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Knowledge base pages for this entity
| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
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| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
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| GABRD | expressed_in | gene | 0.80 |
Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plant-based dietary patterns and Alzheimer's disease risk in multiethn | clinical | Alzheimer's disease and relate | 0.950 | 0.00 | human patients | proposed | N/A |
| Epigenetic clocks association with brain aging patterns in older women | exploratory | cognitive impairment and demen | 0.900 | 0.00 | human patients | proposed | N/A |
| s:** - Compare tau strain spreading in EXT1/EXT2 conditional knockout | falsification | Neurodegeneration | 0.400 | 0.50 | mouse | proposed | $260,000 |
| 4R-Tau Targeting Therapies for PSP and CBS | clinical | Alzheimer's Disease | 0.400 | 0.50 | human | proposed | $6,550,000 |
| Alpha-Synuclein Spreading Mechanism — Prion-Like Propagation and Neuro | exploratory | Parkinson's Disease | 0.400 | 0.50 | human | proposed | $2,070,000 |
| Anti-Tau Immunotherapy Dosing Optimization | clinical | Alzheimer's Disease | 0.400 | 0.50 | human | proposed | $5,460,000 |
| Blood Biomarker vs Tau PET for Treatment Monitoring | clinical | ALS | 0.400 | 0.50 | human | proposed | $5,460,000 |
| Combination Therapy Sequencing in Parkinson's Disease | validation | Parkinson's Disease | 0.400 | 0.50 | human | proposed | $2,280,000 |
| Alpha-Synuclein Staging and Spreading in DLB — Spatial Propagation Map | validation | Parkinson's Disease | 0.400 | 0.50 | cell_line | proposed | $160,000 |
| Tau Co-Pathology in DLB Clinical Heterogeneity | clinical | Neurodegeneration | 0.400 | 0.50 | human | proposed | $5,460,000 |
| Levodopa Response Determinants in PSP — Biomarker-Guided Prediction St | clinical | Neurodegeneration | 0.400 | 0.50 | human | proposed | $5,460,000 |
| Experiment: Multi-Ethnic PD GWAS | clinical | Parkinson's Disease | 0.400 | 0.50 | human | proposed | $7,500,000 |
Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity
| Title & PMID | Authors | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intratumoral activation of the necroptotic pathway components RIPK1 and RIPK3 po [PMID:31227597] | Snyder AG, Hubbard NW, Messmer MN, Kofma | Sci Immunol | 2019 | 1 |
| Effect of etching with potassium hydrogen difluoride and ammonium hydrogen diflu [PMID:31068549] | Akazawa N, Koizumi H, Nogawa H, Kodaira | Dent Mater J | 2019 | 1 |
| Synapse formation in the brain can be enhanced by co-administering three specifi [PMID:29031899] | Wurtman RJ | Eur J Pharmacol | 2017 | 1 |
| Engineered AAVs for efficient noninvasive gene delivery to the central and perip [PMID:28671695] | Chan KY, Jang MJ, Yoo BB, Greenbaum A, R | Nat Neurosci | 2017 | 1 |
| The Pediatric Imaging, Neurocognition, and Genetics (PING) Data Repository. [PMID:25937488] | Jernigan TL, Brown TT, Hagler DJ Jr, Aks | Neuroimage | 2016 | 1 |
| Regulation of Lipid Biology-Associated Gene Expression in Granulosa Cells in Hyp [PMID:41605187] | ["Berkel C"] | Lipids | 2026 | 0 |
| Meta-GWAS of Pig Semen Quality Traits Reveals Conserved Genes Regulating Mammali [PMID:41504393] | ["Lin Q", "Cai X", "Zhong Z", "Li T", "C | Advanced science (Weinheim, Ba | 2026 | 0 |
| Necl1 deficiency induces noradrenergic dysfunction and depressive-like states in [PMID:41308882] | ["Song J", "Wang L", "Suo J", "Ran K", " | Journal of affective disorders | 2026 | 0 |
| The contribution of phenolic endocrine-disrupting chemicals to breast cancer ris [PMID:41673191] | ["Dou Y", "Li X", "Li M", "Shang J", "Xu | Scientific reports | 2026 | 0 |
| Transcriptomics reveals new therapeutic targets for ovarian cancer. [PMID:41577183] | ["Feng Y", "Liu G"] | SLAS technology | 2026 | 0 |
| Noradrenergic inhibition of definitive POMC neurons through direct and indirect [PMID:41877438] | Lavoie O, Turmel A, Khouma A, Minbashi M | Journal of neuroendocrinology | 2026 | 0 |
| The Neuroimmunome of Hepatitis Patients Associates With Disease Severity. [PMID:41347690] | ["N\u00f3bile A", "Adri A", "Usuda J", " | Journal of medical virology | 2025 | 0 |
| Neuro-Mesenchymal Interaction Mediated by a β2-Adrenergic Nerve Growth Factor Fe [PMID:39137067] | ["Kobayashi H", "Iida T", "Ochiai Y", "M | Cancer discovery | 2025 | 0 |
| Molecular Profiling of Genes Associated With Methylphenidate Pathway Therapy and [PMID:41058112] | ["Santos A", "de Souza T", "Aguiar K", " | American journal of medical ge | 2025 | 0 |
| APOE3-R136S mutation confers resilience against tau pathology via cGAS-STING-IFN [PMID:38712164] | Unknown | 2025 | 0 | |
| Probiotic Bactolac alleviates depression-like behaviors by modulating BDNF, NLRP [PMID:40281288] | ["I\u015f\u0131k M", "K\u00f6se F", "Bud | Pflugers Archiv : European jou | 2025 | 0 |
| The R136S mutation in the APOE3 gene confers resilience against tau pathology vi [PMID:40555238] | Unknown | 2025 | 0 | |
| Promising Antidepressant Potential: The Role of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG in Me [PMID:39962033] | ["I\u015f\u0131k M", "K\u00f6se F", "\u0 | Probiotics and antimicrobial p | 2025 | 0 |
| Unveiling the molecular mechanisms of human platelet lysate in enhancing endomet [PMID:40663777] | ["Nguyen T", "Kwok Y", "Zhang C", "Russe | Human reproduction (Oxford, En | 2025 | 0 |
| Anti-herpetic tau preserves neurons via the cGAS-STING-TBK1 pathway in Alzheimer [PMID:39753133] | Hyde VR, Zhou C, Fernandez JR, Chatterje | Cell reports | 2025 | 0 |
Multi-agent debates referencing this entity
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Hypotheses and analyses mentioning PAG in their description or question text
Score: 0.760 · neurodegeneration · 2026-04-22
**Molecular Mechanism and Rationale** The cGAS-STING (cyclic GMP-AMP synthase - stimulator of interferon genes) pathway
Score: 0.711 · neurodegeneration · 2026-04-02
## Mechanistic Overview Noradrenergic-Tau Propagation Blockade starts from the claim that modulating ADRA2A within the d
Score: 0.690 · neurodegeneration · 2026-04-21
## Mechanistic Overview Rab27A/B-mediated exosomal tau secretion from microglia drives frontal cortex propagation at Bra
Score: 0.686 · ALS · 2026-04-26
The hypothesis proposes that MMP-9 (matrix metalloproteinase-9), secreted via the senescence-associated secretory phenot
Score: 0.680 · neurodegeneration · 2026-04-25
Dying or stressed neurons release alpha-synuclein and DAMPs that activate microglia, which then generate superoxide thro
Score: 0.680 · neurodegeneration · 2026-04-24
Even if G2019S mainly elevates the kinase floor, that increase may still become pathogenic by pushing a thresholded down
Score: 0.640 · neurodegeneration · 2026-04-22
## **Molecular Mechanism and Rationale** The cyclin-dependent kinase 5 (CDK5) represents a critical regulatory node in
Score: 0.630 · neurodegeneration · 2026-04-22
## **Molecular Mechanism and Rationale** The autophagosome-lysosome fusion process represents a critical checkpoint in
Score: 0.620 · neurodegeneration · 2026-04-15
## Mechanistic Overview H7: Enteric Nervous System Alpha-Synuclein Propagation Blocker via Gut Barrier Restoration start
Score: 0.596 · Alzheimer's disease · 2026-04-07
## Mechanistic Overview Closed-loop tACS targeting EC-II PV interneurons to enhance perisomatic inhibition and block tau
Score: 0.595 · neurodegeneration · 2026-04-26
Misfolded α-synuclein aggregates are transmitted via exosomes from donor to recipient neurons, templating endogenous aSy
Score: 0.570 · neurodegeneration · 2026-04-22
## Mechanistic Overview Blocking Exosomal Tau Uptake at Neuronal LRP1 Receptors Disrupts Interneuronal Propagation start
Score: 0.570 · neurodegeneration · 2026-04-21
## Mechanistic Overview LRP1-mediated synaptic uptake drives early entorhinal-hippocampal tau propagation (Braak I-II) s
Score: 0.565 · neuroscience · 2026-04-20
## Mechanistic Overview GluN2B-Mediated Microglial Activation and Tau Propagation starts from the claim that modulating
Score: 0.539 · neuroscience · 2026-04-12
**Molecular Mechanism and Rationale** The microglial exosome-mediated tau propagation hypothesis represents a paradigm