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S100B

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50Incoming

0Experiments

0Debates

Summary

S100B is a gene implicated in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: biomarker for, activates, regulates. Associated with ALS, Aging, Als. Connected to 152 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.

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🧬 Gene Info

Gene Symbol	S100B
Full Name	S100 Calcium Binding Protein B
Chromosome	21q22.3
Protein Family	S100 EF-hand calcium binding proteins
Function	is a gene encoding a calcium-binding protein of the S100 family, playing crucial roles in neuronal function, astrocyte biology, and neuroinflammation.
Molecular Weight	10.5 kDa
Amino Acids	92 aa
Pathways	PI3K
UniProt ID	[P16401](https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P16401)
Ensembl ID	ENSG00000122574
OMIM	176990
GeneCards	S100B
Human Protein Atlas	S100B
Associated Diseases	Als, Cardiovascular, Glioma, Inflammation, Ms, Neurodegeneration
Interactions	Adiponectin, ADIPOQ, ALZHEIMER, AMYLOID, AND, APOPTOSIS
KG Connections	364 knowledge graph edges
Databases	GeneCards NCBI Gene HPA STRING

Wiki Pages (3)

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Pathway Diagram

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    S100B["S100B
Calcium-binding protein"]
    
    S100B -->|"activates"| Neuroinflammation["Neuroinflammation
Glial activation"]
    S100B -->|"biomarker_for"| TBI["Traumatic Brain Injury
Acute neural damage"]
    S100B -->|"activates"| ALS["ALS
Motor neuron disease"]
    S100B -->|"activates"| MS["Multiple Sclerosis
Demyelinating disease"]
    
    S100B -->|"activates"| C1Q["C1Q
Complement activation"]
    S100B -->|"activates"| HMGB1["HMGB1
Damage-associated
molecular pattern"]
    S100B -->|"activates"| TGM2["TGM2
Transglutaminase 2"]
    
    Neuroinflammation -->|"leads_to"| Microglial_activation["Microglial Activation
Pro-inflammatory state"]
    C1Q -->|"triggers"| Complement_cascade["Complement Cascade
Synaptic pruning"]
    HMGB1 -->|"promotes"| Cytokine_release["Cytokine Release
IL-1beta, TNF-alpha"]
    
    S100B -->|"biomarker_for"| BDNF["BDNF
Neuroprotective factor"]
    S100B -->|"associated_with"| Aging["Aging
Cellular senescence"]
    
    Microglial_activation -->|"causes"| Synaptic_loss["Synaptic Loss
Neuronal dysfunction"]
    Complement_cascade -->|"results_in"| Synaptic_loss
    Cytokine_release -->|"contributes_to"| Neurodegeneration["Neurodegeneration
Progressive cell death"]
    
    Aging -->|"accelerates"| Neuroinflammation
    Synaptic_loss -->|"leads_to"| Neurodegeneration
    
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    style Neuroinflammation fill:#ef5350
    style TBI fill:#ef5350
    style ALS fill:#ef5350
    style MS fill:#ef5350
    style Neurodegeneration fill:#5d4400
    style C1Q fill:#4a1a6b
    style HMGB1 fill:#4a1a6b
    style Aging fill:#5d4400

Outgoing (244)

