Frontotemporal dementia with motor neuron disease

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Also known as frontotemporal dementia with ALSfrontotemporal dementia with amyotrophic lateral sclerosisFTD-ALSFTD-MNDFTDALS

Summary

Frontotemporal dementia with motor neuron disease (MONDO:0017161) is a disease (an umbrella term covering 7 Mondo subtypes) with 5 cohort genes. The dominant Reactome pathway is Selective autophagy (3 cohort genes).

At a glance

  • Prevalence: Unknown (Worldwide)
  • Umbrella term: 7 Mondo subtypes
  • Cohort genes: 5
  • Phenotypes (HPO): 35

Clinical features

Signs & symptoms

Clinical features (HPO)

35 HPO clinical features (Orphanet curated; top 35 by frequency):

HPO IDTermFrequency
HP:0002366Abnormal lower motor neuron morphologyVery frequent (80-99%)
HP:0002127Abnormal upper motor neuron morphologyVery frequent (80-99%)
HP:0002145Frontotemporal dementiaVery frequent (80-99%)
HP:0000708Atypical behaviorFrequent (30-79%)
HP:0000716DepressionFrequent (30-79%)
HP:0000738HallucinationsFrequent (30-79%)
HP:0000741ApathyFrequent (30-79%)
HP:0001260DysarthriaFrequent (30-79%)
HP:0001300ParkinsonismFrequent (30-79%)
HP:0002015DysphagiaFrequent (30-79%)
HP:0002071Abnormality of extrapyramidal motor functionFrequent (30-79%)
HP:0002073Progressive cerebellar ataxiaFrequent (30-79%)
HP:0002171GliosisFrequent (30-79%)
HP:0002186ApraxiaFrequent (30-79%)
HP:0002273TetraparesisFrequent (30-79%)
HP:0002314Degeneration of the lateral corticospinal tractsFrequent (30-79%)
HP:0002385ParaparesisFrequent (30-79%)
HP:0002442DyscalculiaFrequent (30-79%)
HP:0002460Distal muscle weaknessFrequent (30-79%)
HP:0003700Generalized amyotrophyFrequent (30-79%)
HP:0003701Proximal muscle weaknessFrequent (30-79%)
HP:0007190Neuronal loss in the cerebral cortexFrequent (30-79%)
HP:0010549Weakness due to upper motor neuron dysfunctionFrequent (30-79%)
HP:0000605Supranuclear gaze palsyOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0000734DisinhibitionOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0001265HyporeflexiaOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0001283Bulbar palsyOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0002283Global brain atrophyOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0002300MutismOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0002380FasciculationsOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0003487Babinski signOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0008322Abnormal mitochondrial morphologyOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0008619Bilateral sensorineural hearing impairmentOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0030223PerseverationOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0000508PtosisVery rare (<1-4%)

Identifiers

Disease identifiers

FieldValue
Canonical namefrontotemporal dementia with motor neuron disease
Mondo IDMONDO:0017161
MeSHC566288
OMIM105550
Orphanet275872
ICD-111171850356
UMLSC3888102
MedGen854771
GARD0017273
Is cancer (heuristic)no

Also known as: frontotemporal dementia with ALS · frontotemporal dementia with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis · FTD-ALS · FTD-MND · FTDALS

Data availability: 5 GenCC gene-disease records · 266 cell lines.

Disease family

An umbrella term covering 7 Mondo subtypes.

