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MOTOR NEURON

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473Connections

9Hypotheses

0Analyses

50Outgoing

50Incoming

1Experiments

0Debates

Summary

MOTOR NEURON is a concept in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: causes, co discussed, activates. Associated with ALS, AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS, ATAXIA. Connected to 65 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.

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💡 Concept Info

Name	MOTOR NEURON
Key Genes/Proteins	ACHE, ACTB, AD, aldh1a2, ALS4, AMPK
Related Diseases	ALS, ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS, Ataxia
Related Pathways	APOPTOSIS

Pathway Diagram

graph TD
    MOTOR_NEURON["MOTOR NEURON"]
    MOTOR_NEURON -->|"activates"| STING["STING"]
    MOTOR_NEURON -->|"causes"| NEURON["NEURON"]
    MOTOR_NEURON -->|"causes"| NEURONS["NEURONS"]
    MOTOR_NEURON -->|"targets"| MTOR["MTOR"]
    MOTOR_NEURON -->|"interacts"| P62["P62"]
    MOTOR_NEURON -->|"interacts"| SQSTM1["SQSTM1"]
    MOTOR_NEURON -->|"interacts"| TFEB["TFEB"]
    MOTOR_NEURON -->|"activates"| ULK1["ULK1"]
    MOTOR_NEURON -->|"causes"| VESICLE_TRAFFICKING["VESICLE TRAFFICKING"]
    NEAT1["NEAT1"] -->|"expressed in"| MOTOR_NEURON
    MMP9["MMP9"] -->|"activates"| MOTOR_NEURON
    microglia["microglia"] -->|"activates"| MOTOR_NEURON
    glutamate["glutamate"] -->|"causes"| MOTOR_NEURON
    Amyotrophic_lateral_sclerosis["Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis"] -->|"causes"| MOTOR_NEURON
    CGAS["CGAS"] -->|"activates"| MOTOR_NEURON
    ALS["ALS"] -.protects against.-> MOTOR_NEURON
    ATAXIA["ATAXIA"] -->|"causes"| MOTOR_NEURON
    ATG7["ATG7"] -->|"causes"| MOTOR_NEURON
    AUTOPHAGY["AUTOPHAGY"] -->|"regulates"| MOTOR_NEURON

Outgoing (173)

Target	Relation	Type	Str
NECROPTOSIS	activates	pathway	0.70
OLIGODENDROCYTES	expressed_in	cell_type	0.70
OLIGODENDROCYTE	expressed_in	cell_type	0.70
TLR4	activates	gene	0.70
STING	expresses	gene	0.70
TARDBP	activates	gene	0.70
OLIGODENDROCYTES	associated_with	cell_type	0.70
OLIGODENDROCYTE	causes	cell_type	0.70
SOD1	regulates	gene	0.70
OLIGODENDROCYTE	associated_with	cell_type	0.70
NEURONS	markers	cell_type	0.70
NECROPTOSIS	associated_with	pathway	0.70
STING	associated_with	gene	0.70
STING	stabilizes	gene	0.70
STING	causes	gene	0.70
TAU	disrupts	gene	0.70
NEURONS	disrupts	cell_type	0.70
PINK1	activates	gene	0.70
VCP	causes	gene	0.70
STING	markers	gene	0.70
WNT	associated_with	gene	0.70
VCP	interacts_with	gene	0.70
NEURONS	associated_with	cell_type	0.70
VCP	associated_with	gene	0.65
NEURODEGENERATION	biomarker_for	disease	0.65
NEURON	transports	cell_type	0.65
NEURONS	transports	cell_type	0.65
P53	causes	gene	0.65
NEURON	treats	cell_type	0.65
ROS	activates	gene	0.65
RAPAMYCIN	interacts_with	drug	0.65
NEURON	associated_with	cell_type	0.65
NEURONS	accumulates_in	cell_type	0.65
NEURON	accumulates_in	cell_type	0.65
NEURODEGENERATION	causes	disease	0.65
NEURONS	activates	cell_type	0.65
OPTN	causes	gene	0.65
SPINAL CORD	reduces	brain_region	0.65
NEURODEGENERATION	contributes_to	disease	0.65
VCP	activates	gene	0.65
SPINAL CORD	expressed_in	brain_region	0.65
NEURONS	interacts_with	cell_type	0.60
STING	activates	gene	0.60
NEURON	protects_against	cell_type	0.60
NEURONS	protects_against	cell_type	0.60
NEURON	interacts_with	cell_type	0.60
SOD1	treats	gene	0.60
STING	regulates	gene	0.60
PROGRESSIVE SUPRANUCLEAR PALSY	expresses	disease	0.60
PROGRESSIVE SUPRANUCLEAR PALSY	causes	disease	0.60

