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TPH2

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0Analyses

50Outgoing

50Incoming

0Experiments

0Debates

Summary

TPH2 is a gene implicated in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: associated with, regulates, activates. Associated with ALS, Aging, Als. Connected to 99 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.

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🧬 Gene Info

Gene Symbol	TPH2
Full Name	Tryptophan Hydroxylase 2
Chromosome	12q15
Protein Type	Enzyme
Function	Tryptophan hydroxylase 2 (TPH2) is the rate-limiting enzyme in the biosynthesis of serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine or 5-HT) in the central nervous system.
Primary Expression	peripheral tissues, TPH2 is specifically expressed in neuronal cells of the raphe nuclei and other brain regions
Pathways	Mapk, Oxidative Stress
UniProt ID	Q8IWU6
NCBI Gene ID	121556
Ensembl ID	ENSG00000139287
OMIM	607478
GeneCards	TPH2
Human Protein Atlas	TPH2
Associated Diseases	Als, Bipolar, Depression, Ms, multiple sclerosis
Interactions	APP, Aβ, Bdnf, BDNF, DEPRESSION, GBA
KG Connections	146 knowledge graph edges
Databases	GeneCards HPA STRING

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Wiki Pages (2)

Knowledge base pages for this entity

Canonical Page

Serotonergic System in Neurodegeneration

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TPH2 — Tryptophan Hydroxylase 2

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Pathway Diagram

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    TPH2["TPH2"]
    TPH2 -->|"inhibits"| Ms["Ms"]
    TPH2 -->|"inhibits"| Depression["Depression"]
    TPH2 -->|"inhibits"| Anxiety["Anxiety"]
    TPH2 -->|"activates"| Inflammation["Inflammation"]
    TPH2 -->|"activates"| Aging["Aging"]
    TPH2 -->|"activates"| Diabetes["Diabetes"]
    TPH2 -->|"activates"| Neurodegeneration["Neurodegeneration"]
    TPH2 -->|"activates"| Neuroinflammation["Neuroinflammation"]
    PANX1["PANX1"] -->|"regulates"| TPH2
    S100B["S100B"] -->|"regulates"| TPH2
    RELB["RELB"] -->|"regulates"| TPH2
    P2RY1["P2RY1"] -->|"regulates"| TPH2
    CASP3["CASP3"] -->|"regulates"| TPH2
    SOCS3["SOCS3"] -->|"regulates"| TPH2
    TRPA1["TRPA1"] -->|"regulates"| TPH2
    GENES["GENES"] -->|"regulates"| TPH2
    CXCL2["CXCL2"] -->|"regulates"| TPH2
    SNAP25["SNAP25"] -->|"regulates"| TPH2

Outgoing (72)

Target	Relation	Type	Str
Ms	activates	disease	0.65
Inflammation	activates	disease	0.65
Aging	activates	disease	0.65
Multiple Sclerosis	associated_with	disease	0.65
Neurodegeneration	associated_with	disease	0.65
Anxiety	inhibits	disease	0.65
Ms	inhibits	disease	0.65
ALS	associated_with	disease	0.65
Depression	inhibits	disease	0.65
Schizophrenia	associated_with	disease	0.65
Als	associated_with	disease	0.65
Depression	associated_with	disease	0.65
Bipolar	associated_with	disease	0.65
Ms	associated_with	disease	0.65
Diabetes	activates	disease	0.65
Neurodegeneration	activates	disease	0.65
Neuroinflammation	activates	disease	0.65
Depression	activates	disease	0.65
Mapk	activates	pathway	0.60
Circadian Rhythm	associated_with	pathway	0.60
HO-1	activates	gene	0.60
KCNK2	expressed_in	gene	0.60
Oxidative Stress	activates	pathway	0.60
App	associated_with	protein	0.60
neurodegeneration	associated_with	disease	0.60
Aβ	activates	protein	0.60
Bdnf	activates	protein	0.60
Ngf	activates	protein	0.60
NAD	activates	gene	0.60
ROS	activates	gene	0.60
Neuron	inhibits	cell_type	0.60
multiple sclerosis	associated_with	disease	0.60
IDO1	activates	gene	0.60
GBA	activates	gene	0.60
DRD1	associated_with	gene	0.60
HTR2A	associated_with	gene	0.60
BMAL1	associated_with	gene	0.60
FKBP5	associated_with	gene	0.60
NCAM1	associated_with	gene	0.60
Rb	associated_with	protein	0.60
GENES	associated_with	gene	0.60
GRIN2B	associated_with	gene	0.60
GRM4	associated_with	gene	0.60
SYNGR1	associated_with	gene	0.60
NRG1	associated_with	gene	0.60
MTNR1B	associated_with	gene	0.60
TXNRD1	activates	gene	0.60
APP	activates	gene	0.60
BDNF	activates	gene	0.60
CCL3	regulates	gene	0.60

Incoming (74)

Source	Relation	Type	Str
HTTLPR	associated_with	gene	0.60
MITOCHONDRIAL DNA	associated_with	gene	0.60
PERIOD3	associated_with	gene	0.60
G72	associated_with	gene	0.60
GENES	associated_with	gene	0.60
PDLIM5	associated_with	gene	0.60
MTDNA	associated_with	gene	0.60
DNA	associated_with	gene	0.60
DEPRESSION	associated_with	gene	0.60
CIRCADIAN RHYTHM	associated_with	gene	0.60
PANX1	regulates	gene	0.60
S100B	regulates	gene	0.60
RELB	regulates	gene	0.60
P2RY1	regulates	gene	0.60
CASP3	regulates	gene	0.60
SOCS3	regulates	gene	0.60
TRPA1	regulates	gene	0.60
CXCL2	regulates	gene	0.60
SNAP25	regulates	gene	0.60
P2RX7	regulates	gene	0.60
SYT2	regulates	gene	0.60
TNF	regulates	gene	0.60
SOD2	regulates	gene	0.60
NOS2	regulates	gene	0.60
P2RX3	regulates	gene	0.60
RELA	regulates	gene	0.60
SYP	regulates	gene	0.60
CHRNA7	regulates	gene	0.60
SYT1	regulates	gene	0.60
STAT3	regulates	gene	0.60
DRD1	associated_with	gene	0.60
GRIN2B	associated_with	gene	0.60
NGF	activates	gene	0.60
DEPRESSION	activates	gene	0.60
HO-1	activates	gene	0.60
HTR2A	associated_with	gene	0.60
DISC1	associated_with	gene	0.60
FKBP5	associated_with	gene	0.60
NRG1	associated_with	gene	0.60
DAO	associated_with	gene	0.60
BMAL1	associated_with	gene	0.60
GRM4	associated_with	gene	0.60
SYNGR1	associated_with	gene	0.60
BDNF	associated_with	gene	0.60
NCAM1	associated_with	gene	0.60
RGS4	associated_with	gene	0.60
MTNR1B	interacts_with	gene	0.60
SLC6A4	activates	gene	0.60
SYN1	activates	gene	0.60
TNF	activates	gene	0.60

Targeting Hypotheses (0)

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Mentioning Analyses (0)

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Experiments (0)

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Related Papers (0)

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Debates (0)

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Related Research

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