Classification path: disease › human disease › disease by body system or component › nervous system disordermovement disorderfrontotemporal dementia with motor neuron disease

Related subtypes (53): cerebellar ataxia, chronic tic disorder, choreatic disease, extrapyramidal and movement disease, benign shuddering attacks, transient tic disorder, essential tremor, lingual-facial-buccal dyskinesia, kuru, inherited Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, Tourette syndrome, clonic hemifacial spasm, Huntington disease, multiple system atrophy, spinal muscular atrophy-progressive myoclonic epilepsy syndrome, benign paroxysmal tonic upgaze of childhood with ataxia, hereditary geniospasm, tremor-nystagmus-duodenal ulcer syndrome, arthrogryposis, Lafora disease, Unverricht-Lundborg syndrome, neuronal intranuclear inclusion disease, Huntington disease-like 3, brain-lung-thyroid syndrome, myoclonus, familial, proximal myopathy with extrapyramidal signs, progressive myoclonic epilepsy type 7, progressive essential tremor-speech impairment-facial dysmorphism-intellectual disability-abnormal behavior syndrome, progressive non-fluent aphasia, opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome, isolated facial myokymia, primary orthostatic tremor, familial congenital mirror movements, neuroacanthocytosis, behavioral variant of frontotemporal dementia, hyperekplexia, intellectual disability-hyperkinetic movement-truncal ataxia syndrome, neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation, Huntington disease-like syndrome due to C9ORF72 expansions, variably protease-sensitive prionopathy, corticobasal syndrome, sensorineural hearing loss-early graying-essential tremor syndrome, progressive supranuclear palsy, Sandifer syndrome, psychogenic movement disorders, epilepsy with myoclonic absences, infantile hypotonia-oculomotor anomalies-hyperkinetic movements-developmental delay syndrome, childhood-onset benign chorea with striatal involvement, childhood-onset motor and cognitive regression syndrome with extrapyramidal movement disorder, PRRT2-associated paroxysmal movement disorder, SLC6A3-related dopamine transporter deficiency syndrome, dyskinesia with orofacial involvement, autosomal dominant, complex movement disorder with or without neurodevelopmental features

Subtypes (7): frontotemporal dementia and/or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 6, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 10, frontotemporal dementia and/or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 6, frontotemporal dementia and/or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 2, frontotemporal dementia and/or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 3, frontotemporal dementia and/or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 4

Genetics & variants

GWAS landscape

No GWAS associations recorded — common-variant (GWAS) studies don’t cover this disease (typical for Mendelian / rare diseases). See the curated gene cohort and Mendelian overlap below.

Variant details and genetic-evidence tiers

No tiered GWAS variants or ClinVar records for this disease.

Genes & proteins

Mendelian disease overlap and somatic drivers

GenCC: 48 · Orphanet: 22 · OMIM-shared: 0 · Dual-evidence (GWAS+Mendelian): 0

GenCC gene–disease validity (cohort genes)

the Disease column is the GenCC-asserted condition — a cohort gene’s strongest validity may be for a related predisposition syndrome.

GeneClassificationInheritanceDiseaseRecords
TBK1DefinitiveAutosomal dominantfrontotemporal dementia and/or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 46
VCPDefinitiveAutosomal dominantinclusion body myopathy with Paget disease of bone and frontotemporal dementia13
CHCHD10StrongAutosomal dominantfrontotemporal dementia and/or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 210
SQSTM1StrongAutosomal dominantfrontotemporal dementia and/or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 313
TARDBPSupportiveAutosomal dominantfrontotemporal dementia with motor neuron disease6

Orphanet rare-disease linkage (cohort genes)

GeneOrphanet IDRare disease
SQSTM1Orphanet:275864Behavioral variant of frontotemporal dementia
SQSTM1Orphanet:275872Frontotemporal dementia with motor neuron disease
SQSTM1Orphanet:603Distal myopathy, Welander type
SQSTM1Orphanet:803Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
TARDBPOrphanet:275872Frontotemporal dementia with motor neuron disease
TARDBPOrphanet:700154TARDBP-related predominantly upper-limb distal myopathy
TARDBPOrphanet:803Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
TBK1Orphanet:1930Herpes simplex virus encephalitis
TBK1Orphanet:275872Frontotemporal dementia with motor neuron disease
TBK1Orphanet:803Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
VCPOrphanet:100070Progressive non-fluent aphasia
VCPOrphanet:275864Behavioral variant of frontotemporal dementia
VCPOrphanet:275872Frontotemporal dementia with motor neuron disease
VCPOrphanet:329475Spastic paraplegia-Paget disease of bone syndrome
VCPOrphanet:329478Adult-onset distal myopathy due to VCP mutation
VCPOrphanet:435387Autosomal dominant Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2Y
VCPOrphanet:52430Inclusion body myopathy with Paget disease of bone and frontotemporal dementia
VCPOrphanet:803Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
CHCHD10Orphanet:275872Frontotemporal dementia with motor neuron disease
CHCHD10Orphanet:276435Lower motor neuron syndrome with late-adult onset
CHCHD10Orphanet:457050Autosomal dominant mitochondrial myopathy with exercise intolerance
CHCHD10Orphanet:803Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Cohort genes → proteins

