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Apelin (also known as APLN) is a peptide that in humans is encoded by the APLN gene. Apelin is one of two endogenous ligands for the G-protein-coupled APJ receptor that is expressed at the surface of some cell types. It is widely expressed in various organs such as the heart, lung, kidney, liver, adipose tissue, gastrointestinal tract, brain, adrenal…
The analysis highlights Art, Physiological functions and Discovery as prominent areas in the source structure around Apelin.
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The extracted context around Apelin shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Apelin → angiogenesis, apelin receptor binding, apelin receptor signaling pathway, coronary vasculature development, drinking behavior, extracellular region, extracellular space, feeding behavior, G protein-coupled receptor binding, G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway, gastrulation, hormone activity, immune response, lactation, multicellular organism development, negative regulation of blood pressure, negative regulation of fibroblast growth factor receptor signaling pathway, negative regulation of gene expression, negative regulation of vascular associated smooth muscle cell proliferation, negative regulation of vasoconstriction Another extracted example is Apelin → amygdala, C1 segment, digastric muscle, entorhinal cortex, epiblast, external globus pallidus, hypothalamus, Ileal epithelium, inferior ganglion of vagus nerve, lateral nuclear group of thalamus, left lung, lumbar subsegment of spinal cord, pericardium, right lung, right ventricle, stroma of bone marrow, substantia nigra, subthalamic nucleus, testicle, ventral tegmental area. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.
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TTTA extracted 178 structured relationships around Apelin. Examples in this analysis include Apelin → Aliases → APLN, APEL, XNPEP2, apelin and Apelin → Band → Xq26.1. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apelin | Aliases | APLN, APEL, XNPEP2, apelin | 1.00 | infobox |
| Apelin | Band | Xq26.1 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Apelin | Band | X|X A4 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Apelin | Bgee | C1 segment | 1.00 | infobox |
| Apelin | Bgee | substantia nigra | 1.00 | infobox |
| Apelin | Bgee | subthalamic nucleus | 1.00 | infobox |
| Apelin | Bgee | testicle | 1.00 | infobox |
| Apelin | Bgee | hypothalamus | 1.00 | infobox |
| Apelin | Bgee | lateral nuclear group of thalamus | 1.00 | infobox |
| Apelin | Bgee | amygdala | 1.00 | infobox |
| Apelin | Bgee | inferior ganglion of vagus nerve | 1.00 | infobox |
| Apelin | Bgee | external globus pallidus | 1.00 | infobox |
| Apelin | Bgee | ventral tegmental area | 1.00 | infobox |
| Apelin | Bgee | lumbar subsegment of spinal cord | 1.00 | infobox |
| Apelin | Bgee | Ileal epithelium | 1.00 | infobox |
| Apelin | Bgee | pericardium | 1.00 | infobox |
| Apelin | Bgee | stroma of bone marrow | 1.00 | infobox |
| Apelin | Bgee | epiblast | 1.00 | infobox |
| Apelin | Bgee | right ventricle | 1.00 | infobox |
| Apelin | Bgee | right lung | 1.00 | infobox |
| Apelin | Bgee | left lung | 1.00 | infobox |
| Apelin | Bgee | entorhinal cortex | 1.00 | infobox |
| Apelin | Bgee | digastric muscle | 1.00 | infobox |
| Apelin | BioGPS | n/a | 1.00 | infobox |
| Apelin | Chr. | X chromosome (human) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Apelin | Chr. | X chromosome (mouse) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Apelin | Databases | NCBI: entry; OMA: entry | 1.00 | infobox |
| Apelin | End | 129,654,956 bp | 1.00 | infobox |
| Apelin | End | 47,123,730 bp | 1.00 | infobox |
| Apelin | Ensembl | ENSG00000171388 | 1.00 | infobox |
The concept neighborhoods around Apelin bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Receptor, Cells and Muscle. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.
For Apelin, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Apelin with Physiological functions. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.
TTTA analyzes the structure around Apelin to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Art, Physiological functions & Discovery, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.
Source: Wikipedia — Apelin · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout