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Transforming Growth Factor Beta 2 - a cytokine with neuroprotective roles in neurodegenerative diseases
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| Gene Symbol | TGFB2 |
| Full Name | Transforming Growth Factor Beta 2 |
| Chromosome | 1q41 |
| Function | is a member of the TGF-beta superfamily of cytokines that plays critical roles in neural development, synaptic plasticity, and neuroinflammation regulation[@massague2012][@krieglstein2012]. |
| Molecular Weight | 47.7 kDa |
| Amino Acids | 414 aa |
| Exons | 7 |
| Pathways | TGF-β |
| UniProt ID | P08123 |
| NCBI Gene ID | 7048 |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000192958 |
| OMIM | 190220 |
| GeneCards | TGFB2 |
| Human Protein Atlas | TGFB2 |
| Associated Diseases | Cancer, Carcinoma, Ms, Tumor |
| Interactions | AND, BMP4, BMP7, TGFBR1 |
| KG Connections | 31 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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TGFB2["TGFB2"]
Carcinoma{"Carcinoma"}
TGFB2 -->|"associated with"| Carcinoma
Ms{"Ms"}
TGFB2 -->|"associated with"| Ms
Cancer{"Cancer"}
TGFB2 -->|"associated with"| Cancer
Tumor{"Tumor"}
TGFB2 -->|"associated with"| Tumor
BMP7["BMP7"]
TGFB2 -->|"activates"| BMP7
neurodegeneration["neurodegeneration"]
TGFB2 -->|"implicated in"| neurodegeneration
TGFBR2["TGFBR2"]
TGFBR2 -->|"associated with"| TGFB2
BMP4["BMP4"]
BMP4 -->|"activates"| TGFB2
MIRNAS["MIRNAS"]
MIRNAS -->|"associated with"| TGFB2
MYC["MYC"]
MYC -->|"associated with"| TGFB2
E2F5["E2F5"]
E2F5 -->|"associated with"| TGFB2
CDKN2B["CDKN2B"]
CDKN2B -->|"associated with"| TGFB2
TGFBR1["TGFBR1"]
TGFBR1 -->|"activates"| TGFB2
CANCER["CANCER"]
CANCER -->|"associated with"| TGFB2
BMP2["BMP2"]
BMP2 -->|"associated with"| TGFB2
style TGFB2 fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carcinoma | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Tumor | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| BMP7 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| E2F5 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CDKN2B | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| VEGFB | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| CSF2 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| Vegf | expressed_in | protein | 0.60 |
| Rb | expressed_in | protein | 0.60 |
| Epithelial | expressed_in | cell_type | 0.60 |
| Pdgf | expressed_in | protein | 0.60 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEGFA | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| PDGFB | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| TGFB3 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| TGFB1 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| MIRNAS | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CANCER | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| BMP4 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| MYC | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| E2F5 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CDKN2B | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| TGFBR1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| BMP2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ITGB8 | targets | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| BMP7 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| JAG1 | targets | gene | 0.60 |
| TGFBR2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| GENES | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target
| Hypothesis | Score | Disease | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| No targeting hypotheses | |||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No experiments found | |||||||
Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity
| Title & PMID | Authors | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Multi-agent debates referencing this entity
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Hypotheses and analyses mentioning TGFB2 in their description or question text
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