5 cohort genes, 5 distinct canonical proteins.

Evidence partition

SubsetGenes
multi_evidence5

Cohort genes (full)

SymbolHGNCEnsemblUniProtNameEvidence
SQSTM1HGNC:11280ENSG00000161011Q13501Sequestosome-1gencc
TARDBPHGNC:11571ENSG00000120948Q13148TAR DNA-binding protein 43gencc
TBK1HGNC:11584ENSG00000183735Q9UHD2Serine/threonine-protein kinase TBK1gencc
VCPHGNC:12666ENSG00000165280P55072Transitional endoplasmic reticulum ATPasegencc
CHCHD10HGNC:15559ENSG00000250479Q8WYQ3Coiled-coil-helix-coiled-coil-helix domain-containing protein 10, mitochondrialgencc

Cohort function summary

Lead sentence per gene, UniProt-curated.

SymbolProtein nameFunction (lead sentence)
SQSTM1Sequestosome-1Molecular adapter required for selective macroautophagy (aggrephagy) by acting as a bridge between polyubiquitinated proteins and autophagosomes.
TARDBPTAR DNA-binding protein 43RNA-binding protein that is involved in various steps of RNA biogenesis and processing.
TBK1Serine/threonine-protein kinase TBK1Serine/threonine kinase that plays an essential role in regulating inflammatory responses to foreign agents.
VCPTransitional endoplasmic reticulum ATPaseNecessary for the fragmentation of Golgi stacks during mitosis and for their reassembly after mitosis.
CHCHD10Coiled-coil-helix-coiled-coil-helix domain-containing protein 10, mitochondrialMay be involved in the maintenance of mitochondrial organization and mitochondrial cristae structure.

Protein-family classification

Druggable: 2 · Difficult: 1 · Unknown: 2 · Druggable fraction: 0.4

Family distribution

Cohort families vs a genome-wide background (hypergeometric, BH-FDR; fold = observed/expected). Counts kept; sorted by enrichment, so the catch-all Other/Unknown bucket no longer leads.

FamilyGenesFoldFDR
Kinase15.5×0.634
Enzyme (other)12.4×0.634
Transcription factor11.6×0.634
Other/Unknown20.7×0.877

Per-gene assignment

SymbolFamilyDruggable?ECInterPro (top 3)
SQSTM1Transcription factornoPB1_dom, Znf_ZZ, UBA-like_sf
TARDBPOther/UnknownnoRRM_dom, Nucleotide-bd_a/b_plait_sf, RBD_domain_sf
TBK1KinaseyesProt_kinase_dom, Kinase-like_dom_sf, Protein_kinase_ATP_BS
VCPEnzyme (other)yes3.6.4.6CDC4_N-term_subdom, AAA+_ATPase, ATPase_AAA_core
CHCHD10Other/UnknownnoCHCH, CHCHD2/10-like

Expression context

Cohort genes with no expression data: 0.

5 cohort genes are a single-cell marker in ≥1 SCXA experiment.

Breadth distribution (Bgee present_calls)

BucketGenes
narrow (1-5 tissues)0
moderate (6-20)0
broad (>20)5
unknown0

Top tissues across cohort

TissueCohort genes
left adrenal gland1
right adrenal gland1
right adrenal gland cortex1
ganglionic eminence1
secondary oocyte1
ventricular zone1
calcaneal tendon1
colonic epithelium1
lateral nuclear group of thalamus1
adrenal tissue1
islet of Langerhans1
stromal cell of endometrium1
apex of heart1
heart left ventricle1
hindlimb stylopod muscle1

Per-gene tissue summary (top 30)

SymbolBgee breadthFANTOM5 breadthSCXATop tissues
SQSTM1241ubiquitousmarkerright adrenal gland cortex, right adrenal gland, left adrenal gland
TARDBP301ubiquitousmarkersecondary oocyte, ventricular zone, ganglionic eminence
TBK1284ubiquitousmarkercolonic epithelium, calcaneal tendon, lateral nuclear group of thalamus
VCP294ubiquitousmarkerstromal cell of endometrium, adrenal tissue, islet of Langerhans
CHCHD10133ubiquitousmarkerapex of heart, heart left ventricle, hindlimb stylopod muscle

Protein interactions among cohort

Intra-cohort edges: 4.

Hub genes (top 10 by interactor count)

SymbolInteractor count
VCP10,015
SQSTM17,269
TARDBP7,245
TBK15,476
CHCHD101,344

Intra-cohort edges

ABSources
CHCHD10TARDBPstring_interaction
CHCHD10VCPstring_interaction
SQSTM1TBK1biogrid_interaction
TARDBPVCPstring_interaction

Structural data

PDB: 5 · AlphaFold-only: 0 · No structure: 0

Cohort genes with PDB structures (top 30)

SymbolUniProtPDB entries
VCPP55072144
TARDBPQ1314844
SQSTM1Q1350126
TBK1Q9UHD225
CHCHD10Q8WYQ35

Function

Pathway analysis

Distinct Reactome pathways touched by cohort: 102. Enrichment computed across 5 evidence-associated genes (4 with Reactome annotation).

Pathways by enrichment

Over-representation of cohort genes vs the genome-wide background (hypergeometric test, Benjamini-Hochberg FDR; fold = observed/expected over 4 annotated cohort genes). Counts and members are kept as ground-truth; sorted by enrichment.

PathwayCohort genesFoldFDRSample cohort genes
Selective autophagy3208.9×2e-05SQSTM1, TBK1, VCP
Autophagy3111.2×6e-05SQSTM1, TBK1, VCP
Macroautophagy386.5×9e-05SQSTM1, TBK1, VCP
Mitophagy2519.1×1e-04SQSTM1, TBK1
PINK1-PRKN Mediated Mitophagy2178.4×9e-04SQSTM1, TBK1
Interleukin-1 family signaling2135.9×0.001SQSTM1, TBK1
SARS-CoV-1 Infection271.4×0.003TBK1, VCP
Cellular response to chemical stress271.4×0.003SQSTM1, VCP
Death Receptor Signaling269.6×0.003SQSTM1, TBK1
KEAP1-NFE2L2 pathway260.1×0.004SQSTM1, VCP
SARS-CoV-2 Infection240.2×0.008TBK1, VCP
STAT6-mediated induction of chemokines1951.7×0.009TBK1
Attachment and Entry1713.8×0.010VCP
Translesion synthesis by Y family DNA polymerases bypasses lesions on DNA template1571.0×0.010VCP
DNA Damage Bypass1571.0×0.010VCP
Signaling by Interleukins232.1×0.010SQSTM1, TBK1
Diseases of signal transduction by growth factor receptors and second messengers228.4×0.010SQSTM1, VCP
SARS-CoV Infections227.7×0.010TBK1, VCP
Disease39.8×0.010SQSTM1, TBK1, VCP
Immune System39.7×0.010SQSTM1, TBK1, VCP
IRF3 mediated activation of type 1 IFN1475.8×0.010TBK1
p75NTR signals via NF-kB1475.8×0.010SQSTM1
Neddylation223.7×0.011SQSTM1, VCP
Hh mutants abrogate ligand secretion1356.9×0.012VCP
ZBP1(DAI) mediated induction of type I IFNs1259.6×0.013TBK1
STING mediated induction of host immune responses1259.6×0.013TBK1
Early SARS-CoV-2 Infection Events1259.6×0.013VCP
Josephin domain DUBs1237.9×0.013VCP
Pexophagy1237.9×0.013SQSTM1
Regulation of TBK1, IKKε-mediated activation of IRF3, IRF7 upon TLR3 ligation1237.9×0.013TBK1

