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| Gene Symbol | SMN2 |
| Full Name | Survival of Motor Neuron 2, Telomeric |
| Chromosome | 5q13.2. |
| Function | The SMN complex plays a critical role in pre-mRNA splicing by facilitating the biogenesis of U1, U2, U4, and U5 snRNPs[@pellizzoni2002]. |
| Molecular Weight | 32 kDa |
| Amino Acids | 294 aa |
| UniProt ID | Q16637 |
| NCBI Gene ID | 6609 |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000120247 |
| OMIM | 601627 |
| GeneCards | SMN2 |
| Human Protein Atlas | SMN2 |
| Associated Diseases | Als |
| Interactions | MOTOR NEURONS, NEURON, Rb, SMN1 |
| KG Connections | 22 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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SMN2["SMN2"]
Als{"Als"}
SMN2 -->|"associated_with"| Als
ALS{"ALS"}
SMN2 -->|"associated_with"| ALS
Spinal_Muscular_Atrophy{"Spinal Muscular Atrophy"}
SMN2 -->|"interacts_with"| Spinal_Muscular_Atrophy
MOTOR_NEURONS(["MOTOR NEURONS"])
SMN2 -->|"therapeutic_target"| MOTOR_NEURONS
SMN1(["SMN1"])
SMN2 -->|"expressed_in"| SMN1
NEURON(["NEURON"])
SMN2 -->|"therapeutic_target"| NEURON
AXON(["AXON"])
AXON -->|"therapeutic_target"| SMN2
RNA(["RNA"])
RNA -->|"associated_with"| SMN2
style SMN2 fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#ce93d8,stroke-width:3px,color:#ce93d8| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALS | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Spinal Muscular Atrophy | interacts_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Mrna Processing | therapeutic_target | pathway | 0.60 |
| MOTOR NEURONS | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| NEURON | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| NEURON | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| RNA | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| Neuron | interacts_with | cell_type | 0.60 |
| SMN1 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| neurons | expressed_in | cell_type | 0.60 |
| Rb | interacts_with | protein | 0.60 |
| SMN1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| Ras | associated_with | protein | 0.60 |
| Spinal Cord | expressed_in | brain_region | 0.55 |
| Neuron | expressed_in | cell_type | 0.55 |
Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target
| Hypothesis | Score | Disease | Analysis |
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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 |
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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 SMN2 in their description or question text
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