Incoming (300)

Source	Relation	Type	Str
ALS	associated_with	disease	0.95
TARDBP	expressed_in	protein	0.90
Autophagolysosomal Dysfunction	expressed_in	process	0.85
CHMP7	expressed_in	protein	0.85
NEAT1	expressed_in	gene	0.85
Tbk1 P.E696K	expressed_in	biomarker	0.85
TARDBP	associated_with	gene	0.85
SQSTM1	associated_with	gene	0.85
FUS toxicity	contributes_to	phenotype	0.80
PINK1-PRKN-dependent mitophagy	expressed_in	pathway	0.80
C9ORF72	toxic_to	gene	0.80
SOD1	protects_against	gene	0.80
NDNF	expressed_in	protein	0.80
Honokiol	protects_against	compound	0.80
SNRPD1	expressed_in	gene	0.80
SLP2	expressed_in	protein	0.75
SETX	expressed_in	gene	0.75
Pikfyve	expressed_in	protein	0.75
AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS	expressed_in	disease	0.70
AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS	markers	disease	0.70
ACHE	associated_with	gene	0.70
ASTROCYTE	interacts_with	cell_type	0.70
AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS	targets	disease	0.70
BDNF	expressed_in	gene	0.70
DOPAMINERGIC	expressed_in	cell_type	0.70
AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS	regulates	disease	0.70
FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA	expresses	disease	0.70
C9ORF72	disrupts	gene	0.70
MICROGLIA	expresses	cell_type	0.70
MICROGLIA	disrupts	cell_type	0.70
C9ORF72	regulates	gene	0.70
ASTROCYTE	associated_with	cell_type	0.70
MICROGLIA	associated_with	cell_type	0.70
C9ORF72	transports	gene	0.70
FUS	causes	gene	0.70
HTT	activates	gene	0.70
LAMP1	associated_with	gene	0.70
HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE	associated_with	disease	0.70
AMPK	activates	gene	0.70
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis	causes	disease	0.70
glutamate	causes	process	0.70
glutamate	activates	protein	0.70
MMP9	activates	protein	0.70
microglia	activates	cell_type	0.70
JAK	associated_with	gene	0.65
ASTROCYTES	associated_with	cell_type	0.65
ALS	associated_with	disease	0.65
JAK	activates	gene	0.65
DEMENTIA	activates	disease	0.65
FRONTOTEMPORAL	activates	disease	0.65

Targeting Hypotheses (9)

Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target

Hypothesis	Score	Disease	Analysis
Microglial IFN-β Priming of Motor Neuron cGAS/STING Amplific	0.720	neurodegeneration	What determines the specificity of TDP-4
Metabolic Coupling Disruption Sensitizes Motor Neuron mPTP T	0.700	neurodegeneration	What determines the specificity of TDP-4
OPTN/TBK1 mutations create selective vulnerability by blocki	0.670	neurodegeneration	What are the neuron-specific effects of
Axonal Transport Defect: C9orf72 hexanucleotide expansion im	0.660	neurodegeneration	What are the neuron-specific effects of
Enhanced MCU Activity Primes mPTP Opening in Motor Neurons	0.620	neurodegeneration	What determines the specificity of TDP-4

PIKFYVE Inhibition Activates Aggregate Exocytosis via PI(3,5	0.584	neurodegeneration	How does PIKFYVE inhibition activate unc
Ferroptosis as Context-Dependent and Motor Neuron-Subtype Se	0.475	neurodegeneration	Is ferroptosis the primary driver of mot
Age-dependent downregulation of KPNA2 creates limbic neuron-	0.452	neurodegeneration	What mechanisms drive TDP-43 pathology s
Ferroptosis as Primary Driver of Motor Neuron Death	0.339	neurodegeneration	Is ferroptosis the primary driver of mot

Mentioning Analyses (0)

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Experiments (1)

Experimental studies targeting or related to this entity

Experiment	Type	Disease	Score	Feasibility	Model	Status	Est. Cost
PPP3/calcineurin-dependent TFEB dephosphorylation mechanism	exploratory	motoneuron degeneration	0.800	0.00	neuronal cell lines	proposed	N/A

Related Papers (0)

Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity

Title & PMID	Authors	Journal	Year	Citations
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Debates (0)

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