GO biological processes by enrichment

Over-representation of cohort genes vs the genome-wide background (hypergeometric test, Benjamini-Hochberg FDR; fold = observed/expected over 5 annotated cohort genes). Counts and members are kept as ground-truth; sorted by enrichment.

GO termCohort genesFoldFDRSample cohort genes
macroautophagy3144.4×9e-05SQSTM1, TBK1, VCP
nuclear inner membrane organization13370.4×0.008TARDBP
flavin adenine dinucleotide catabolic process13370.4×0.008VCP
endoplasmic reticulum stress-induced pre-emptive quality control11685.2×0.008VCP
positive regulation of protein K63-linked deubiquitination11685.2×0.008VCP
dendritic cell proliferation11123.5×0.008TBK1
mitotic spindle disassembly11123.5×0.008VCP
brown fat cell proliferation11123.5×0.008SQSTM1
protein targeting to vacuole involved in autophagy11123.5×0.008SQSTM1
cytoplasm protein quality control11123.5×0.008VCP
cellular response to arsenite ion11123.5×0.008VCP
positive regulation of oxidative phosphorylation11123.5×0.008VCP
regulation of protein localization to chromatin11123.5×0.008VCP
positive regulation of autophagy283.2×0.008SQSTM1, TBK1
autophagy244.1×0.008SQSTM1, VCP
cGAS/STING signaling pathway1674.1×0.011TBK1
endosome to lysosome transport via multivesicular body sorting pathway1561.7×0.011VCP
aggresome assembly1561.7×0.011VCP
response to mitochondrial depolarisation1561.7×0.011SQSTM1
mitochondrial membrane organization1481.5×0.011CHCHD10
stress granule disassembly1481.5×0.011VCP
positive regulation of mitochondrial membrane potential1421.3×0.011VCP
regulation of aerobic respiration1421.3×0.011VCP
positive regulation of xenophagy1421.3×0.011TBK1
positive regulation of TORC2 signaling1421.3×0.011TBK1
regulation of apoptotic process233.4×0.011TARDBP, VCP
ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process229.7×0.011SQSTM1, VCP
negative regulation of gene expression227.6×0.011TARDBP, TBK1
NAD+ metabolic process1374.5×0.012VCP
regulation of Ras protein signal transduction1374.5×0.012SQSTM1

Therapeutics

Drug target analysis

Approved (phase 4): 3 · Phase ≥3: 3 · Phased (≥1): 3 · Undrugged: 2

Druggability breadth: 4 of 5 evidence-associated genes (80%) have a ChEMBL target (buckets above are over the deeply-mined display cohort).

Genes with an approved drug

The molecule shown is one approved compound that hits the gene — not necessarily a drug of choice or one indicated for this disease.

