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Midkine: Overview, Role in cancer & Trivia

Midkine (MK or MDK), also known as neurite growth-promoting factor 2 (NEGF2), is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MDK gene.

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Midkine topic overview

The analysis highlights Overview, Role in cancer and Trivia as prominent areas in the source structure around Midkine.

Related topics
28
Source areas
4
Connected nodes
32
Extracted relationships
102
Concept neighborhoods
11
Bridge connections
32

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 · 18 topics
Role in cancer · 6 topics
Trivia · 3 topics
HIV infection · 1 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.

Aliases
MDK, ARAP, MK, NEGF2, midkine (neurite growth-promoting factor 2), midkine
Available structures
Available structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes1MKC, 1MKN
Band
11p11.2 · 2 E1|2 50.63 cM
Bgee
ventricular zone · stromal cell of endometrium · pituitary gland · left ovary · canal of the cervix
BioGPS
More reference expression data
Chr.
Chromosome 11 (human) · Chromosome 2 (mouse)

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

Role in cancer

HIV infection

Trivia

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 Midkine connects Entity context

The extracted context around Midkine shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Midkine → adrenal gland development, behavioral fear response, cell differentiation, cell migration, cell projection, cerebellar granular layer development, cerebral cortex development, collagen-containing extracellular matrix, cytoplasm, defecation, dentate gyrus development, extracellular region, growth factor activity, heparin binding, hippocampus development, multicellular organism development, negative regulation of neuron apoptotic process, negative regulation of neuron death, nervous system development, Notch signaling pathway Another extracted example is Midkine → anterior pituitary, canal of the cervix, duodenum, embryo, epiblast, ganglionic eminence, genital tubercle, left ovary, neural tube, pituitary gland, right ovary, right uterine tube, stromal cell of endometrium, tail of embryo, uterus, ventricular zone, yolk sac. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Midkine

Top relations

Gene ontology · 29
Midkine → adrenal gland development, behavioral fear response, cell differentiation, cell migration, cell projection, cerebellar granular layer development, cerebral cortex development, collagen-containing extracellular matrix, cytoplasm, defecation, dentate gyrus development, extracellular region, growth factor activity, heparin binding, hippocampus development, multicellular organism development, negative regulation of neuron apoptotic process, negative regulation of neuron death, nervous system development, Notch signaling pathway
Bgee · 17
Midkine → anterior pituitary, canal of the cervix, duodenum, embryo, epiblast, ganglionic eminence, genital tubercle, left ovary, neural tube, pituitary gland, right ovary, right uterine tube, stromal cell of endometrium, tail of embryo, uterus, ventricular zone, yolk sac
RNA expression pattern · 17
Midkine → anterior pituitary, canal of the cervix, duodenum, embryo, epiblast, ganglionic eminence, genital tubercle, left ovary, neural tube, pituitary gland, right ovary, right uterine tube, stromal cell of endometrium, tail of embryo, uterus, ventricular zone, yolk sac
related to External links · 5
Midkine → Overview, P21741, PDB, PDBe-KB, UniProt
related to Trivia · 4
Midkine → Change, In, Japanese, World
Band · 2
Midkine → 11p11.2, 2 E1|2 50.63 cM
Chr. · 2
Midkine → Chromosome 11 (human), Chromosome 2 (mouse)
End · 2
Midkine → 46,383,837 bp, 91,762,642 bp
related to HIV infection · 2
Midkine → HIV, This
Aliases · 1
Midkine → MDK, ARAP, MK, NEGF2, midkine (neurite growth-promoting factor 2), midkine

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

mk cells protein cell gene cancer bp factor neuroblastoma mdk chr human band resistant wt chromosome 11 molecular chemotherapeutic also

