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Type III intermediate filament protein expressed in astrocytes, marker of neuroinflammation in neurodegenerative diseases
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| Gene Symbol | VIMENTIN |
| Chromosome | 10p13 |
| Protein Family | Type III intermediate filament protein |
| Function | is a type III intermediate filament protein encoded by the VIM gene. |
| Primary Expression | mesenchymal cells, fibroblasts, and astrocytes in the central nervous system |
| Subcellular Localization | Cytoplasm, intermediate filaments |
| Molecular Weight | 57 kDa |
| Amino Acids | 466 aa |
| Pathways | Autophagy, NOTCH_SIGNALING, Notch Signal Sending, Notch Signaling, Proteasome |
| UniProt ID | P08670 |
| GeneCards | VIMENTIN |
| Human Protein Atlas | VIMENTIN |
| Central α-helical rod domain | Responsible for dimerization and filament assembly PMID: 2847424 |
| N-terminal head domain | Regulates filament assembly and interaction with signaling molecules PMID: 21855637 |
| C-terminal tail domain | Mediates interactions with other cytoskeletal elements and organelles PMID: 8898344 |
| Associated Diseases | Glioblastoma, Ms, Tumor |
| Known Drugs/Compounds | columbianadin |
| Interactions | ACTB, Actin, Akt, AKT, ALPHA-SYNUCLEIN, AND |
| KG Connections | 325 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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VIMENTIN["VIMENTIN"]
VIMENTIN -.biomarker for.-> Aging["Aging"]
VIMENTIN -.biomarker for.-> Inflammation["Inflammation"]
VIMENTIN -.biomarker for.-> ALS["ALS"]
VIMENTIN -.biomarker for.-> Senescence["Senescence"]
VIMENTIN -.biomarker for.-> Fibrosis["Fibrosis"]
VIMENTIN -->|"regulates"| NOTCH_SIGNALING["NOTCH_SIGNALING"]
VIMENTIN -->|"regulates"| ATG14["ATG14"]
VIMENTIN -->|"regulates"| AUTOPHAGY["AUTOPHAGY"]
VIMENTIN -->|"regulates"| Proteasome["Proteasome"]
LYSOSOME["LYSOSOME"] -->|"regulates"| VIMENTIN
GJA1["GJA1"] -->|"regulates"| VIMENTIN
CASP3["CASP3"] -->|"regulates"| VIMENTIN
GAPDH["GAPDH"] -->|"regulates"| VIMENTIN
ACTB["ACTB"] -->|"regulates"| VIMENTIN
CDC42["CDC42"] -->|"regulates"| VIMENTIN
BECN1["BECN1"] -->|"regulates"| VIMENTIN
H2AX["H2AX"] -->|"regulates"| VIMENTIN
GPNMB["GPNMB"] -.biomarker for.-> VIMENTIN
CX3CL1["CX3CL1"] -->|"activates"| VIMENTIN| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notch Signaling | regulates | pathway | 0.85 |
| Notch Signal Sending | regulates | mechanism | 0.85 |
| VAV2 | activates | protein | 0.85 |
| Synoviocyte Invasion | mediates | phenotype | 0.83 |
| Notch Signal Sending Competence | modulates | phenotype | 0.75 |
| VAV2/Rac-1 signaling pathway | inhibits | pathway | 0.70 |
| Glioblastoma | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| ALS | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| ALS | transports | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Tumor | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Tumor | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | biomarker_for | disease | 0.65 |
| Autoimmune | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Inflammation | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | transports | disease | 0.65 |
| Fibrosis | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Epilepsy | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Fibrosis | biomarker_for | disease | 0.65 |
| Aging | biomarker_for | disease | 0.65 |
| Inflammation | biomarker_for | disease | 0.65 |
| ALS | biomarker_for | disease | 0.65 |
| Diabetes | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Senescence | biomarker_for | disease | 0.65 |
| NOTCH_SIGNALING | regulates | pathway | 0.64 |
| PGRN | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| APOPTOSIS | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| COMPLEMENT | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| GHRL | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| IGF-1 | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| Fibroblast | activates | cell_type | 0.60 |
| Neuron | biomarker_for | cell_type | 0.60 |
| RNA | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AMYLOID-BETA | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| Amyloid | expressed_in | pathway | 0.60 |
| AND | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ALPHA-SYNUCLEIN | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| Tgf-Β | activates | pathway | 0.60 |
| Alpha-Synuclein | activates | pathway | 0.60 |
| EPILEPSY | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | transports | gene | 0.60 |
| DLK2 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| GENES | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| ASTROCYTE | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIF-1Α | upregulates | gene | 0.90 |
| Columbianadin | binds | compound | 0.90 |
| columbianadin | targets | compound | 0.70 |
| LAMP1 | activates | entity | 0.60 |
| MAP1LC3B | activates | entity | 0.60 |
| MAP3K5 | activates | entity | 0.60 |
| OCLN | activates | entity | 0.60 |
| P62 | activates | entity | 0.60 |
| PIK3C3 | activates | entity | 0.60 |
| RAC1 | activates | entity | 0.60 |
| SQSTM1 | activates | entity | 0.60 |
| STK11 | activates | entity | 0.60 |
| TUBB3 | activates | entity | 0.60 |
| TUBULIN | activates | entity | 0.60 |
| UBIQUITIN | activates | entity | 0.60 |
| UVRAG | activates | entity | 0.60 |
| VIM | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| SNCA | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| TNF | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| MAPK | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| HDAC6 | activates | entity | 0.60 |
| ROS | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| TJP1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| LYSOSOME | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| SCIN | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ASTROCYTES | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| GENES | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| ASTROCYTE | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| AMYLOID | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| WT1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| TUBULIN | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| P62 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MAP3K5 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| UBIQUITIN | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| OCLN | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| GJA1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| SQSTM1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CASP3 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| GAPDH | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| ACTB | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| TUBB3 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| UVRAG | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| RAC1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| STK11 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| VIM | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CDC42 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| HDAC6 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| LAMP1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MAP1LC3B | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PIK3C3 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
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
| Experiment | Type | Disease | Score | Feasibility | Model | Status | Est. Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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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 VIMENTIN in their description or question text
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