Hereditary motor neuron disease
diseaseOn this page
Also known as genetic anterior horn cell diseasegenetic motor neuron disease
Summary
Hereditary motor neuron disease (MONDO:0024257) is a disease (an umbrella term covering 9 Mondo subtypes) with 12 cohort genes.
At a glance
- Umbrella term: 9 Mondo subtypes
- Cohort genes: 12
- ClinVar variants: 14
Clinical features
No curated clinical features (Orphanet) for this disease.
Identifiers
Disease identifiers
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Canonical name | hereditary motor neuron disease |
| Mondo ID | MONDO:0024257 |
| Orphanet | 98505 |
| SNOMED CT | 49793008 |
| UMLS | C0270763 |
| MedGen | 78728 |
| GARD | 0019478 |
| Is cancer (heuristic) | no |
Also known as: genetic anterior horn cell disease · genetic motor neuron disease · hereditary motor neuron disease
Data availability: 14 ClinVar variants.
Disease family
An umbrella term covering 9 Mondo subtypes.
Classification path: disease › human disease › disease by body system or component › nervous system disorder › central nervous system disorder › neurodegenerative disease › motor neuron disorder › hereditary motor neuron disease
Related subtypes (3): amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Madras motor neuron disease, acquired motor neuron disease
Subtypes (9): prenatal-onset spinal muscular atrophy with congenital bone fractures, spinal muscular atrophy, familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, neurogenic scapuloperoneal syndrome, Kaeser type, riboflavin transporter deficiency, motor neuron disease with dementia and ophthalmoplegia, lateral sclerosis, distal hereditary motor neuropathy, ALS2-related motor neuron disease
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
ClinVar germline variants
14 retrieved; paginated sample, class counts are floors:
5 uncertain significance, 4 conflicting classifications of pathogenicity, 3 pathogenic, 1 pathogenic/likely pathogenic, 1 likely benign
| ClinVar | Variant (HGVS) | Gene | Classification | Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 565763 | NM_004082.5(DCTN1):c.279+1G>T | DCTN1 | Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
| 8401 | NM_004082.5(DCTN1):c.175G>A (p.Gly59Ser) | DCTN1 | Pathogenic | criteria provided, single submitter |
| 567011 | NM_014874.4(MFN2):c.475-2A>G | MFN2 | Pathogenic | criteria provided, single submitter |
| 5002 | NM_021625.5(TRPV4):c.805C>T (p.Arg269Cys) | TRPV4 | Pathogenic | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
| 447763 | NM_006158.5(NEFL):c.793T>G (p.Tyr265Asp) | NEFL | Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity | criteria provided, conflicting classifications |
| 1019 | NM_020631.6(PLEKHG5):c.1940T>C (p.Phe647Ser) | PLEKHG5 | Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity | no assertion criteria provided |
| 474743 | NM_001349253.2(SCN11A):c.5067C>G (p.Phe1689Leu) | SCN11A | Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity | criteria provided, conflicting classifications |
| 452652 | NM_024577.4(SH3TC2):c.1325C>T (p.Pro442Leu) | SH3TC2 | Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity | criteria provided, conflicting classifications |
| 637077 | NM_001376.5(DYNC1H1):c.3179T>C (p.Leu1060Ser) | DYNC1H1 | Uncertain significance | no assertion criteria provided |
| 637107 | NM_002047.4(GARS1):c.998A>G (p.Glu333Gly) | GARS1 | Uncertain significance | no assertion criteria provided |
| 581604 | NM_000530.8(MPZ):c.268G>A (p.Asp90Asn) | MPZ | Uncertain significance | criteria provided, single submitter |
| 4072159 | NM_012123.4(MTO1):c.1260+187T>G | MTO1 | Uncertain significance | criteria provided, single submitter |
| 637405 | NM_015046.7(SETX):c.6052A>G (p.Lys2018Glu) | SETX | Uncertain significance | no assertion criteria provided |
| 637068 | NM_004082.5(DCTN1):c.2054T>G (p.Val685Gly) | DCTN1 | Likely benign | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
Genes & proteins
Mendelian disease overlap and somatic drivers
GenCC: 0 · Orphanet: 45 · OMIM-shared: 0 · Dual-evidence (GWAS+Mendelian): 0
