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| Gene Symbol | PRESENILIN-2 |
| Protein Family | Presenilin family, aspartyl proteases |
| Function | ### γ-Secretase Activity |
| Subcellular Localization | Endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus, mitochondria |
| Molecular Weight | 50 kDa |
| Amino Acids | 467 aa |
| Pathways | Notch, Notch signaling |
| UniProt ID | O00287 |
| GeneCards | PRESENILIN-2 |
| Human Protein Atlas | PRESENILIN-2 |
| Nine transmembrane domains | Spanning the membrane |
| Aspartyl protease motif | Two conserved aspartate residues (D257, D263) in transmembrane domains 6 and 7 |
| Large hydrophilic loop | Between transmembrane domains 6 and 7 |
| Amyloid Precursor Protein (APP) | Generates Aβ peptides |
| Notch receptors | Essential for development |
| Associated Diseases | Alzheimer'S Disease, disease |
| KG Connections | 12 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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PRESENILIN_2["PRESENILIN-2"]
PRESENILIN_2 -->|"causes"| Alzheimer["Alzheimer"]
PRESENILIN_2 -->|"causes"| Dementia["Dementia"]
PRESENILIN_2 -->|"causes"| Aging["Aging"]
PRESENILIN_2 -->|"causes"| ALS["ALS"]
PRESENILIN_2 -->|"causes"| Als["Als"]
PRESENILIN_2 -->|"activates"| Oxidative_Stress["Oxidative Stress"]
PRESENILIN_2 -->|"activates"| Notch["Notch"]
PRESENILIN_2 -->|"activates"| Apoptosis["Apoptosis"]
GENES["GENES"] -->|"causes"| PRESENILIN_2
AMYLOID["AMYLOID"] -->|"activates"| PRESENILIN_2
ALZHEIMER["ALZHEIMER"] -->|"causes"| PRESENILIN_2
PRESENILIN_1["PRESENILIN-1"] -->|"causes"| PRESENILIN_2
OXIDATIVE_STRESS["OXIDATIVE STRESS"] -->|"activates"| PRESENILIN_2
PRESENILIN["PRESENILIN"] -->|"causes"| PRESENILIN_2
AND["AND"] -->|"causes"| PRESENILIN_2
ALZHEIMER_S_DISEASE["ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE"] -->|"causes"| PRESENILIN_2| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| benchmark_ot_ad_answer_key:PRESENILIN-2 | data_in | dataset_row | 0.00 |
| Alzheimer | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Aging | causes | disease | 0.65 |
| Dementia | causes | disease | 0.65 |
| ALS | causes | disease | 0.65 |
| Alzheimer | causes | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | causes | disease | 0.65 |
| APOPTOSIS | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| Neuron | activates | cell_type | 0.60 |
| AMYLOID | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AMYLOID | causes | gene | 0.60 |
| Rb | activates | protein | 0.60 |
| Amyloid Beta | activates | protein | 0.60 |
| Amyloid | causes | pathway | 0.60 |
| Oxidative Stress | activates | pathway | 0.60 |
| Notch | activates | pathway | 0.60 |
| Apoptosis | activates | pathway | 0.60 |
| Amyloid | activates | pathway | 0.60 |
| PSEN1 | causes | gene | 0.60 |
| Raf | activates | protein | 0.60 |
| App | activates | protein | 0.60 |
| Ras | causes | protein | 0.60 |
| PRESENILIN-1 | causes | gene | 0.60 |
| Neuron | expressed_in | cell_type | 0.55 |
| Parietal Lobe | expressed_in | brain_region | 0.55 |
| Gray Matter | expressed_in | brain_region | 0.55 |
| PSEN2 | associated_with | gene | 0.50 |
| PRESENILIN | associated_with | protein | 0.50 |
| ALZHEIMER | associated_with | gene | 0.50 |
| Alzheimer'S Disease | associated_with | disease | 0.50 |
| disease | associated_with | disease | 0.50 |
| ALZHEIMER'S | associated_with | concept | 0.50 |
| PRESENILIN | causes | protein | 0.50 |
| ALZHEIMER | causes | gene | 0.50 |
| Alzheimer'S Disease | causes | disease | 0.50 |
| ALZHEIMER'S | causes | concept | 0.50 |
| disease | causes | disease | 0.50 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| benchmark_ot_ad_answer_key:PRESENILIN-2 | data_in | dataset_row | 0.00 |
| DEMENTIA | causes | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PRESENILIN | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AMYLOID | causes | gene | 0.60 |
| GENES | causes | gene | 0.60 |
| AMYLOID | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER | causes | gene | 0.60 |
| OXIDATIVE STRESS | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| PRESENILIN | causes | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE | causes | gene | 0.60 |
| APOPTOSIS | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NOTCH | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| PRESENILIN-1 | causes | gene | 0.60 |
| PSEN2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PSEN1 | causes | gene | 0.60 |
| presenilin-1 | causes | protein | 0.50 |
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
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Multi-agent debates referencing this entity
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Hypotheses and analyses mentioning presenilin-2 in their description or question text
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