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Orexin: Applications & Regions

Orexin (/ɒˈrɛksɪn/), also known as hypocretin, is a neuropeptide that regulates arousal, wakefulness, and appetite. It exists in the forms of orexin-A and orexin-B. The most common form of narcolepsy, type 1, in which the individual experiences brief losses of muscle tone ("drop attacks" or cataplexy), is caused by a lack of orexin in the brain due to…

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Orexin topic overview

The analysis highlights Applications and Regions as prominent areas in the source structure around Orexin.

Related topics
110
Source areas
8
Connected nodes
118
Extracted relationships
217
Concept neighborhoods
41
Bridge connections
118

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.

Function · 45 topics
Overview · 18 topics
Orexin neurons · 14 topics
Discovery · 11 topics
Isoforms · 10 topics
Clinical uses · 7 topics
Orexin system dysfunction · 4 topics
Evolution · 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
HCRT, OX, PPOX, hypocretin neuropeptide precursor, NRCLP1
Available structures
Available structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes1CQ0, 1WSO, 1UVQ, 1R02
Band
17q21.2 · 11 D|11 63.6 cM
Bgee
hypothalamus · pancreatic ductal cell · gonad · granulocyte · nucleus accumbens
BioGPS
n/a
Chr.
Chromosome 17 (human) · Chromosome 11 (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

Discovery

Isoforms

Function

Orexin neurons

Orexin system dysfunction

Clinical uses

Evolution

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 Orexin connects Entity context

The extracted context around Orexin shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Orexin → cell junction, chemical synaptic transmission, cytoplasm, cytoplasmic vesicle, eating behavior, endoplasmic reticulum, excitatory postsynaptic potential, extracellular region, feeding behavior, G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway, negative regulation of DNA replication, negative regulation of potassium ion transport, negative regulation of transmission of nerve impulse, neuropeptide hormone activity, neuropeptide signaling pathway, perinuclear region of cytoplasm, phospholipase C-activating G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway, positive regulation of calcium ion transport, positive regulation of cold-induced thermogenesis, positive regulation of cytosolic calcium ion concentration Another extracted example is Orexin → Breakthrough Prize, Dallas, DNA, Emmanuel Mignot, In, Lecea, Luis, Masashi Yanagisawa, Masashi Yanagisawa's, Neurotransmitters, One, OX1, OX1R, OX2, OX2R, Scripps Research Institute, Takeshi Sakurai, Texas Southwestern Medical Center, The, Their. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Orexin

Top relations

Gene ontology · 34
Orexin → cell junction, chemical synaptic transmission, cytoplasm, cytoplasmic vesicle, eating behavior, endoplasmic reticulum, excitatory postsynaptic potential, extracellular region, feeding behavior, G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway, negative regulation of DNA replication, negative regulation of potassium ion transport, negative regulation of transmission of nerve impulse, neuropeptide hormone activity, neuropeptide signaling pathway, perinuclear region of cytoplasm, phospholipase C-activating G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway, positive regulation of calcium ion transport, positive regulation of cold-induced thermogenesis, positive regulation of cytosolic calcium ion concentration
related to Discovery · 24
Orexin → Breakthrough Prize, Dallas, DNA, Emmanuel Mignot, In, Lecea, Luis, Masashi Yanagisawa, Masashi Yanagisawa's, Neurotransmitters, One, OX1, OX1R, OX2, OX2R, Scripps Research Institute, Takeshi Sakurai, Texas Southwestern Medical Center, The, Their
Bgee · 19
Orexin → axial skeleton, blastocyst, caudate nucleus, cerebellum, dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus, embryo, gonad, granulocyte, hypothalamus, lumbar spinal ganglion, meninges, morula, muscle tissue, nucleus accumbens, nucleus of stria terminalis, pancreatic ductal cell, putamen, spermatocyte, substantia nigra
RNA expression pattern · 19
Orexin → axial skeleton, blastocyst, caudate nucleus, cerebellum, dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus, embryo, gonad, granulocyte, hypothalamus, lumbar spinal ganglion, meninges, morula, muscle tissue, nucleus accumbens, nucleus of stria terminalis, pancreatic ductal cell, putamen, spermatocyte, substantia nigra
related to Clinical uses · 10
Orexin → Belsomra, Dayvigo, Drug Administration, FDA, FDA-approved, III, Quviviq, Suvorexant, The, US Food
related to Food intake · 10
Orexin → Ghrelin, However, In, Leptin, Orexin-producing, Other, Review, Sleep, Such, To
related to Isoforms · 10
Orexin → Although, G-protein, HRCT, Orexin-A, OX1, OX2, The, There, They, This
related to Wakefulness · 10
Orexin → Doberman Pinschers, Dogs, Genetic, Narcolepsy, Organisms, REM, Researchers, Studies, The, Transitioning
related to Neurotransmitters · 9
Orexin → A1, CB1, Group III, HT1A, M3, Orexinergic, OX1, The, These
related to Lipid metabolism · 8
Orexin → It, L1, LY294002, Orexin-A, OXA, PI3K, The, These