Orphanet rare-disease linkage (cohort genes)
| Gene | Orphanet ID | Rare disease |
|---|---|---|
| SCN11A | Orphanet:306577 | Hereditary sodium channelopathy-related small fibers neuropathy |
| SCN11A | Orphanet:391392 | Familial episodic pain syndrome with predominantly lower limb involvement |
| SCN11A | Orphanet:391397 | Hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type 7 |
| SCN11A | Orphanet:46348 | Paroxysmal extreme pain disorder |
| SCN11A | Orphanet:88642 | Congenital insensitivity to pain-anosmia-neuropathic arthropathy |
| SCN11A | Orphanet:90026 | Primary erythromelalgia |
| MFN2 | Orphanet:2398 | Multiple symmetric lipomatosis |
| MFN2 | Orphanet:64751 | Hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy type 5 |
| MFN2 | Orphanet:90118 | Severe early-onset axonal neuropathy due to MFN2 deficiency |
| MFN2 | Orphanet:90120 | Hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy type 6 |
| MFN2 | Orphanet:99947 | Autosomal dominant Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2A2 |
| TRPV4 | Orphanet:1216 | Autosomal dominant congenital benign spinal muscular atrophy |
| TRPV4 | Orphanet:263482 | Spondyloepimetaphyseal dysplasia, Maroteaux type |
| TRPV4 | Orphanet:2635 | Metatropic dysplasia |
| TRPV4 | Orphanet:431255 | Scapuloperoneal spinal muscular atrophy |
| TRPV4 | Orphanet:85169 | Familial digital arthropathy-brachydactyly |
| TRPV4 | Orphanet:86820 | Familial avascular necrosis of femoral head |
| TRPV4 | Orphanet:93304 | Autosomal dominant brachyolmia |
| TRPV4 | Orphanet:93314 | Spondylometaphyseal dysplasia, Kozlowski type |
| TRPV4 | Orphanet:99937 | Autosomal dominant Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2C |
| MTO1 | Orphanet:314637 | Mitochondrial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with lactic acidosis due to MTO1 deficiency |
| DCTN1 | Orphanet:139589 | Distal hereditary motor neuropathy type 7 |
| DCTN1 | Orphanet:178509 | Perry syndrome |
| DCTN1 | Orphanet:803 | Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
| PLEKHG5 | Orphanet:206580 | Autosomal recessive lower motor neuron disease with childhood onset |
| PLEKHG5 | Orphanet:369867 | Autosomal recessive intermediate Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type C |
| SH3TC2 | Orphanet:99949 | Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4C |
| DYNC1H1 | Orphanet:178469 | Autosomal dominant non-syndromic intellectual disability |
| DYNC1H1 | Orphanet:209341 | DYNC1H1-related autosomal dominant childhood-onset proximal spinal muscular atrophy |
| DYNC1H1 | Orphanet:284232 | Autosomal dominant Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2O |
| GARS1 | Orphanet:139536 | Distal hereditary motor neuropathy type 5 |
| GARS1 | Orphanet:99938 | Autosomal dominant Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2D |
| SETX | Orphanet:357043 | Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 4 |
| SETX | Orphanet:64753 | Spinocerebellar ataxia with axonal neuropathy type 2 |
| MPZ | Orphanet:100046 | Autosomal dominant intermediate Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type D |
| MPZ | Orphanet:101082 | Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1B |
| MPZ | Orphanet:3115 | Roussy-Lévy syndrome |
| MPZ | Orphanet:324585 | Autosomal dominant intermediate Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease with neuropathic pain |
| MPZ | Orphanet:538574 | Palmoplantar keratoderma-hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy syndrome |
| MPZ | Orphanet:64748 | Dejerine-Sottas syndrome |
| MPZ | Orphanet:99942 | Autosomal dominant Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2I |
| MPZ | Orphanet:99943 | Autosomal dominant Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2J |
| NEFL | Orphanet:101085 | Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1F |
| NEFL | Orphanet:228374 | Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2B5 |
| NEFL | Orphanet:99939 | Autosomal dominant Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2E |
Cohort genes → proteins
12 cohort genes, 12 distinct canonical proteins.
