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TAC1 encodes tachykinin precursors including substance P and neurokinin A, involved in pain transmission, neuroinflammation, and neurodegenerative disease pathogenesis
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| Gene Symbol | TAC1 |
| Chromosome | 7q21 |
| Primary Expression | Thalamus, Hypothalamus |
| Amino Acids | 381 aa |
| Exons | 7 |
| Pathways | NF-κB |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000125037 |
| GeneCards | TAC1 |
| Human Protein Atlas | TAC1 |
| Type A preprotachykinin | Contains substance P and neurokinin A |
| Type B preprotachykinin | Encodes only neurokinin A |
| Type C preprotachykinin | Contains non-tachykinin sequence |
| Substantia nigra | Moderate expression in dopaminergic neurons[@yaus2012] |
| Striatum | High expression in medium spiny neurons |
| Hypothalamus | Strong expression in paraventricular nucleus |
| Associated Diseases | Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease |
| Interactions | TRPM8, WNT3A |
| KG Connections | 27 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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TAC1["TAC1"]
Ms{"Ms"}
TAC1 -->|"expressed in"| Ms
Tumor{"Tumor"}
TAC1 -->|"expressed in"| Tumor
IMMUNE_INFILTRATION["IMMUNE INFILTRATION"]
TAC1 -->|"expressed in"| IMMUNE_INFILTRATION
CHONDROCYTE_APOPTOSIS["CHONDROCYTE APOPTOSIS"]
TAC1 -->|"expressed in"| CHONDROCYTE_APOPTOSIS
APOPTOSIS["APOPTOSIS"]
TAC1 -->|"expressed in"| APOPTOSIS
SPP1["SPP1"]
TAC1 -->|"expressed in"| SPP1
Apoptosis(["Apoptosis"])
TAC1 -->|"expressed in"| Apoptosis
neurodegeneration["neurodegeneration"]
TAC1 -->|"implicated in"| neurodegeneration
PLIN1["PLIN1"]
PLIN1 -->|"expressed in"| TAC1
IGF1["IGF1"]
IGF1 -->|"expressed in"| TAC1
P2RY14["P2RY14"]
P2RY14 -->|"expressed in"| TAC1
MMP9["MMP9"]
MMP9 -->|"expressed in"| TAC1
FOS["FOS"]
FOS -->|"expressed in"| TAC1
style TAC1 fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azole Resistance | contributes_to | mechanism | 0.80 |
| Ms | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Tumor | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| CHONDROCYTE APOPTOSIS | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| IMMUNE INFILTRATION | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| TRPM8 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| WNT3A | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| SPP1 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| APOPTOSIS | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| Apoptosis | expressed_in | pathway | 0.60 |
| FOXP1 | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| AVP | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| Hypothalamus | expressed_in | brain_region | 0.55 |
| Thalamus | expressed_in | brain_region | 0.55 |
| Neuron | expressed_in | cell_type | 0.55 |
| FOXP1 | associated_with | gene | 0.50 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| BDNF | upregulates | protein | 0.90 |
| IGF1 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| P2RY14 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| PLIN1 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| FOS | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| MMP9 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| RNA | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| CRH | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| NR3C1 | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| NR3C1 | associated_with | gene | 0.50 |
Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target
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Scientific analyses that reference this entity
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Experimental studies targeting or related to this entity
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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 TAC1 in their description or question text
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