Important terminology

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

Important terminology

neurons system sleep narcolepsy hypocretin also receptor wakefulness brain orexin-a hypothalamus human energy discovery found two gene food peptide receptors

Orexin relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 217 structured relationships around Orexin. Examples in this analysis include Orexin → Aliases → HCRT, OX, PPOX, hypocretin neuropeptide precursor, NRCLP1 and Orexin → Available structures → Available structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes1CQ0, 1WSO, 1UVQ, 1R02. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
OrexinAliasesHCRT, OX, PPOX, hypocretin neuropeptide precursor, NRCLP11.00infobox
OrexinAvailable structuresAvailable structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes1CQ0, 1WSO, 1UVQ, 1R021.00infobox
OrexinBand17q21.21.00infobox
OrexinBand11 D|11 63.6 cM1.00infobox
OrexinBgeehypothalamus1.00infobox
OrexinBgeepancreatic ductal cell1.00infobox
OrexinBgeegonad1.00infobox
OrexinBgeegranulocyte1.00infobox
OrexinBgeenucleus accumbens1.00infobox
OrexinBgeeputamen1.00infobox
OrexinBgeecaudate nucleus1.00infobox
OrexinBgeemuscle tissue1.00infobox
OrexinBgeesubstantia nigra1.00infobox
OrexinBgeecerebellum1.00infobox
OrexinBgeedorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus1.00infobox
OrexinBgeemorula1.00infobox
OrexinBgeenucleus of stria terminalis1.00infobox
OrexinBgeeblastocyst1.00infobox
OrexinBgeeembryo1.00infobox
OrexinBgeelumbar spinal ganglion1.00infobox
OrexinBgeespermatocyte1.00infobox
OrexinBgeeaxial skeleton1.00infobox
OrexinBgeemeninges1.00infobox
OrexinBioGPSn/a1.00infobox
OrexinChr.Chromosome 17 (human)1.00infobox
OrexinChr.Chromosome 11 (mouse)1.00infobox
OrexinDatabasesNCBI: entry; OMA: entry1.00infobox
OrexinEnd42,185,452 bp1.00infobox
OrexinEnd100,653,757 bp1.00infobox
OrexinEnsemblENSG000001616101.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

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

  • Orexin
    • System
    • Receptor
    • Neurons
    • Sleep
    • Receptors
    • Narcolepsy
    • Food
    • Brain
    • Addiction
    • Function
    • Peptide
    • Two
  • orexin
    • System
    • Receptor
    • Neurons
    • Sleep
    • Receptors
    • Narcolepsy
    • Food
    • Brain
    • Addiction
    • Function
    • Peptide
    • Two
  • wakefulness
    • Neuropeptide
    • Function
    • Sleep
    • Energy
    • Neurons
    • Hypocretin
    • Narcolepsy
    • Orexin
    • Hcrt
    • Bp
    • Chr
    • Chromosome
  • orexin receptor type 1
    • System
    • Discovery
    • Receptors
    • Receptor
    • Neurons
    • Sleep
    • Two
    • Narcolepsy
    • Food
    • Brain
    • Addiction
    • Function
  • orexin receptor type 2
    • System
    • Discovery
    • Receptors
    • Receptor
    • Neurons
    • Sleep
    • Two
    • Narcolepsy
    • Food
    • Brain
    • Addiction
    • Function
  • orexin receptors
    • System
    • Receptor
    • Neurons
    • Sleep
    • Two
    • Receptors
    • Narcolepsy
    • Food
    • Brain
    • Addiction
    • Function
    • Orexin-b
  • human leukocyte antigen
    • Bp
    • Chr
    • Chromosome
    • Band
    • Gene
    • Hcrt
    • Neuropeptide
    • Potential
    • Function
    • Discovery
    • Hypothalamus
    • Hypocretin
  • orexin antagonist
    • System
    • Receptor
    • Neurons
    • Sleep
    • Receptors
    • Narcolepsy
    • Food
    • Brain
    • Addiction
    • Function
    • Peptide
    • Two

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Orexin, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Orexin with Function. 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
OrexinFunction · splits 73 ⟂ 46
OrexinOverview · splits 100 ⟂ 19
OrexinOrexin neurons · splits 104 ⟂ 15
OrexinDiscovery · splits 107 ⟂ 12
OrexinIsoforms · splits 108 ⟂ 11
OrexinClinical uses · splits 111 ⟂ 8
OrexinOrexin system dysfunction · splits 114 ⟂ 5

Map overview Semantic statistics

Orexin

Nodes119
Edges118
Triples217
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.016807
Components1

Source & methodology

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

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

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