Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

CCNA1

cyclin A1

translation score 0.57, read 2026-10-18; 1 sealed predictions, 0 held; 1 receipts.

Six readers

readerfoundscore
genetics
Open Targets
genetic association 0.30 (overall 0.18)0.30
cell type
Human Protein Atlas
cell type enriched outside the brain (late primary spermatocytes)0.10
chemistry
Open Targets
a small-molecule pocket0.60
trials
ClinicalTrials.gov
no Parkinson's trials on record: an open field1.00
literature
PubMed
1 Parkinson's papers of 2350.91
pathways
Reactome
21 pathways; mostly protein handling0.90
proposal for CCNA1, translation score 0.57

Knock down and overexpress CCNA1 in a dopamine neuron, astrocyte and microglia tri-culture; measure proteasome activity and the load of ubiquitinated protein 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
proteasome activity and the load of ubiquitinated protein
Functional readout
dopamine neuron survival after α-synuclein fibril challenge
Rule-out
If neither arm moves proteasome activity 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 CCNA1 in a tri-culture of iPSC dopamine neurons, astrocytes and microglia; n = 3 differentiations; readouts: proteasome activity and the load of ubiquitinated protein; 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. CCNA1 in dopamine neurons, braak+0.46 (p 0.217) → +0.42 (p 0.258)receipt 2077

Swarm cases

receipt 2077: CCNA1 in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample +0.40 (p 0.099, n 18), 95% CI -0.08 to +0.73. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
confounder
adjusted for sex: +0.34 (p 0.164, n 18). does not hold up.
composition
dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.32 (p 0.191, n 18). could be the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range +0.31 to +0.52, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.40 (p 0.099, n 18). robust.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for CCNA1 in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

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