Evidence partition
| Subset | Genes |
|---|---|
| multi_evidence | 12 |
Cohort genes (full)
| Symbol | HGNC | Ensembl | UniProt | Name | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCN11A | HGNC:10583 | ENSG00000168356 | Q9UI33 | Sodium channel protein type 11 subunit alpha | clinvar |
| MFN2 | HGNC:16877 | ENSG00000116688 | O95140 | Mitofusin-2 | clinvar |
| TRPV4 | HGNC:18083 | ENSG00000111199 | Q9HBA0 | Transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily V member 4 | clinvar |
| MTO1 | HGNC:19261 | ENSG00000135297 | Q9Y2Z2 | 5-taurinomethyluridine-[tRNA] synthase subunit MTO1, mitochondrial | clinvar |
| DCTN1 | HGNC:2711 | ENSG00000204843 | Q14203 | Dynactin subunit 1 | clinvar |
| PLEKHG5 | HGNC:29105 | ENSG00000171680 | O94827 | Pleckstrin homology domain-containing family G member 5 | clinvar |
| SH3TC2 | HGNC:29427 | ENSG00000169247 | Q8TF17 | SH3 domain and tetratricopeptide repeat-containing protein 2 | clinvar |
| DYNC1H1 | HGNC:2961 | ENSG00000197102 | Q14204 | Cytoplasmic dynein 1 heavy chain 1 | clinvar |
| GARS1 | HGNC:4162 | ENSG00000106105 | P41250 | Glycine–tRNA ligase | clinvar |
| SETX | HGNC:445 | ENSG00000107290 | Q7Z333 | Helicase senataxin | clinvar |
| MPZ | HGNC:7225 | ENSG00000158887 | P25189 | Myelin protein P0 | clinvar |
| NEFL | HGNC:7739 | ENSG00000277586 | P07196 | Neurofilament light polypeptide | clinvar |
Cohort function summary
Lead sentence per gene, UniProt-curated.
| Symbol | Protein name | Function (lead sentence) |
|---|---|---|
| SCN11A | Sodium channel protein type 11 subunit alpha | Sodium channel mediating the voltage-dependent sodium ion permeability of excitable membranes. |
| MFN2 | Mitofusin-2 | Mitochondrial outer membrane GTPase that mediates mitochondrial clustering and fusion. |
| TRPV4 | Transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily V member 4 | Non-selective calcium permeant cation channel involved in osmotic sensitivity and mechanosensitivity. |
| MTO1 | 5-taurinomethyluridine-[tRNA] synthase subunit MTO1, mitochondrial | Component of the GTPBP3-MTO1 complex that catalyzes the 5-taurinomethyluridine (taum(5)U) modification at the 34th wobble position (U34) of mitochondrial tRNAs (mt-tRNAs), which plays a role in mt-tRNA decoding and mitochondrial translatio… |
| DCTN1 | Dynactin subunit 1 | Part of the dynactin complex that activates the molecular motor dynein for ultra-processive transport along microtubules. |
| PLEKHG5 | Pleckstrin homology domain-containing family G member 5 | Functions as a guanine exchange factor (GEF) for RAB26 and thus regulates autophagy of synaptic vesicles in axon terminal of motoneurons. |
| SH3TC2 | SH3 domain and tetratricopeptide repeat-containing protein 2 | Is involved in nerve myelination and is required for the integrity of nodes of Ranvier. |
| DYNC1H1 | Cytoplasmic dynein 1 heavy chain 1 | Cytoplasmic dynein 1 acts as a motor for the intracellular retrograde motility of vesicles and organelles along microtubules. |
| GARS1 | Glycine–tRNA ligase | Catalyzes the ATP-dependent ligation of glycine to the 3’-end of its cognate tRNA, via the formation of an aminoacyl-adenylate intermediate (Gly-AMP). |
| SETX | Helicase senataxin | ATP-dependent 5’->3’ DNA/RNA helicase that preferentially unwinds RNA substrates over DNA, playing a crucial role in resolving R-loops and promoting transcription termination. |
| MPZ | Myelin protein P0 | Is an adhesion molecule necessary for normal myelination in the peripheral nervous system. |
| NEFL | Neurofilament light polypeptide | Neurofilaments usually contain three intermediate filament proteins: NEFL, NEFM, and NEFH which are involved in the maintenance of neuronal caliber. |
Protein-family classification
Druggable: 4 · Difficult: 2 · Unknown: 6 · Druggable fraction: 0.33
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.
