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MDA5: Art, Structure & Clinical significance

MDA5 (melanoma differentiation-associated protein 5) is a RIG-I-like receptor dsRNA helicase enzyme that is encoded by the IFIH1 gene in humans. MDA5 is part of the RIG-I-like receptor (RLR) family, which also includes RIG-I and LGP2, and functions as a pattern recognition receptor capable of detecting viruses. It is generally believed that MDA5…

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MDA5 topic overview

The analysis highlights Art, Structure and Clinical significance as prominent areas in the source structure around MDA5.

Related topics: 30
Source areas: 4
Connected nodes: 34
Extracted relationships: 133
Concept neighborhoods: 20
Bridge connections: 34

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Overview · 13 topics

Clinical significance · 6 topics

Structure · 6 topics

Function · 5 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

3.6.4.13: ↗
Aliases: IFIH1, AGS7, Hlcd, IDDM19, MDA-5, MDA5, RLR-2, SGMRT1, interferon induced with helicase C domain 1, IMD95
Available structures: Available structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes2RQB, 3B6E, 3GA3, 4GL2
Band: 2q24.2 · 2|2 C1.3
Bgee: palpebral conjunctiva · parotid gland · jejunal mucosa · monocyte · epithelium of nasopharynx
BioGPS: More reference expression data

Suggested research paths

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Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

RIG-I-like receptor
DsRNA
Helicase
Enzyme
Gene
RIG-I
LGP2
Pattern recognition receptor
Viruses Virus
CARD domains CARD domain
Mitochondrial antiviral signaling proteins Mitochondrial antiviral signaling protein
Caspase activation and recruitment domains Caspase activation and recruitment domain
Type I interferon Interferon type I

Function

DsRNA viruses Double-stranded RNA viruses
Positive Positive-sense single-stranded RNA virus
Negative Negative-sense single-stranded RNA virus
Chemical modifications of RNA RNA modification
5′ cap Five-prime cap

Structure

Clinical significance

Singleton-Merten Syndrome Singleton Merten Syndrome
Aicardi–Goutières syndrome
SNPs Single-nucleotide polymorphism
Type 1 diabetes
Amyopathic dermatomyositis Dermatomyositis
Interstitial lung disease

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How MDA5 connects Entity context

The extracted context around MDA5 shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, MDA5 → ATP binding, cellular response to exogenous dsRNA, cytoplasm, cytoplasmic pattern recognition receptor signaling pathway in response to virus, cytosol, defense response to virus, detection of virus, DNA binding, double-stranded RNA binding, helicase activity, hydrolase activity, identical protein binding, immune system process, innate immune response, MDA-5 signaling pathway, metal ion binding, negative regulation of type I interferon production, nucleotide binding, nucleus, positive regulation of interferon-alpha production Another extracted example is MDA5 → appendix, conjunctival fornix, epithelium of nasopharynx, epithelium of small intestine, germinal epithelium, intestinal epithelium, intestinal villus, jejunal mucosa, jejunum, left colon, left lobe of liver, monocyte, mucous cell of stomach, palpebral conjunctiva, Paneth cell, parietal pleura, parotid gland, sperm, vestibular membrane of cochlear duct, visceral pleura. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

MDA5

Top relations

Gene ontology · 32

MDA5 → ATP binding, cellular response to exogenous dsRNA, cytoplasm, cytoplasmic pattern recognition receptor signaling pathway in response to virus, cytosol, defense response to virus, detection of virus, DNA binding, double-stranded RNA binding, helicase activity, hydrolase activity, identical protein binding, immune system process, innate immune response, MDA-5 signaling pathway, metal ion binding, negative regulation of type I interferon production, nucleotide binding, nucleus, positive regulation of interferon-alpha production

Bgee · 20

MDA5 → appendix, conjunctival fornix, epithelium of nasopharynx, epithelium of small intestine, germinal epithelium, intestinal epithelium, intestinal villus, jejunal mucosa, jejunum, left colon, left lobe of liver, monocyte, mucous cell of stomach, palpebral conjunctiva, Paneth cell, parietal pleura, parotid gland, sperm, vestibular membrane of cochlear duct, visceral pleura

RNA expression pattern · 20

related to Structure · 20

MDA5 → Another, Apart, Asp-Glu-Ala-Asp, ATP-dependent DExD/H, Based, C-activating, C-terminal, CARD, CTD, DEAD, Hel2, IFN-β, Irreversible, It, MEZ, N-terminus, RecA-like Hel1, RNA, They, This

related to Clinical significance · 6

MDA5 → Aicardi, Goutières, IFIH1/MDA5, Mutations, Singleton-Merten Syndrome, Some IFIH1 SNPs

related to As a pattern recognition receptor · 4

MDA5 → O-methylation, RNA, The, These

Band · 2

MDA5 → 2q24.2, 2|2 C1.3

Chr. · 2

MDA5 → Chromosome 2 (human), Chromosome 2 (mouse)

