c-Fos

FOSprotein

c-Fos is an AP-1 subunit activated during plaque inflammation and endothelial response to injury.

Pathway placement

Cascade stepPlaque inflammation

Confidencemedium

RationaleAP-1 component; immediate-early gene product in inflammatory cell activation and vascular stress response.

Druggability

DruggableYes

Known drugs / candidates0

Small-molecule tractableYes

Antibody tractableNo

EnsemblENSG00000170345

Type I vs Type II discrimination

ScoresShared / rises in both

R — rupture / Type-I

C — confounder / Type-II

A — assay feasibility

E — evidence strength

T1DI (composite)

Specificity differential (R−C)+13.3

Confounder panel (Type-II drivers)

1sepsis / systemic inflammationmag 2

2anemia / acute blood lossn/a

3hypovolemia / dehydrationmag 2

4tachyarrhythmian/a

5hypoxemia / respiratory failuremag 2

6hypertensive emergencymag 1

7high-demand / peri-operative stressmag 1

Coverage: 5/7 confounders with evidence

Tier: deep-scored (abstract-extracted) · 14 supporting references. See the discrimination table for all markers.

Class-level default (no specific cleared assay)— generic method inferred from analyte class; confirm against a specific product insert before use.

Specimen

Serum or plasma

Collection tube

Serum separator (gold/red-top, SST) · K2/K3-EDTA (lavender-top)

Method / principle

Sandwich immunoassay (ELISA) — research-grade unless a cleared assay exists

Reagent / substrate

Matched anti-target antibody pair (capture + labeled detection)

Platform

ELISA microplate or multiplex (Luminex/MSD)

Turnaround · availability

Send-out / research · Research-grade (no universal clinical assay)