Midkine relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 102 structured relationships around Midkine. Examples in this analysis include Midkine → Aliases → MDK, ARAP, MK, NEGF2, midkine (neurite growth-promoting factor 2), midkine and Midkine → Available structures → Available structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes1MKC, 1MKN. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
MidkineAliasesMDK, ARAP, MK, NEGF2, midkine (neurite growth-promoting factor 2), midkine1.00infobox
MidkineAvailable structuresAvailable structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes1MKC, 1MKN1.00infobox
MidkineBand11p11.21.00infobox
MidkineBand2 E1|2 50.63 cM1.00infobox
MidkineBgeeventricular zone1.00infobox
MidkineBgeestromal cell of endometrium1.00infobox
MidkineBgeepituitary gland1.00infobox
MidkineBgeeleft ovary1.00infobox
MidkineBgeecanal of the cervix1.00infobox
MidkineBgeeanterior pituitary1.00infobox
MidkineBgeeright uterine tube1.00infobox
MidkineBgeeganglionic eminence1.00infobox
MidkineBgeeduodenum1.00infobox
MidkineBgeeright ovary1.00infobox
MidkineBgeegenital tubercle1.00infobox
MidkineBgeetail of embryo1.00infobox
MidkineBgeeyolk sac1.00infobox
MidkineBgeeepiblast1.00infobox
MidkineBgeeuterus1.00infobox
MidkineBgeeneural tube1.00infobox
MidkineBgeeembryo1.00infobox
MidkineBioGPSMore reference expression data1.00infobox
MidkineChr.Chromosome 11 (human)1.00infobox
MidkineChr.Chromosome 2 (mouse)1.00infobox
MidkineDatabasesNCBI: entry; OMA: entry1.00infobox
MidkineEnd46,383,837 bp1.00infobox
MidkineEnd91,762,642 bp1.00infobox
MidkineEnsemblENSG000001104921.00infobox
MidkineEntrez41921.00infobox
MidkineExternal IDsOMIM: 162096; MGI: 96949; GeneCards: MDK1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Midkine bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Factor, Mdk and Gene. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • gene
    • Location
    • Chromosome
    • Human
    • Bp
    • Chr
    • Mdk
    • Growth-promoting
    • Mouse
    • Negf2
    • Neurite
    • Midkine
    • Band
  • growth factor
    • Mdk
    • Growth-promoting
    • Negf2
    • Neurite
    • Gene
    • Location
    • Molecular
    • Midkine
    • Chromosome
    • Human
    • Pathway
    • Bp
  • cell proliferation
    • Death
    • Resistant
    • Cells
    • Apoptotic
    • Cancer
    • Activation
    • Chemotherapy
    • Pathway
    • Specifically
    • Mdk
    • Mk
    • Gene
  • cell migration
    • Death
    • Resistant
    • Cells
    • Apoptotic
    • Cancer
    • Activation
    • Chemotherapy
    • Pathway
    • Specifically
    • Mdk
    • Mk
    • Gene
  • role in cancer
    • Mk
    • Neuroblastoma
    • Cells
    • Cell
    • Location
    • Activation
    • Chromosome
    • Drugs
    • Found
    • Human
    • Bp
    • Chr
  • Midkine
    • Factor
    • Mdk
    • Gene
    • Growth-promoting
    • Negf2
    • Neurite
    • Pleiotrophin
    • Low
    • Mk
    • Induced
    • Strongly
    • Location
  • midkine
    • Factor
    • Mdk
    • Gene
    • Growth-promoting
    • Negf2
    • Neurite
    • Pleiotrophin
    • Low
    • Mk
    • Induced
    • Strongly
    • Location
  • protein
    • Receptor
    • Found
    • Neuroblastoma
    • Cells
    • Cancer
    • Mouse
    • Apoptotic
    • Location
    • Band
    • Chromosome
    • Death
    • Human

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Midkine, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Midkine 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
MidkineOverview · splits 14 ⟂ 19
MidkineRole in cancer · splits 26 ⟂ 7
MidkineTrivia · splits 29 ⟂ 4

Map overview Semantic statistics

Midkine

Nodes33
Edges32
Triples102
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.060606
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Midkine to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Overview, Role in cancer & Trivia, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

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

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