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This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about WIPI4: 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.
WIPI4 is a gene implicated in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: activates, regulates, causes. Associated with Als, Ms, Neurodegeneration. Connected to 46 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.
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| Gene Symbol | WIPI4 |
| Chromosome | 19p13.3 |
| Function | is an important component in the neurobiology of neurodegenerative diseases. |
| Molecular Weight | 44 kDa |
| Amino Acids | 371 aa |
| Pathways | Autophagy |
| UniProt ID | Q9N5Z0 |
| NCBI Gene ID | 162317 |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000168096 |
| OMIM | 614402 |
| GeneCards | WIPI4 |
| Human Protein Atlas | WIPI4 |
| Associated Diseases | Als, Ms, Neurodegeneration |
| Interactions | AND, ATG, ATG16L1, atg2a, ATG2A, AUTOPHAGY |
| KG Connections | 68 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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WIPI4["WIPI4"]
ferroptosis["ferroptosis"]
WIPI4 -->|"causes"| ferroptosis
AUTOPHAGY["AUTOPHAGY"]
WIPI4 -->|"participates in"| AUTOPHAGY
ATG2A["ATG2A"]
WIPI4 -->|"interacts with"| ATG2A
autophagy(["autophagy"])
WIPI4 -->|"regulates"| autophagy
WIPI4 -->|"regulates"| ferroptosis
Ms{"Ms"}
WIPI4 -->|"associated with"| Ms
Neurodegeneration{"Neurodegeneration"}
WIPI4 -->|"associated with"| Neurodegeneration
WIPI1["WIPI1"]
WIPI4 -->|"activates"| WIPI1
LC3["LC3"]
WIPI4 -->|"activates"| LC3
Autophagy(["Autophagy"])
WIPI4 -->|"regulates"| Autophagy
WDR45["WDR45"]
WIPI4 -->|"associated with"| WDR45
MITOCHONDRIA["MITOCHONDRIA"]
WIPI4 -->|"activates"| MITOCHONDRIA
WDR45 -->|"encodes"| WIPI4
ERK["ERK"]
ERK -->|"activates"| WIPI4
ATG16L1["ATG16L1"]
ATG16L1 -->|"activates"| WIPI4
ATG["ATG"]
ATG -->|"activates"| WIPI4
MYC["MYC"]
MYC -->|"activates"| WIPI4
GABARAP["GABARAP"]
GABARAP -->|"activates"| WIPI4
AUTOPHAGY -->|"regulates"| WIPI4
WIPI3["WIPI3"]
WIPI3 -->|"regulates"| WIPI4
WIPI2["WIPI2"]
WIPI2 -->|"activates"| WIPI4
AMPK["AMPK"]
AMPK -->|"regulates"| WIPI4
NEURODEGENERATION["NEURODEGENERATION"]
NEURODEGENERATION -->|"associated with"| WIPI4
FERROPTOSIS["FERROPTOSIS"]
FERROPTOSIS -->|"activates"| WIPI4
style WIPI4 fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferroptosis | inhibits | process | 0.92 |
| ATG2A | regulates | protein | 0.88 |
| Autophagy | involved_in | pathway | 0.85 |
| ATG2A | interacts_with | protein | 0.80 |
| ferroptosis | regulates | process | 0.70 |
| Autophagy | regulates | pathway | 0.70 |
| autophagy | regulates | process | 0.70 |
| Ms | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Neurodegeneration | causes | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | implicated_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Neurodegeneration | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| WDR45 | causes | gene | 0.60 |
| AUTOPHAGY | causes | gene | 0.60 |
| autophagy pathway | participates_in | pathway | 0.60 |
| WIPI1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| LC3 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AUTOPHAGY | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| Ferroptosis | activates | pathway | 0.60 |
| Autophagy | activates | pathway | 0.60 |
| Ferroptosis | causes | pathway | 0.60 |
| Autophagy | causes | pathway | 0.60 |
| AND | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| FERROPTOSIS | causes | gene | 0.60 |
| ferroptosis | participates_in | pathway | 0.60 |
| neurodegeneration | interacts_with | disease | 0.60 |
| MITOCHONDRIA | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| Raf | activates | protein | 0.60 |
| NEURODEGENERATION | causes | gene | 0.60 |
| WDR45 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ATG2A | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| WDR45 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| CELL DEATH | activates | concept | 0.50 |
| ferroptosis | activates | phenotype | 0.50 |
| ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM | activates | concept | 0.50 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| WDR45 | encodes | gene | 0.70 |
| AUTOPHAGY | regulates | gene | 0.70 |
| WDR45 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AMPK | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| NEURODEGENERATION | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ERK | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ATG | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AXON | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| ATG2A | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| BPAN | causes | entity | 0.60 |
| WDR45 | causes | entity | 0.60 |
| BPAN | degrades | entity | 0.60 |
| FERROPTOSIS | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| UBIQUITIN | implicated_in | gene | 0.60 |
| SQSTM1 | implicated_in | gene | 0.60 |
| P62 | implicated_in | gene | 0.60 |
| ATG16L1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| MYC | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| GABARAP | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| WIPI3 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| WIPI2 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NEURODEGENERATION | causes | gene | 0.60 |
| FERROPTOSIS | causes | gene | 0.60 |
| AUTOPHAGY | causes | gene | 0.60 |
| MITOCHONDRIA | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| bpan | causes | disease | 0.50 |
| bpan | associated_with | disease | 0.50 |
| Neurodegeneration | causes | disease | 0.50 |
| atg2a | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| Autophagy | causes | process | 0.50 |
| Autophagy | associated_with | process | 0.50 |
| Autophagy | activates | process | 0.50 |
| ferroptosis | co_mentioned | pathway | 0.40 |
| autophagy | co_mentioned | pathway | 0.40 |
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 WIPI4 in their description or question text
No additional research found