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UCHL1

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0Hypotheses

0Analyses

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50Incoming

0Experiments

0Debates

Summary

UCHL1 is a gene implicated in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: biomarker for, interacts with, activates. Associated with ALS, Als, Alzheimer. Connected to 72 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.

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🧬 Gene Info

Gene Symbol	UCHL1
Chromosome	4p14
Protein Type	Enzyme
Function	is a highly abundant neuronal deubiquitinating enzyme that constitutes 1-5% of total brain protein.
Primary Expression	Cytoplasmic, enriched in axons and synaptic terminals
Subcellular Localization	Cytoplasmic, enriched in axons and synaptic terminals
Molecular Weight	24.8 kDa
Amino Acids	223 aa
Exons	9
Pathways	Angiogenesis, Autophagy, Ferroptosis, Glycolysis, Neural Stem Cell Maintenance
GeneCards	UCHL1
Human Protein Atlas	UCHL1
N-terminal region	Contains a flexible tail with regulatory functions
Core catalytic domain	Eight-stranded beta-sheet surrounded by alpha-helices forming the characteristic alpha/beta fold
Active site	Contains catalytic cysteine (Cys152), histidine (His184), and aspartate (His186) triad
Associated Diseases	Ataxia, Ms, neurodegeneration, Neurodegenerative Diseases, traumatic brain injury
Interactions	A2M, AND, ANGPT1, ATXN3, AUTOPHAGY, BCHE
KG Connections	180 knowledge graph edges
Databases	GeneCards UniProt NCBI Gene HPA STRING

Wiki Pages (6)

Knowledge base pages for this entity

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Pathway Diagram

graph TD
    UCHL1["UCHL1"]
    Neurodegeneration{"Neurodegeneration"}
    UCHL1 -->|"biomarker for"| Neurodegeneration
    Dementia{"Dementia"}
    UCHL1 -->|"biomarker for"| Dementia
    Inflammation{"Inflammation"}
    UCHL1 -->|"biomarker for"| Inflammation
    Als{"Als"}
    UCHL1 -->|"biomarker for"| Als
    Neuroinflammation{"Neuroinflammation"}
    UCHL1 -->|"biomarker for"| Neuroinflammation
    Alzheimer{"Alzheimer"}
    UCHL1 -->|"biomarker for"| Alzheimer
    Traumatic_Brain_Injury{"Traumatic Brain Injury"}
    UCHL1 -->|"biomarker for"| Traumatic_Brain_Injury
    Parkinson{"Parkinson"}
    UCHL1 -->|"biomarker for"| Parkinson
    Ms{"Ms"}
    UCHL1 -->|"inhibits"| Ms
    ALS{"ALS"}
    UCHL1 -->|"biomarker for"| ALS
    GFAP["GFAP"]
    UCHL1 -->|"interacts with"| GFAP
    TMEM119["TMEM119"]
    UCHL1 -->|"interacts with"| TMEM119
    TMEM119 -->|"interacts with"| UCHL1
    GFAP -->|"interacts with"| UCHL1
    NFL["NFL"]
    NFL -->|"interacts with"| UCHL1
    ASTROCYTES["ASTROCYTES"]
    ASTROCYTES -->|"biomarker for"| UCHL1
    ALZHEIMER_S_DISEASE["ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE"]
    ALZHEIMER_S_DISEASE -->|"biomarker for"| UCHL1
    MICROGLIA["MICROGLIA"]
    MICROGLIA -->|"biomarker for"| UCHL1
    ALZHEIMER["ALZHEIMER"]
    ALZHEIMER -->|"biomarker for"| UCHL1
    NEURODEGENERATIVE_DISEASES["NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES"]
    NEURODEGENERATIVE_DISEASES -->|"biomarker for"| UCHL1
    PARKINSON_S_DISEASE["PARKINSON'S DISEASE"]
    PARKINSON_S_DISEASE -->|"biomarker for"| UCHL1
    DEMENTIA["DEMENTIA"]
    DEMENTIA -->|"biomarker for"| UCHL1
    BRAIN_INJURY["BRAIN INJURY"]
    BRAIN_INJURY -->|"biomarker for"| UCHL1
    PARKINSON["PARKINSON"]
    PARKINSON -->|"biomarker for"| UCHL1
    style UCHL1 fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0

Outgoing (121)