Target	Relation	Type	Str
ds-f2c28aed24a7	provides_data_for	dataset	1.00
Neuroinflammation	associated_with	process	0.80
Major Depressive Disorder	biomarker_for	disease	0.80
astrocyte	expressed_in	cell_type	0.80
Inflammation	associated_with	disease	0.75
Inflammation	biomarker_for	disease	0.65
Aging	activates	disease	0.65
Stroke	causes	disease	0.65
TAU	associated_with	gene	0.65
Als	activates	disease	0.65
Aging	biomarker_for	disease	0.65
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis	activates	disease	0.65
Ms	associated_with	disease	0.65
HMGB1	inhibits	gene	0.65
Inflammation	activates	disease	0.65
Traumatic Brain Injury	associated_with	disease	0.65
Tumor	implicated_in	disease	0.65
Inflammation	interacts_with	disease	0.65
Als	associated_with	disease	0.65
Neuroinflammation	activates	disease	0.65
Als	expressed_in	disease	0.65
Fibrosis	biomarker_for	disease	0.65
Longevity	biomarker_for	disease	0.65
Ms	activates	disease	0.65
Aging	interacts_with	disease	0.65
Glioma	implicated_in	disease	0.65
Senescence	biomarker_for	disease	0.65
Neuroinflammation	interacts_with	disease	0.65
ASTROCYTES	produces	cell_type	0.65
Tumor	activates	disease	0.65
Cardiac	inhibits	disease	0.65
Neurodegeneration	activates	disease	0.65
Als	inhibits	disease	0.65
Inflammation	protects_against	disease	0.65
Parkinson	activates	disease	0.65
Neuroinflammation	protects_against	disease	0.65
Ms	protects_against	disease	0.65
Glaucoma	protects_against	disease	0.65
Cardiovascular	associated_with	disease	0.65
Neurodegeneration	associated_with	disease	0.65
DAM microglia	expressed_in	cell_type	0.65
Stroke	activates	disease	0.65
ALS	activates	disease	0.65
Als	regulates	disease	0.65
Ischemia	activates	disease	0.65
MITOCHONDRIA	biomarker_for	gene	0.60
GENES	biomarker_for	gene	0.60
IL-6	biomarker_for	gene	0.60
CYTOKINES	activates	gene	0.60
NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES	activates	gene	0.60

Incoming (120)

Source	Relation	Type	Str
ds-f2c28aed24a7	data_in	dataset	1.00
h-3bfa414a	targets_gene	hypothesis	0.90
BDNF	associated_with	gene	0.66
GFAP	associated_with	gene	0.65
ASTROCYTE	associated_with	gene	0.65
CXCL10	associated_with	gene	0.60
APP	co_discussed	gene	0.60
MMP9	causes	gene	0.60
BRAIN INJURY	inhibits	gene	0.60
MAPK	protects_against	gene	0.60
OXIDATIVE STRESS	protects_against	gene	0.60
PARKINSON	activates	gene	0.60
IGF-1	activates	gene	0.60
MITOCHONDRIA	biomarker_for	gene	0.60
EXOSOMES	associated_with	gene	0.60
BRAIN INJURY	activates	gene	0.60
RNA	activates	gene	0.60
FERROPTOSIS	activates	gene	0.60
STROKE	activates	gene	0.60
GHRL	activates	gene	0.60
PGRN	biomarker_for	gene	0.60
IL-6	biomarker_for	gene	0.60
AND	regulates	gene	0.60
GENES	biomarker_for	gene	0.60
AND	associated_with	gene	0.60
NTF3	associated_with	gene	0.60
NTRK2	associated_with	gene	0.60
C3	biomarker_for	gene	0.60
GDNF	biomarker_for	gene	0.60
NRGN	biomarker_for	gene	0.60
C3	regulates	gene	0.60
GFAP	interacts_with	gene	0.60
ICAM1	biomarker_for	gene	0.60
MMP9	biomarker_for	gene	0.60
PYROPTOSIS	inhibits	gene	0.60
IFN	interacts_with	gene	0.60
IFN	regulates	gene	0.60
ALS	biomarker_for	gene	0.60
FGF	biomarker_for	gene	0.60
ALS	regulates	gene	0.60
FGF	regulates	gene	0.60
FGF21	biomarker_for	gene	0.60
APP	activates	gene	0.60
FNDC5	biomarker_for	gene	0.60
CXCL10	biomarker_for	gene	0.60
PLAU	biomarker_for	gene	0.60
FGF23	biomarker_for	gene	0.60
GPNMB	activates	gene	0.60
BDNF	biomarker_for	gene	0.60
C1Q	activates	gene	0.60

Targeting Hypotheses (0)

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Experiments (0)

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Experiment	Type	Disease	Score	Feasibility	Model	Status	Est. Cost
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Related Papers (0)

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Title & PMID	Authors	Journal	Year	Citations
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Debates (0)

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Related Research

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