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TAM

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7Hypotheses
2Analyses
0Outgoing
1Incoming
1Experiments
2Debates

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Wiki Pages (4)

Knowledge base pages for this entity

TAM Receptor Signaling

mechanism · 2896 words

TAM Receptor Modulation Therapy

therapeutic · 1685 words

STAM2 Gene - Signal Transducing Adaptor Molecule 2

gene · 648 words

STAM1 - Signal Transducing Adaptor Molecule 1

gene · 559 words

Outgoing (0)

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Incoming (1)

SourceRelationTypeStr
GAS6/TAM receptor complexco_associated_withgene0.30

Targeting Hypotheses (7)

Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target

HypothesisScoreDiseaseAnalysis
Ataxin-2 Polyglutamine Expansions Hijack G3BP1 to Form Toxic 0.700 neurodegeneration How do disease-associated mutations in G
AQP4-Dependent Astrocyte Swelling Exacerbates Excitotoxic Ne 0.670 neurodegeneration What are the specific molecular mechanis
Transglutaminase-2 Cross-Linking Inhibition Strategy 0.639 neurodegeneration Protein aggregation cross-seeding across
Microglial xCT/SLC7A11 Selective Inhibition to Reduce Non-Ce 0.620 - Ferroptosis in ALS and motor neuron dise
TAM Receptor (MERTK/AXL) Cross-Regulation 0.540 neuroinflammation What molecular mechanisms mediate SPP1-i
GAS6/TAM Axis Activation Stabilizes Blood-Brain Barrier to R 0.513 neuroinflammation Why do TAM receptors protect against neu
Reactive astrocyte glutamate-handling failure sustains dendr 0.490 neurodegeneration Does tau dendritic missorting persist in

Mentioning Analyses (2)

Scientific analyses that reference this entity

Why do TAM receptors protect against neuroinvasive viruses despite their known i

neuroinflammation | 2026-04-14 | 2 hypotheses Top: 0.513

Why do TAM receptors protect against neuroinvasive viruses despite their known i

neuroinflammation | 2026-04-13 | 0 hypotheses

Experiments (1)

Experimental studies targeting or related to this entity

ExperimentTypeDiseaseScoreFeasibilityModelStatusEst. Cost
Gandouling protection against brain injury in Wilson's disease via SIR validation Hepatolenticular degeneration 0.900 0.00 TX mice (Wilson's disease mode proposed N/A

Related Papers (9)

Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity

Title & PMIDAuthorsJournalYearCitations
TGM2 and implications for human disease: role of alternative splicing. [PMID:23276939] Lai TS, Greenberg CS Front Biosci (Landmark Ed) 2013 1
Transglutaminase 2 modulates inflammatory angiogenesis via vascular endothelial [PMID:40619121] Zhou G, Zhang M, Zheng S, Yang G, Li L e J Adv Res 2026 0
The Search for a Universal Treatment for Defined and Mixed Pathology Neurodegene [PMID:39769187] O'Day DH International journal of molec 2024 0
[WALANT - Wide Awake Local Anaesthesia No Tourniquet: Complications in elective [PMID:35168268] Wieschollek S, Forster S, Megerle K Handchirurgie, Mikrochirurgie, 2022 0
Calmodulin Binding Domains in Critical Risk Proteins Involved in Neurodegenerati [PMID:36421678] ["O'Day D"] Current issues in molecular bi 2022 0
Urolithin A suppresses high glucose-induced neuronal amyloidogenesis by modulati [PMID:32704090] Lee HJ, Jung YH, Choi GE Cell Death Differ 2021 0
Engineering complex communities by directed evolution. [PMID:33986540] Chang CY, Vila JCC, Bender M, Li R, Mank Nature ecology & evolution 2021 0
Successful Nonoperative Treatment of Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Humeral Ca [PMID:34825100] Tajika T, Kuboi T, Endo F, Hatori Y, Sai Progress in rehabilitation med 2021 0
Dietary Gluten and Neurodegeneration: A Case for Preclinical Studies. [PMID:32751379] Mohan M, Okeoma CM, Sestak K International journal of molec 2020 0

Debates (2)

Multi-agent debates referencing this entity

The finding that Mertk/Axl deficiency increases viral susceptibility contradicts

closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.74 · 2026-04-16

The finding that Mertk/Axl deficiency increases viral susceptibility contradicts

closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.75 · 2026-04-15

Related Research

Hypotheses and analyses mentioning TAM in their description or question text

GAS6/TAM Axis Activation Stabilizes Blood-Brain Barrier to Reduce Neuroinflammat

Score: 0.513 · neuroinflammation · 2026-04-14

## Mechanistic Overview GAS6/TAM Axis Activation Stabilizes Blood-Brain Barrier to Reduce Neuroinflammatory Cell Infiltr

Reactive astrocyte glutamate-handling failure sustains dendritic tau-associated

Score: 0.490 · neurodegeneration · 2026-04-25

Aβ leaves astrocytes in a reactive, low-EAAT2 state that increases extrasynaptic NMDA receptor drive, allowing dendritic