End · 2

MDA5 → 162,318,684 bp, 62,476,599 bp

3.6.4.13 · 1

MDA5 → ↗

Important terminology

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Important terminology

rna bp helicase also gene ifih1 chr human band receptor dsrna recognition chromosome viruses protein cellular response pattern interferon lgp2

MDA5 relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 133 structured relationships around MDA5. Examples in this analysis include MDA5 → 3.6.4.13 → ↗ and MDA5 → Aliases → IFIH1, AGS7, Hlcd, IDDM19, MDA-5, MDA5, RLR-2, SGMRT1, interferon induced with helicase C domain 1, IMD95. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

Subject	Predicate	Object	Confidence	Src
MDA5	3.6.4.13	↗	1.00	infobox
MDA5	Aliases	IFIH1, AGS7, Hlcd, IDDM19, MDA-5, MDA5, RLR-2, SGMRT1, interferon induced with helicase C domain 1, IMD95	1.00	infobox
MDA5	Available structures	Available structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes2RQB, 3B6E, 3GA3, 4GL2	1.00	infobox
MDA5	Band	2q24.2	1.00	infobox
MDA5	Band	2\|2 C1.3	1.00	infobox
MDA5	Bgee	palpebral conjunctiva	1.00	infobox
MDA5	Bgee	parotid gland	1.00	infobox
MDA5	Bgee	jejunal mucosa	1.00	infobox
MDA5	Bgee	monocyte	1.00	infobox
MDA5	Bgee	epithelium of nasopharynx	1.00	infobox
MDA5	Bgee	sperm	1.00	infobox
MDA5	Bgee	parietal pleura	1.00	infobox
MDA5	Bgee	visceral pleura	1.00	infobox
MDA5	Bgee	appendix	1.00	infobox
MDA5	Bgee	germinal epithelium	1.00	infobox
MDA5	Bgee	mucous cell of stomach	1.00	infobox
MDA5	Bgee	conjunctival fornix	1.00	infobox
MDA5	Bgee	jejunum	1.00	infobox
MDA5	Bgee	intestinal epithelium	1.00	infobox
MDA5	Bgee	left colon	1.00	infobox
MDA5	Bgee	left lobe of liver	1.00	infobox
MDA5	Bgee	Paneth cell	1.00	infobox
MDA5	Bgee	intestinal villus	1.00	infobox
MDA5	Bgee	vestibular membrane of cochlear duct	1.00	infobox
MDA5	Bgee	epithelium of small intestine	1.00	infobox
MDA5	BioGPS	More reference expression data	1.00	infobox
MDA5	Chr.	Chromosome 2 (human)	1.00	infobox
MDA5	Chr.	Chromosome 2 (mouse)	1.00	infobox
MDA5	Databases	NCBI: entry; OMA: entry	1.00	infobox
MDA5	End	162,318,684 bp	1.00	infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around MDA5 bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Rna, Receptor and Also. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

MDA5
- Rna
- Receptor
- Also
- Ifih1
- Helicase
- Able
- Detect
- Dsrna
- Pattern
- Signaling
- Recognition
- Response
mda5
- Rna
- Receptor
- Also
- Ifih1
- Helicase
- Able
- Detect
- Dsrna
- Pattern
- Signaling
- Recognition
- Response
rig-i-like receptor
- Pattern
- Recognition
- Function
- Rig-i-like
- Location
- Viruses
- Chromosome
- Human
- Interferon
- Bp
- Chr
- External
dsrna
- Cytoplasmic
- Molecular
- Complex
- Detect
- Protein
- Receptor
- Gene
- Ifih1
- Helicase
- Enzyme
- Function
- Mouse
helicase
- Protein
- Receptor
- Gene
- Ifih1
- Enzyme
- Function
- Pdb
- Q9byx4
- Uniprot
- Location
- Pattern
- Mda5
gene
- Location
- Chromosome
- Human
- Protein
- Receptor
- Bp
- Chr
- Ifih1
- Function
- Mouse
- Helicase
- Pattern
pattern recognition receptor
- Pattern
- Receptor
- Recognition
- Function
- Location
- Rig-i-like
- Viruses
- Binding
- Chromosome
- Human
- Interferon
- Bp
viruses
- Lgp2
- Pattern
- Receptor
- Recognition
- Cytoplasmic
- Function
- Molecular
- Mouse
- Q9byx4
- Rig-i-like
- Uniprot
- Able

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For MDA5, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects MDA5 with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3

MDA5 — Overview · splits 21 ⟂ 14

MDA5 — Structure · splits 28 ⟂ 7

MDA5 — Clinical significance · splits 28 ⟂ 7

MDA5 — Function · splits 29 ⟂ 6

Map overview Semantic statistics

MDA5

Nodes35

Edges34

Triples133

Avg. degree1.94

Density0.057143

Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around MDA5 to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Art, Structure & Clinical significance, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — MDA5 · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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