer's Pathology [PMID:41920384] Liu S, Yan J, Dong J Neurochemical research 2026 0

Debates (3)

Multi-agent debates referencing this entity

Blood-brain barrier permeability changes as early biomarkers for neurodegenerati

active · Rounds: 7 · Score: 0.00 · 2026-04-26

Can a multi-modal biomarker panel combining plasma proteins, neuroimaging featur

closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.30 · 2026-04-21

Should clinical practice adopt multi-modal biomarker panels now, or wait for sin

closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.70 · 2026-04-16

Related Research

Hypotheses and analyses mentioning NFL in their description or question text

Mitochondrial DNA-Driven AIM2 Inflammasome Activation in Neurodegeneration

Score: 0.803 · neurodegeneration · 2026-04-05

## Mechanistic Overview Mitochondrial DNA-Driven AIM2 Inflammasome Activation in Neurodegeneration starts from the claim

Selective TLR4 Modulation to Prevent Gut-Derived Neuroinflammatory Priming

Score: 0.789 · neurodegeneration · 2026-04-02

## Mechanistic Overview Selective TLR4 Modulation to Prevent Gut-Derived Neuroinflammatory Priming starts from the claim

NLRP3 Inhibition (H7): Downstream Inflammatory Reversal

Score: 0.780 · neurodegeneration · 2026-04-25

Pharmacological NLRP3 inhibition via MCC950 breaks the lipid-inflammasome feedback loop that perpetuates microglial acti

SIRT1/PGC-1α Axis Activation to Preserve Mitochondrial Resiliency Against Microb

Score: 0.778 · neurodegeneration · 2026-04-16

## Mechanistic Overview SIRT1/PGC-1α Axis Activation to Preserve Mitochondrial Resiliency Against Microbiome-Induced Neu

Hypothesis 2: GPNMB-CD44 Axis as Anti-inflammatory Pathway

Score: 0.772 · neurodegeneration · 2026-04-17

## Mechanistic Overview Hypothesis 2: GPNMB-CD44 Axis as Anti-inflammatory Pathway starts from the claim that modulating

Metabolic Inflexibility Precedes Transcriptional Reprogramming (NAD+/SIRT3 Axis)

Score: 0.735 · neurodegeneration · 2026-04-22

**Molecular Mechanism and Rationale** The NAD+/SIRT3 axis represents a critical regulatory hub controlling mitochondria

PDE4 Inhibition as Inflammatory Reset for PD Oligodendrocytes

Score: 0.734 · neuroinflammation · 2026-04-13

## Mechanistic Overview PDE4 Inhibition as Inflammatory Reset for PD Oligodendrocytes starts from the claim that modulat

NLRP3 Inflammasome Lock Perpetuates Senescence-Associated Inflammasome Phenotype

Score: 0.720 · neurodegeneration · 2026-04-22

**Molecular Mechanism and Rationale** The NLRP3 (NACHT, LRR and PYD domains-containing protein 3) inflammasome represen

Soluble TREM2 (sTREM2) as Therapeutic Mimic — Decoupling Phagocytosis from Infla

Score: 0.714 · Alzheimer's disease · 2026-04-04

## Mechanistic Overview Soluble TREM2 (sTREM2) as Therapeutic Mimic — Decoupling Phagocytosis from Inflammation starts f

Microglial Disease-Associated States: TREM2-Independent Pathways Driving Neuroin

Score: 0.710 · neurodegeneration · 2026-04-22

## Mechanistic Overview Microglial Disease-Associated States: TREM2-Independent Pathways Driving Neuroinflammation start

TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB Axis Blockade to Interrupt LPS-Mediated Gut-Brain Neuroinflamma

Score: 0.703 · neurodegeneration · 2026-04-16

**Molecular Mechanism and Rationale** The pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease (PD) involves complex interactions betwee

TREM2 haploinsufficiency dysregulates microglial synaptic surveillance, switchin

Score: 0.700 · neurodegeneration · 2026-04-22

**Molecular Mechanism and Rationale** The triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) functions as a criti

H5: BET Bromodomain Readers Sense Aberrant Chromatin and Drive Neuroinflammatory

Score: 0.690 · neurodegeneration · 2026-04-22

## Mechanistic Overview H5: BET Bromodomain Readers Sense Aberrant Chromatin and Drive Neuroinflammatory Transcription s

Loss of AQP4 Polarization Impairs Glymphatic Perivascular Influx, Causing Metabo

Score: 0.690 · neurodegeneration · 2026-04-21

**Molecular Mechanism and Rationale** The aquaporin-4 (AQP4) water channel represents a critical component of the brain