Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

ENSG00000288636

novel protein

translation score 0.55, read 2026-10-16; 1 sealed predictions, 0 held; 1 receipts.

Six readers

readerfoundscore
genetics
Open Targets
genetic association 0.84 (overall 0.51)0.84
cell type
Human Protein Atlas
not detected in single-cell data0.00
chemistry
Open Targets
hard to drug0.00
trials
ClinicalTrials.gov
no Parkinson's trials on record: an open field1.00
literature
PubMed
no papers tie it to Parkinson's yet1.00
pathways
Reactome
in no curated pathway0.00
proposal for ENSG00000288636, translation score 0.55

Knock down and overexpress ENSG00000288636 in a dopamine neuron, astrocyte and microglia tri-culture; measure a transcriptome-wide state shift (bulk RNA-seq) and dopamine neuron survival after α-synuclein fibril challenge.

Cell type
a dopamine neuron, astrocyte and microglia tri-culture
Direction
Both arms: public data does not say which way helps.
Molecular readout
a transcriptome-wide state shift (bulk RNA-seq)
Functional readout
dopamine neuron survival after α-synuclein fibril challenge
Rule-out
If neither arm moves a transcriptome-wide state shift (bulk RNA-seq) by 20% or more against non-targeting and empty-vector controls, across three independent differentiations, the hypothesis is wrong.
Lab request
CRISPRi knockdown and lentiviral overexpression of ENSG00000288636 in a tri-culture of iPSC dopamine neurons, astrocytes and microglia; n = 3 differentiations; readouts: a transcriptome-wide state shift (bulk RNA-seq); dopamine neuron survival after α-synuclein fibril challenge. Controls: non-targeting guide, empty vector. About 8 to 10 weeks, most of it differentiation.

Sealed predictions

  1. ENSG00000288636 in dopamine neurons, braakn/a → n/areceipt 0212

Swarm cases

receipt 0212: ENSG00000288636 in dopamine neurons, braak

cell type
ENSG00000288636 is not measured in dopamine neurons; looking elsewhere.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for ENSG00000288636 in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

Receipts

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