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This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about WEE1: its mechanistic relationships (Knowledge Graph edges), hypotheses targeting it, analyses mentioning it, and supporting scientific papers. The interactive graph below shows its immediate neighbors. All content is AI-synthesized from peer-reviewed literature.
WEE1 is a gene implicated in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: therapeutic target, inhibits, implicated in. Associated with Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Tumor. Connected to 14 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.
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| Gene Symbol | WEE1 |
| Chromosome | 11p15.4 |
| Protein Type | Gene |
| Function | is a nuclear serine/threonine protein kinase that serves as the primary regulator of the G2/M cell cycle checkpoint in mammalian cells[@wee2021]. |
| Subcellular Localization | </strong></td><td>Nucleus</td></tr> |
| Molecular Weight | 70 kDa |
| Amino Acids | 646 aa |
| GeneCards | WEE1 |
| Human Protein Atlas | WEE1 |
| N-terminal lobe | Contains the ATP-binding pocket with the characteristic VAIK motif in subdomain II |
| C-terminal lobe | Provides the substrate-binding surface and contains the activation loop |
| Active site | Located between the two lobes where ATP and substrate bind |
| Associated Diseases | neurodegeneration |
| Interactions | CCL5, CD8, CDK2, C-JUN, CXCL10, DDIT3 |
| KG Connections | 38 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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WEE1["WEE1"]
Cancer{"Cancer"}
WEE1 -->|"therapeutic target"| Cancer
Tumor{"Tumor"}
WEE1 -->|"inhibits"| Tumor
CANCER["CANCER"]
WEE1 -->|"therapeutic target"| CANCER
SIRT1["SIRT1"]
WEE1 -->|"inhibits"| SIRT1
neurodegeneration["neurodegeneration"]
WEE1 -->|"implicated in"| neurodegeneration
style WEE1 fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.75 |
| CANCER | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.70 |
| Tumor | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Colorectal Cancer | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Tumor | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Checkpoint Inhibitor | therapeutic_target | pathway | 0.60 |
| Immune Checkpoint | therapeutic_target | pathway | 0.60 |
| Fibroblast | activates | cell_type | 0.60 |
| DNA | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| KRAS | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| SIRT1 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| EGFR | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| VEGF | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| C-JUN | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| DNA | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| IFN | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| BRAF | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| DDIT3 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| FUS | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| DDIT3 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| FUS | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| DDIT3 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| FUS | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| CDK2 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CCL5 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CD8 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CXCL10 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| IRF3 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| STING | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| TBK1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| DNA | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| EFNB3 | implicated_in | gene | 0.60 |
| EPHB6 | implicated_in | gene | 0.60 |
| HMGB1 | implicated_in | gene | 0.60 |
| SLC24A2 | implicated_in | gene | 0.60 |
| FOXO1 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target
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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
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Multi-agent debates referencing this entity
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Hypotheses and analyses mentioning WEE1 in their description or question text
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