| Family | Genes | Fold | FDR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ion channel | 2 | 18.6× | 0.025 |
| Scaffold/PPI | 2 | 2.9× | 0.376 |
| Antibody/Immunoglobulin | 1 | 2.4× | 0.570 |
| Enzyme (other) | 1 | 1.0× | 0.758 |
| Other/Unknown | 6 | 0.9× | 0.758 |
Per-gene assignment
| Symbol | Family | Druggable? | EC | InterPro (top 3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCN11A | Ion channel | yes | Na_channel_asu, Ion_trans_dom, Na_trans_assoc_dom | |
| MFN2 | Other/Unknown | no | Fzo/mitofusin_HR2, Mitofusin_fam, P-loop_NTPase | |
| TRPV4 | Ion channel | yes | Ankyrin_rpt, Ion_trans_dom, TrpV1-4 | |
| MTO1 | Other/Unknown | no | MnmG-rel, MnmG-rel_CS, MnmG_C | |
| DCTN1 | Other/Unknown | no | CAP-Gly_domain, Dynactin, CAP-Gly_dom_sf | |
| PLEKHG5 | Scaffold/PPI | no | DH_dom, PH_domain, PH-like_dom_sf | |
| SH3TC2 | Scaffold/PPI | no | SH3_domain, TPR-like_helical_dom_sf, TPR_rpt | |
| DYNC1H1 | Other/Unknown | no | AAA+_ATPase, Dhc_D6_P-loop, Dynein_heavy_tail | |
| GARS1 | Enzyme (other) | yes | 6.1.1.14 | WHEP-TRS_dom, aa-tRNA-synt_IIb, tRNA-synt_gly |
| SETX | Other/Unknown | no | P-loop_NTPase, DNA2/NAM7_AAA_11, DNA2/NAM7-like_C | |
| MPZ | Antibody/Immunoglobulin | yes | Myelin_P0-rel, Ig_sub, Ig-like_dom | |
| NEFL | Other/Unknown | no | Intermed_filament_DNA-bd, IF_conserved, IF_rod_dom |
Expression context
Cohort genes with no expression data: 0.
11 cohort genes are a single-cell marker in ≥1 SCXA experiment.