SymbolExample approved molecule
TARDBPMITOXANTRONE
TBK1MOMELOTINIB
VCPCLOTRIMAZOLE

Top cohort targets by molecule count

SymbolMoleculesMax phase
TBK1384
VCP44
TARDBP14
SQSTM100
CHCHD1000

Drugs targeting cohort genes (top 30)

MoleculeMax phaseTargets in cohort
MITOXANTRONE4TARDBP
MOMELOTINIB4TBK1
AMLEXANOX4TBK1
FEDRATINIB4TBK1
RUXOLITINIB4TBK1
ENTRECTINIB4TBK1
PACRITINIB4TBK1
BOSUTINIB4TBK1
FILGOTINIB4TBK1
NINTEDANIB4TBK1
SUNITINIB4TBK1
ERLOTINIB4TBK1
CRIZOTINIB4TBK1
MIDOSTAURIN4TBK1
CLOTRIMAZOLE4VCP
GANCICLOVIR4VCP
HEXACHLOROPHENE4VCP
ORANTINIB3TBK1
ALVOCIDIB3TBK1
DOVITINIB3TBK1
LESTAURTINIB3TBK1
RUBOXISTAURIN3TBK1
SILMITASERTIB2TBK1
FORETINIB2TBK1
SU-0148132TBK1
CENISERTIB2TBK1
ADAVOSERTIB2TBK1
CERDULATINIB2TBK1
R-4062TBK1
AT-92832TBK1

Bioactivity and enzyme data

Enzyme cohort genes (≥1 EC): 1.

Cohort genes with ChEMBL bioactivity (full, sorted by assay count)

SymbolAssaysType breakdown
TBK1475Binding:473, Functional:2
VCP120Binding:120
SQSTM120Binding:20
TARDBP8Binding:7, Functional:1

Cohort enzymes (BRENDA EC)

SymbolEC numbersNames
VCP3.6.4.6vesicle-fusing ATPase

Cohort genes with high screening signal

≥100 ChEMBL assays — a studied-ness signal; see Therapeutics for approved-drug status.

SymbolChEMBL assays
TBK1475
VCP120

Pharmacogenomics

Cohort genes with a PharmGKB record: 5; with CPIC/DPWG dosing guidelines: 0.

No cohort gene has a CPIC/DPWG genotype-guided dosing guideline (PharmGKB).

Chemical tractability of cohort targets

30 approved/phased compounds have measured bioactivity against a cohort gene (and aren’t yet in disease-level trials). This is a research / tractability signal, NOT a therapeutic recommendation — a bioactivity row often reflects off-target or screening binding (e.g. promiscuous kinase inhibitors against a cohort kinase), implying no disease mechanism.

CompoundMax phaseCohort target (bioactivity)
MITOXANTRONE4TARDBP
MOMELOTINIB4TBK1
AMLEXANOX4TBK1
FEDRATINIB4TBK1
RUXOLITINIB4TBK1
ENTRECTINIB4TBK1
PACRITINIB4TBK1
BOSUTINIB4TBK1
FILGOTINIB4TBK1
NINTEDANIB4TBK1
SUNITINIB4TBK1
ERLOTINIB4TBK1
CRIZOTINIB4TBK1
MIDOSTAURIN4TBK1
CLOTRIMAZOLE4VCP
GANCICLOVIR4VCP
HEXACHLOROPHENE4VCP
ORANTINIB3TBK1
ALVOCIDIB3TBK1
DOVITINIB3TBK1
LESTAURTINIB3TBK1
RUBOXISTAURIN3TBK1
SILMITASERTIB2TBK1
FORETINIB2TBK1
SU-0148132TBK1
CENISERTIB2TBK1
ADAVOSERTIB2TBK1
CERDULATINIB2TBK1
R-4062TBK1
AT-92832TBK1

Druggability pyramid

Cohort genes binned by druggability tier (high → low):

TierDefinitionGenesSymbols
AApproved (phase 4 drug)3TARDBP, TBK1, VCP
BPhased (≥1) drug, not yet approved0
CDruggable family + PDB, no drug0
DDruggable family + AlphaFold only, no drug0
EDifficult family or no structure, no drug2SQSTM1, CHCHD10

Undrugged target profiles

2 cohort genes are undrugged. Ranked by ‘starting-point quality’ (assay depth + drugged-partner adjacency).

SymbolChEMBL assaysDrugged partners (top 3)
SQSTM120
CHCHD100

Clinical trials & evidence

Clinical trials

Clinical trials: 0.