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BRD4

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388Connections
3Hypotheses
2Analyses
50Outgoing
50Incoming
4Experiments
2Debates

Summary

BRD4 is a gene implicated in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: activates, associated with, inhibits. Associated with Aging, Als, Cancer. Connected to 105 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.

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🧬 Gene Info
Gene SymbolBRD4
Full NameBromodomain-Containing Protein 4
Chromosome19p13.12
Target ClassEpigenetic Regulator
Functionencodes a member of the bromodomain and extra-terminal domain (BET) protein family that functions as an epigenetic reader of acetylated histones and a master regulator of transcriptional elongation.
Mechanism of ActionBRD4 inhibition reduces neuroinflammatory super-enhancer activity while biased BRD4 modulators can selectively restore neuroprotective gene expression
DruggabilityLow (0.40)
Clinical StagePhase II
PathwaysNF-κB
UniProt ID[O60885](https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/O60885)
Ensembl IDENSG00000141867
GeneCardsBRD4
Human Protein AtlasBRD4
Inflammatory gene activationBRD4 is recruited to NF-κB-responsive promoters during inflammation, serving as a co-activator for pro-inflammatory transcription
Bookmarking during mitosisBRD4 remains bound to acetylated chromatin during mitosis, "bookmarking" active genes for rapid reactivation after cell division
Associated DiseasesALS, INFLAMMATION, Lymphoma, multiple sclerosis, neurodegeneration, Tumor
Known Drugs/CompoundsJQ1
InteractionsALZHEIMER, ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, AMYLOID, AND, APOE, APOPTOSIS
SciDEX TargetView Target Profile (5 clinical trials)
SciDEX HypothesesChromatin Accessibility Restoration via BRD4 Modul
BET Bromodomain Inhibition for Neuroinflammation S
KG Connections388 knowledge graph edges
DatabasesGeneCardsNCBI GeneHPASTRING

Wiki Pages (1)

Knowledge base pages for this entity

Canonical Page

BRD4 (Bromodomain-Containing Protein 4)

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Pathway Diagram

graph TD
    BRD4["BRD4"]
    H3K9["H3K9"]
    BRD4 -->|"modifies"| H3K9
    chromatin_remodeling(["chromatin_remodeling"])
    BRD4 -->|"regulates"| chromatin_remodeling
    neurodegeneration{"neurodegeneration"}
    BRD4 -->|"therapeutic target"| neurodegeneration
    Als{"Als"}
    BRD4 -->|"therapeutic target"| Als
    Aging{"Aging"}
    BRD4 -->|"therapeutic target"| Aging
    Ms{"Ms"}
    BRD4 -->|"therapeutic target"| Ms
    BRD4 -->|"activates"| Als
    Hepatitis{"Hepatitis"}
    BRD4 -->|"activates"| Hepatitis
    BRD4 -->|"activates"| Ms
    Lymphoma{"Lymphoma"}
    BRD4 -->|"associated with"| Lymphoma
    BRD4 -->|"biomarker for"| Ms
    Tumor{"Tumor"}
    BRD4 -->|"associated with"| Tumor
    h_addc0a61["h-addc0a61"]
    h_addc0a61 -->|"therapeutic target"| BRD4
    NSD3_short["NSD3-short"]
    NSD3_short -->|"binds"| BRD4
    SNORA28["SNORA28"]
    SNORA28 -->|"interacts with"| BRD4
    h_addc0a61 -->|"targets"| BRD4
    AMPK["AMPK"]
    AMPK -->|"associated with"| BRD4
    MITOPHAGY["MITOPHAGY"]
    MITOPHAGY -->|"activates"| BRD4
    FOXO3["FOXO3"]
    FOXO3 -->|"associated with"| BRD4
    ULK1["ULK1"]
    ULK1 -->|"associated with"| BRD4
    AUTOPHAGY["AUTOPHAGY"]
    AUTOPHAGY -->|"associated with"| BRD4
    MTORC1["MTORC1"]
    MTORC1 -->|"associated with"| BRD4
    PYROPTOSIS["PYROPTOSIS"]
    PYROPTOSIS -->|"activates"| BRD4
    VDAC1["VDAC1"]
    VDAC1 -->|"inhibits"| BRD4
    style BRD4 fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0

Outgoing (294)

TargetRelationTypeStr
Cancerinhibitsdisease0.85
neural stem cellsinhibitscell_type0.80
IGF2BP2regulatesgene0.80
DLBCLbiomarker_fordisease0.80
neural stem cellsregulatescell_type0.80

Incoming (94)

SourceRelationTypeStr
NSD3-shortbindsentity0.90
h-addc0a61targetshypothesis0.90
JQ1targetsdrug0.90
SPOPdegradesprotein0.85
SNORA28interacts_withgene0.80

Targeting Hypotheses (3)

Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target

HypothesisScoreDiseaseAnalysis
Chromatin Accessibility Restoration via BRD4 Modulation 0.768 neurodegeneration Epigenetic reprogramming in aging neuron
BET Bromodomain Inhibition for Neuroinflammation Suppression 0.550 neurodegeneration Comparative epigenetic signatures across
Convergent NF-κB enhancers across diverse priming stimuli sh 0.000 Alzheimer's disease Do different priming stimuli require dis

Mentioning Analyses (2)

Scientific analyses that reference this entity

Comparative epigenetic signatures across AD, PD, and ALS

neurodegeneration | 2026-04-16 | 7 hypotheses Top: 0.550

Epigenetic reprogramming in aging neurons

neurodegeneration | 2026-04-04 | 9 hypotheses Top: 0.969

Experiments (4)

