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Synaptic function / plasticity

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6Hypotheses
4Analyses
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18Experiments
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Incoming (5)

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CACNA1Gparticipates_ingene0.48
ANXA1participates_ingene0.42
NLGN1participates_ingene0.34

Targeting Hypotheses (6)

Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target

HypothesisScoreDiseaseAnalysis
SASP-Mediated Cholinergic Synapse Disruption 0.763 neurodegeneration Senolytic therapy for age-related neurod
Sleep Spindle-Synaptic Plasticity Enhancement 0.721 neurodegeneration Sleep disruption as cause and consequenc
Interneuron SYNGAP1 Deficiency Disrupts Cortical Circuit Ass 0.683 neurodevelopment How does SYNGAP1, a 'synaptic' protein,
Synaptic Phosphatidylserine Masking via Annexin A1 Mimetics 0.625 neurodegeneration Synaptic pruning by microglia in early A
Cross-Cell Type Synaptic Rescue via Tripartite Synapse Resto 0.620 neurodegeneration Cell type vulnerability in Alzheimer's D
Trans-Synaptic Adhesion Molecule Modulation 0.544 Alzheimer's Disease Tau propagation mechanisms and therapeut

Mentioning Analyses (4)

Scientific analyses that reference this entity

Tau propagation mechanisms and therapeutic interception points

neurodegeneration | 2026-04-04 | 15 hypotheses Top: 0.814

Sleep disruption as cause and consequence of neurodegeneration

neurodegeneration | 2026-04-01 | 7 hypotheses Top: 0.763

Synaptic pruning by microglia in early AD

neurodegeneration | 2026-04-01 | 7 hypotheses Top: 0.703

Senolytic therapy for age-related neurodegeneration

neurodegeneration | 2026-04-01 | 8 hypotheses Top: 0.782

Experiments (18)

Experimental studies targeting or related to this entity

ExperimentTypeDiseaseScoreFeasibilityModelStatusEst. Cost
Spp1 knockout prevents synaptic loss in AD mouse models validation Alzheimer's disease 0.900 0.00 Spp1 knockout AD mouse models proposed N/A
Adoptive transfer of TCRAβ-Tregs in AD mouse model validation Alzheimer's disease 0.900 0.00 transgenic mice expressing chi proposed N/A
AhR transcriptional regulation of NEP gene exploratory Alzheimer's disease 0.850 0.00 Cell culture system proposed N/A
Bioinformatics analysis and hub gene identification exploratory Alzheimer's disease 0.800 0.00 computational analysis of tran proposed N/A
Brain Connectivity-Targeted tACS Trial in Early AD clinical Alzheimer's Disease 0.509 0.50 human postmortem brain tissue proposed $520,000
Cholinergic System Dysfunction in DLB — Mechanisms and Therapeutic Res clinical Alzheimer's Disease 0.400 0.50 human proposed $5,460,000
Mixed Pathology Effects on Parkinson's Disease Progression and Treatme clinical Alzheimer's Disease 0.400 0.50 human proposed $5,460,000
s:** - Test whether HCN1 knockout specifically in EC layer II accelera falsification Alzheimer's Disease 0.400 0.50 cell_line proposed $80,000
tACS Connectivity Trial in Early Alzheimer's clinical Alzheimer's Disease 0.400 0.50 human proposed $5,460,000
Brain Connectivity-Targeted tACS Trial in Early AD clinical Alzheimer's Disease 0.400 0.50 mouse proposed $730,000
DLB Cognitive Fluctuation Mechanism Experiment clinical Neurodegeneration 0.400 0.50 human proposed $6,550,000
Migraine Cortical Hyperexcitability and Alzheimer's Disease Risk: Long clinical Alzheimer's Disease 0.400 0.50 human proposed $5,460,000
Neural Oscillation Dysfunction Validation in Parkinson's Disease clinical Parkinson's Disease 0.400 0.50 human proposed $5,460,000
Non-Motor Symptom Progression in Parkinson's Disease — Mechanisms and clinical Parkinson's Disease 0.400 0.50 human proposed $5,460,000
Sleep and Circadian Dysfunction as Driver of Neurodegeneration clinical Neurodegeneration 0.400 0.50 human proposed $5,460,000
Sleep Disruption and Alzheimer's Disease — mechanism and intervention clinical Alzheimer's Disease 0.400 0.50 human proposed $5,460,000
Basic Mechanism: Membrane-Driven Alpha-Synuclein Nucleation validation Parkinson's Disease 0.400 0.50 human proposed $2,730,000
Synaptic Vesicle Trafficking Dysfunction Validation in Parkinson's Dis clinical Parkinson's Disease 0.400 0.50 human proposed $7,500,000

Related Papers (20)

Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity

Title & PMIDAuthorsJournalYearCitations
Clinical, Immunological, and Vesicular Markers in Sarcopenia and Presarcopenia. [PMID:40917056] Shuliko LM, Svarovsky DA, Spirina LV, Og Front Biosci (Landmark Ed) 2025 1
CD47-blocking antibody interferes with neutrophil extracellular traps formation [PMID:39951937] Diao Y, Hao M, Xie M, Hu X, Tan R, Wang J Neuroimmunol 2025 1
Asparagine Endopeptidase Inhibition Attenuates Tissue Plasminogen Activator-Indu [PMID:40116141] Xie G, Jiang G, Huang L, Sun S, Li X, Wu CNS Neurosci Ther 2025 1
Loss of Annexin A1 in macrophages restrains efferocytosis and remodels immune mi [PMID:39237260] Hou Z, Lu F, Lin J, Wu Y, Chen L, Fang H J Immunother Cancer 2024 1
The role of annexins in central nervous system development and disease. [PMID:38639785] White ZB 2nd, Nair S, Bredel M J Mol Med (Berl) 2024 1
Tat-NTS peptide protects neurons against cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury vi [PMID:37908731] Zhou H, Yan L, Huang H, Li X, Xia Q, Zhe Theranostics 2023 1
Annexin A1 protects against cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury by modulating m [PMID:34022892] Xu X, Gao W, Li L, Hao J, Yang B, Wang T J Neuroinflammation 2021 1
Annexin A1: Uncovering the Many Talents of an Old Protein. [PMID:29614751] Sheikh MH, Solito E Int J Mol Sci 2018 1
Effects of caffeine on sleep and cognition. [PMID:21531247] Snel J, Lorist MM Prog Brain Res 2011 1
Functional dissection of Timekeeper (Tik) implicates opposite roles for CK2 and [PMID:19536808] Kunttas-Tatli E, Bose A, Kahali B, Bisho Genesis 2009 1
LINC00491 promotes nasopharyngeal carcinoma metastasis by binding to purine-rich [PMID:41903631] ["Liu Y", "Li H", "Zhang J", "Peng J", " International journal of biolo 2026 0
GW201 mediates neuroprotection via allosteric modulation of NMDA receptor activi [PMID:41693050] ["Tiliwaerde M", "Zhaoji D", "Jingjing L British journal of pharmacolog 2026 0
CI-994 is a dual modulator of class I HDACs and Wnt/β-catenin signaling for the [PMID:41654970] Lu W, Kawatani K, Ren Y Alzheimers Res Ther 2026 0
Enhanced anticancer activity of nanoemulsified cardamom extract via modulation o [PMID:41658858] ["Soltani T", "Karimian M", "Vaziri H", Biochemistry and biophysics re 2026 0
Molecular brake on firing pattern transitions in MHbChAT neurons to mediate nico [PMID:41903536] Zheng ZW, Min PX, Luo YL, Mao XF, Zhang Neuron 2026 0
Annexin A1 enhances liver repair after acetaminophen-induced liver injury by reg [PMID:41707743] ["Zha L", "Liu D", "Zhan M", "Xu Y", "Ha Free radical biology & medicin 2026 0
Myeloid cell-specific β2-adrenergic receptor deletion improves early cardiac inj [PMID:41695468] ["Nayak T", "Bajpai A", "Patwa V", "Cart Theranostics 2026 0
Integrated transcriptomic, proteomic, and metabolomic analyses reveal molecular [PMID:41850064] ["Wang H", "Liu Y", "Jiang K", "Yin J", Poultry science 2026 0
Sex-specific hypothalamic PVN transcriptomic signatures of blood pressure autono [PMID:41723507] ["Duque V", "Nani J", "Jovanovic M", "Lo Biology of sex differences 2026 0
Attenuated crosstalk between urothelium and fibroblasts promotes ureteral strict [PMID:41924262] ["Guo R", "Zhang X", "Wang C", "Cui J", Frontiers in immunology 2026 0

Debates (6)

Multi-agent debates referencing this entity

Hypothesis debate: SASP-Mediated Complement Cascade Amplification

closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.40 · 2026-04-27

Investigate prion-like spreading of tau pathology through connected brain region

closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.90 · 2026-04-12

Senolytics targeting p16/p21+ senescent astrocytes and microglia may reduce SASP

closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.89 · 2026-04-06

Sleep disruption as cause and consequence of neurodegeneration

closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.91 · 2026-04-06

Synaptic pruning by microglia in early AD

closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.95 · 2026-04-06

Tau propagation mechanisms and therapeutic interception points

closed · Rounds: 3 · Score: 0.95 · 2026-04-04

Related Research

Hypotheses and analyses mentioning Synaptic function / plasticity in their description or question text

Trans-Synaptic Adhesion Molecule Modulation

Score: 0.544 · Alzheimer's Disease · 2026-04-02

## Mechanistic Overview Trans-Synaptic Adhesion Molecule Modulation starts from the claim that modulating NLGN1 within t