Research any topic before you write.

Find related topics. | Discover entities. | See connections. | Build a topical map.

UNC-5

UNC-5 is a receptor for netrins including UNC-6. Netrins are a class of proteins involved in axon guidance. UNC-5 uses repulsion to direct axons while the other netrin receptor UNC-40 attracts axons to the source of netrin production.

Applications & Products

Use the mouse wheel or two fingers (on touchscreens) to zoom in and out of the map.

Research this topic

Explore the main themes, entities and connections around UNC-5. Start with the topic map, then use the sections below for research and deeper semantic analysis.

Explore this topic

Start with a few of the strongest sections from the source topic. These are research directions, not a list of keywords you must use.

Key facts & relationships

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

Membranome
1137
Symbol
Netrin/DCC receptor

Topics to explore

Browse the full topic structure. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Axon guidance

Cell migration

Applications

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.

Map overview Semantic statistics

UNC-5

Nodes96
Edges95
Triples73
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.020833
Components1

How this topic connects Entity context

See the strongest relationship patterns around the current topic before diving into the raw triples.

UNC-5

Top relations

related to Axon guidance · 16
UNC-5 → Caenorhabditis, Colorectal Cancer, DA9, Deleted, Eight, Expression, Floor, Methods, Netrins, Recent, The, These, UNC-40, UNC-6, Using, When
related to Tumorigenesis · 12
UNC-5 → Data, DCC, DCC's, During, Evidence, However, Netrin-1, Recent, Such, The, This, Thus
related to Cell migration · 9
UNC-5 → Although, Caenorhabditis, Experimentation, SAX-3, There, This, UNC-40, UNC-6, VAB-8
related to UNC-129 · 9
UNC-5 → Caenorhabditis, Ectotopic, Like UNC-6, Recent, TGF-β, This, UNC-129, UNC-40, UNC-6
related to Plasticity · 8
UNC-5 → An, Dendritic, Despite, Similar, The, This, UNC-6, When
related to Discovery of netrins · 6
UNC-5 → Caenorhabditis, Ectotopic, Netrin-1, Studies, The, UNC-6
Membranome · 1
UNC-5 → 1137
Symbol · 1
UNC-5 → Netrin/DCC receptor
is a · 1
UNC-5 → receptor for netrins including UNC-6

Important terminology Word statistics

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

Important terminology

unc-6 axon cell guidance netrin netrin-1 axons receptor netrins spinal expression growth elegans migration ventral neurons signaling unc-129 dcc cord

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
UNC-5Membranome11371.00infobox
UNC-5SymbolNetrin/DCC receptor1.00infobox
UNC-5is areceptor for netrins including UNC-60.90text
antibody staininginstance ofMethods0.80text
transgene expressioninstance ofMethods0.80text
microarray analysis have confirmed that UNC-5 is expressed in DA9 motor neuronsinstance ofMethods0.80text
Wnt fibroblast growth factor can promote synapse formationinstance ofExtracellular cues0.80text
contradicting the traditional view of synapse formation from contact between synaptic partners to trigger the assembly of synaptic componentsinstance ofExtracellular cues0.80text
UNC-5 play essential roles in the formationinstance ofInhibitory factors0.80text
maintenance of synaptic components.Adult expressionIn a study done in rat spinal cordsinstance ofInhibitory factors0.80text
increased netrin-1instance ofInhibitory factors0.80text
UNC-5 homologue levels were observed compared to lower levels measured in the embryoinstance ofInhibitory factors0.80text

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

These clusters group vocabulary that occurs around closely connected concepts in the source material.

    Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

    Bridges can reveal useful research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list of related terms.

    Min side: 3
    For writers, content strategists, SEOs, marketers and creators — from quick topic research to advanced semantic analysis.