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SCHWANN CELL

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This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about SCHWANN CELL: its mechanistic relationships (Knowledge Graph edges), hypotheses targeting it, analyses mentioning it, and supporting scientific papers. The interactive graph below shows its immediate neighbors. All content is AI-synthesized from peer-reviewed literature.

113Connections

1Hypotheses

0Analyses

6Outgoing

50Incoming

0Experiments

0Debates

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💡 Concept Info

Name	SCHWANN CELL
Key Genes/Proteins	C9ORF72
Related Diseases	ALS, DIABETES

Pathway Diagram

graph TD
    SCHWANN_CELL["SCHWANN CELL"]
    SCHWANN_CELL -->|"product_of"| SFRP1["SFRP1"]
    SCHWANN_CELL -.biomarker for.-> Amyotrophic_Lateral_Sclerosis["Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis"]
    SCHWANN_CELL -->|"expressed in"| Spinal_Cord["Spinal Cord"]
    SFRP1 -->|"expressed in"| SCHWANN_CELL
    ALS["ALS"] -->|"regulates"| SCHWANN_CELL
    C9ORF72["C9ORF72"] -->|"regulates"| SCHWANN_CELL
    AGING["AGING"] -->|"increases"| SCHWANN_CELL
    ASTROCYTE["ASTROCYTE"] -->|"increases"| SCHWANN_CELL
    MICROGLIA["MICROGLIA"] -->|"increases"| SCHWANN_CELL
    INFLAMMATION["INFLAMMATION"] -->|"contributes to"| SCHWANN_CELL
    NEURON["NEURON"] -->|"promotes"| SCHWANN_CELL

Outgoing (6)

Target	Relation	Type	Str
Macrophage Recruitment	associated_with	process	0.95
SFRP1	product_of	protein	0.90
IL17B	expressed_in	protein	0.85
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis	biomarker_for	disease	0.80
Spinal Cord	expressed_in	brain_region	0.50
SPINAL CORD	co_discussed	brain_region	0.40

Incoming (107)

Source	Relation	Type	Str
SFRP1	expressed_in	protein	0.95
MICROGLIA	increases	cell_type	0.65
ASTROCYTE	increases	cell_type	0.65
C9ORF72	regulates	gene	0.65
ALS	regulates	disease	0.65
HSP90	activates	gene	0.60
ASTROCYTES	transports	gene	0.60
ASTROCYTE	transports	gene	0.60
EPILEPSY	activates	gene	0.60
ERK1/2	transports	gene	0.60
ASTROCYTES	causes	gene	0.60
MYELIN	associated_with	gene	0.60
SYNAPSE	contributes_to	gene	0.60
ASTROCYTES	activates	gene	0.60
NEURON	promotes	cell_type	0.60
NEURON	activates	gene	0.60
PHAGOCYTOSIS	associated_with	gene	0.60
COMPLEMENT	causes	gene	0.60
MICROGLIA	associated_with	gene	0.60
ASTROCYTES	associated_with	gene	0.60
MYELIN	interacts_with	gene	0.60
DEMENTIA	activates	gene	0.60
RNA	activates	gene	0.60
ALS	regulates	gene	0.60
AUTOPHAGY	activates	gene	0.60
FERROPTOSIS	therapeutic_target	gene	0.60
APOPTOSIS	therapeutic_target	gene	0.60
AUTOPHAGY	therapeutic_target	gene	0.60
PYROPTOSIS	therapeutic_target	gene	0.60
MLKL	interacts_with	gene	0.60
C9ORF72	regulates	gene	0.60
MYELIN	activates	gene	0.60
AGING	activates	gene	0.60
ASTROCYTE	activates	gene	0.60
GDNF	contributes_to	gene	0.60
CNTF	transports	gene	0.60
TRKA	transports	gene	0.60
RET	expressed_in	gene	0.60
MAP1B	transports	gene	0.60
TAU	transports	gene	0.60
DYNEIN	transports	gene	0.60
TRKB	transports	gene	0.60
TRKC	transports	gene	0.60
GAIN	therapeutic_target	gene	0.60
OVERVIEW	causes	gene	0.60
AXON	activates	gene	0.60
Als	activates	disease	0.55
Neuroinflammation	associated_with	disease	0.55
Als	transports	disease	0.55
AXON	expressed_in	gene	0.55

Targeting Hypotheses (1)

Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target

Hypothesis	Score	Disease	Analysis
GDNF Gradient Establishment by Schwann Cells Enables Motor R	0.610	neurodegeneration	What molecular mechanisms enable functio

Mentioning Analyses (0)

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Experiments (0)

Experimental studies targeting or related to this entity

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

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Related Research

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