Experimental studies targeting or related to this entity

ExperimentTypeDiseaseScoreFeasibilityModelStatusEst. Cost
Cognitive Reserve Mechanisms in Alzheimer's Disease — Molecular Basis clinical Alzheimer's Disease 0.400 0.50 human completed $6,550,000
Epigenetic Dysregulation in Huntington's Disease — Therapeutic Targeti validation Neurodegeneration 0.400 0.50 human completed $3,000,000
Epigenetic Dysregulation Validation in Parkinson's Disease clinical Parkinson's Disease 0.400 0.50 human proposed $7,500,000
Epigenetic Regulation Dysfunction in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Disea clinical Alzheimer's Disease 0.400 0.50 human proposed $7,500,000

Related Papers (20)

Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity

Title & PMIDAuthorsJournalYearCitations
Sertad4 Regulates Pathological Cardiac Remodeling. [PMID:41889836] Francois A, Bermeo-Blanco O, Nguyen BT, bioRxiv : the preprint server 2026 0
Hsp70-Targeting Chimeras Enable Dual Proteasomal and Lysosomal Degradation of In [PMID:41874277] Wang Z, Li P, Yin F, Zhang H, Wang S, Te Journal of medicinal chemistry 2026 0
Cartilage targeting hydrogel nanoplatform degrades BRD4 to alleviate osteoarthri [PMID:41904167] Zhao Q, Xu T, Du Z, Lu X, Zhang Y, Peng Nature communications 2026 0
Molecular insights for the tumor suppressor role of SPOP in prostate cancer. [PMID:41707797] Yan P, Xue X, Hou T, Wang J, Jiang W et Biochim Biophys Acta Rev Cance 2026 0
Nutrient-driven histone acetylation underlies energy storage and mobilization. [PMID:41786244] Chen L, Zhu L, Xiao H, Wang X, Xia F et Mol Metab 2026 0
Alkyne Two-Phase Strategy: Rapid Generation of TK-285-Derived PROTACs as BRD4 De [PMID:41852276] Yamakoshi H, Watanabe R, Segawa R, Ishih Journal of medicinal chemistry 2026 0
The epigenetic and epitranscriptomic regulation of Brd4-Mettl3 axis on STING med [PMID:41917296] Zhao J, Luo X, Wang Z, Luo W, Wu S, Ma X Inflammation research : offici 2026 0
Punicalagin with anti-inflammatory activities affects Brd-4 mediated chromatin r [PMID:41807492] Li H, Li Q, Wan T, Wang Y, Zhang S Scientific reports 2026 0
Targeting BRD4-A Promising Therapeutic Option for Glioblastoma? [PMID:41828493] Lindner M, Lisińska D, Kędzierzyńska A, International journal of molec 2026 0
High-intensity interval training alleviates COPD-induced gastrocnemius muscle dy [PMID:41865095] Zhu C, Peng W, Yang L, Zhang W Journal of muscle research and 2026 0
A photothermal immune hydrogel dressing for enhanced post-melanoma resection tre [PMID:41877232] Tan D, Zhu W, Liu S, Liao F, Xu X, Luo J Journal of nanobiotechnology 2026 0
Recovery of FAM134A-mediated ER-phagy through BRD4 inhibition alleviates ethanol [PMID:40959274] ["Lim J", "Chae C", "Yoon J", "Cho J", " International journal of biolo 2025 0
A human Tau expressing zebrafish model of progressive supranuclear palsy identif [PMID:39294122] ["Bai Q", "Shao E", "Ma D", "Jiao B", "S Nature communications 2024 0
Targeted Protein O-GlcNAcylation Using Bifunctional Small Molecules. [PMID:38561350] ["Ma B", "Khan K", "Xu T", "Xeque Amada Journal of the American Chemic 2024 0
Chem-CRISPR/dCas9FCPF: a platform for chemically induced epigenome editing. [PMID:39315698] ["Altinbay M", "Wang J", "Chen J", "Sch\ Nucleic acids research 2024 0
Epigenetic modulation through BET bromodomain inhibitors as a novel therapeutic [PMID:38643236] ["Rosenthal Z", "Fass D", "Payne N", "Sh Scientific reports 2024 0
A novel PROTAC molecule dBET1 alleviates pathogenesis of experimental autoimmune [PMID:39002520] ["Song Z", "Li J", "He Y", "Wang X", "Ti International immunopharmacolo 2024 0
Bromodomain-containing protein 4 (BRD4): a key player in inflammatory bowel dise [PMID:36710583] ["Ma Z", "Bolinger A", "Zhou J", "Tian B Expert opinion on therapeutic 2023 0
Genetic and epigenetic regulators of retinal Müller glial cell reprogramming. [PMID:37846362] ["Xiao X", "Liao Z", "Zou J"] Advances in ophthalmology prac 2023 0
Bromodomain and Extra-Terminal Proteins in Brain Physiology and Pathology: BET-i [PMID:36979729] ["Martella N", "Pensabene D", "Varone M" Biomedicines 2023 0

Debates (2)

Multi-agent debates referencing this entity

What are the shared DNA methylation age acceleration and histone modification pa

closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.50 · 2026-04-18

Epigenetic reprogramming in aging neurons

closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.95 · 2026-04-10

Related Research

Hypotheses and analyses mentioning BRD4 in their description or question text

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