Target	Relation	Type	Str
Neural Stem Cell Maintenance	involved_in	process	0.85
blood-brain barrier integrity	associated_with	process	0.80
ubiquitin-proteasome	participates_in	pathway	0.80
VEGFA	upregulates	protein	0.80
Als	biomarker_for	disease	0.65
Neuroinflammation	biomarker_for	disease	0.65
Alzheimer	biomarker_for	disease	0.65
Traumatic Brain Injury	biomarker_for	disease	0.65
Parkinson	biomarker_for	disease	0.65
Als	therapeutic_target	disease	0.65
Carcinoma	therapeutic_target	disease	0.65
Cancer	activates	disease	0.65
Tumor	inhibits	disease	0.65
Ms	implicated_in	disease	0.65
Ms	inhibits	disease	0.65
ALS	biomarker_for	disease	0.65
Neurodegeneration	biomarker_for	disease	0.65
Parkinson	protects_against	disease	0.65
ALS	protects_against	disease	0.65
ALS	activates	disease	0.65
Tumor	activates	disease	0.65
Als	activates	disease	0.65
Dementia	biomarker_for	disease	0.65
Inflammation	biomarker_for	disease	0.65
Traumatic Brain Injury	implicated_in	disease	0.65
Ataxia	associated_with	disease	0.65
Neurodegeneration	expressed_in	disease	0.65
Als	interacts_with	disease	0.65
UBIQUITIN	interacts_with	gene	0.60
DNAJC6	regulates	gene	0.60
CAT	protects_against	gene	0.60
LRRK2	regulates	gene	0.60
Blood-Brain Barrier	biomarker_for	pathway	0.60
Neuroinflammatory	interacts_with	pathway	0.60
NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES	contributes_to	gene	0.60
AMYLOID	implicated_in	gene	0.60
Autophagy	activates	pathway	0.60
Proteasome	activates	pathway	0.60
NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES	implicated_in	gene	0.60
CANCER	activates	gene	0.60
P53	activates	gene	0.60
YAP	activates	gene	0.60
Pericyte	biomarker_for	cell_type	0.60
Interleukin	activates	protein	0.60
Pdgf	interacts_with	protein	0.60
App	biomarker_for	protein	0.60
endothelial cells	expressed_in	cell_type	0.60
neurons	expressed_in	cell_type	0.60
Oxidative Stress	regulates	pathway	0.60
Calcium Signaling	protects_against	pathway	0.60

Incoming (59)

Source	Relation	Type	Str
NEUROINFLAMMATION	biomarker_for	gene	0.60
NEURODEGENERATION	expressed_in	gene	0.60
AND	therapeutic_target	gene	0.60
C-MYC	regulates	gene	0.60
AUTOPHAGY	activates	gene	0.60
NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES	associated_with	gene	0.60
TMEM119	interacts_with	gene	0.60
GFAP	interacts_with	gene	0.60
NFL	interacts_with	gene	0.60
CD68	activates	gene	0.60
ANGPT1	activates	gene	0.60
VEGFA	activates	gene	0.60
UBIQUITIN	activates	gene	0.60
VPS35	regulates	gene	0.60
C3	expressed_in	gene	0.60
CLU	expressed_in	gene	0.60
PARKINSON	biomarker_for	gene	0.60
PARKINSON'S DISEASE	biomarker_for	gene	0.60
DEMENTIA	biomarker_for	gene	0.60
BRAIN INJURY	biomarker_for	gene	0.60
NEURODEGENERATION	biomarker_for	gene	0.60
NEURODEGENERATIVE DISORDERS	biomarker_for	gene	0.60
INFLAMMATION	biomarker_for	gene	0.60
YAP	activates	gene	0.60
HIF-1Α	activates	gene	0.60
AND	activates	gene	0.60
HIF	activates	gene	0.60
BRAIN INJURY	associated_with	gene	0.60
UBIQUITIN	regulates	gene	0.60
A2M	interacts_with	gene	0.60
BCHE	interacts_with	gene	0.60
CHRFAM7A	interacts_with	gene	0.60
CNTN1	interacts_with	gene	0.60
ESR1	interacts_with	gene	0.60
GABRB3	interacts_with	gene	0.60
MAPT	interacts_with	gene	0.60
PSEN1	interacts_with	gene	0.60
SCARB2	interacts_with	gene	0.60
TFAM	interacts_with	gene	0.60
TREM2	interacts_with	gene	0.60
LRRK2	inhibits	gene	0.60
SNCA	inhibits	gene	0.60
MMP9	interacts_with	gene	0.60
FBXO7	activates	gene	0.60
LRRK2	activates	gene	0.60
PINK1	activates	gene	0.60
PTEN	activates	gene	0.60
SNCA	activates	gene	0.60
ASTROCYTES	biomarker_for	gene	0.60
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE	biomarker_for	gene	0.60

Targeting Hypotheses (0)

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Hypothesis	Score	Disease	Analysis
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Mentioning Analyses (0)

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Experiments (0)

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Experiment	Type	Disease	Score	Feasibility	Model	Status	Est. Cost
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Related Papers (0)

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Title & PMID	Authors	Journal	Year	Citations
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Debates (0)

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Related Research

Hypotheses and analyses mentioning UCHL1 in their description or question text

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UCHL1

Understanding Entity Pages

Summary

Wiki Pages (6)

Ubiquitin C-terminal Hydrolase L1 (UCH-L1)

UCHL1 (PARK5) Pathway in Parkinson's Disease

UCHL1 Ubiquitin-Proteasome Parkinson's Disease Causal Chain

UCHL1 Gene

UCHL1 Ubiquitin C-terminal Hydrolase Neurons

UCHL1 Protein