Breadth distribution (Bgee present_calls)
| Bucket | Genes |
|---|---|
| narrow (1-5 tissues) | 0 |
| moderate (6-20) | 0 |
| broad (>20) | 12 |
| unknown | 0 |
Top tissues across cohort
| Tissue | Cohort genes |
|---|---|
| sural nerve | 3 |
| dorsal root ganglion | 2 |
| cartilage tissue | 2 |
| right hemisphere of cerebellum | 2 |
| lateral nuclear group of thalamus | 2 |
| buccal mucosa cell | 1 |
| male germ line stem cell (sensu Vertebrata) in testis | 1 |
| apex of heart | 1 |
| cardiac ventricle | 1 |
| heart left ventricle | 1 |
| lower esophagus mucosa | 1 |
| olfactory segment of nasal mucosa | 1 |
| endothelial cell | 1 |
| germinal epithelium of ovary | 1 |
| sperm | 1 |
| prefrontal cortex | 1 |
| right frontal lobe | 1 |
| cerebellar hemisphere | 1 |
| C1 segment of cervical spinal cord | 1 |
| corpus callosum | 1 |
Per-gene tissue summary (top 30)
| Symbol | Bgee breadth | FANTOM5 breadth | SCXA | Top tissues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCN11A | 166 | broad | marker | buccal mucosa cell, dorsal root ganglion, male germ line stem cell (sensu Vertebrata) in testis |
| MFN2 | 297 | ubiquitous | marker | apex of heart, heart left ventricle, cardiac ventricle |
| TRPV4 | 171 | ubiquitous | marker | cartilage tissue, lower esophagus mucosa, olfactory segment of nasal mucosa |
| MTO1 | 284 | ubiquitous | marker | germinal epithelium of ovary, sperm, endothelial cell |
| DCTN1 | 275 | ubiquitous | marker | right frontal lobe, prefrontal cortex, right hemisphere of cerebellum |
| PLEKHG5 | 175 | ubiquitous | yes | sural nerve, right hemisphere of cerebellum, cerebellar hemisphere |
| SH3TC2 | 168 | broad | marker | corpus callosum, sural nerve, C1 segment of cervical spinal cord |
| DYNC1H1 | 290 | ubiquitous | marker | cortical plate, ganglionic eminence, ventricular zone |
| GARS1 | 293 | ubiquitous | marker | secondary oocyte, cartilage tissue, lateral nuclear group of thalamus |
| SETX | 281 | ubiquitous | marker | right testis, calcaneal tendon, left testis |
| MPZ | 178 | ubiquitous | marker | tibial nerve, sural nerve, olfactory bulb |
| NEFL | 214 | broad | marker | dorsal root ganglion, pons, lateral nuclear group of thalamus |
Protein interactions among cohort
Intra-cohort edges: 3.
Hub genes (top 10 by interactor count)
| Symbol | Interactor count |
|---|---|
| NEFL | 4,644 |
| DYNC1H1 | 4,215 |
| MFN2 | 3,853 |
| DCTN1 | 3,654 |
| SETX | 3,127 |
| GARS1 | 2,426 |
| MTO1 | 2,309 |
| TRPV4 | 1,948 |
| SCN11A | 1,202 |
| PLEKHG5 | 966 |
Intra-cohort edges
| A | B | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| DCTN1 | DYNC1H1 | biogrid_interaction, string_interaction |
| DCTN1 | SETX | string_interaction |
| PLEKHG5 | SH3TC2 | string_interaction |
Structural data
PDB: 6 · AlphaFold-only: 6 · No structure: 0
Cohort genes with PDB structures (top 30)
| Symbol | UniProt | PDB entries |
|---|---|---|
| DYNC1H1 | Q14204 | 97 |
| TRPV4 | Q9HBA0 | 19 |
| GARS1 | P41250 | 14 |
| DCTN1 | Q14203 | 13 |
| MFN2 | O95140 | 3 |
| MPZ | P25189 | 2 |
AlphaFold-only cohort genes (top 30 by pLDDT)
| Symbol | UniProt | pLDDT |
|---|---|---|
| MTO1 | Q9Y2Z2 | 85.95 |
| SH3TC2 | Q8TF17 | 78.63 |
| NEFL | P07196 | 73.66 |
| SCN11A | Q9UI33 | 69.66 |
| PLEKHG5 | O94827 | 64.94 |
| SETX | Q7Z333 | 52.93 |
Function
Pathway analysis
Distinct Reactome pathways touched by cohort: 60. Enrichment computed across 12 evidence-associated genes (10 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 10 annotated cohort genes). Counts and members are kept as ground-truth; sorted by enrichment.
| Pathway | Cohort genes | Fold | FDR | Sample cohort genes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COPI-independent Golgi-to-ER retrograde traffic | 2 | 41.5× | 0.021 | DCTN1, DYNC1H1 |
| HSP90 chaperone cycle for steroid hormone receptors (SHR) in the presence of ligand | 2 | 38.7× | 0.021 | DCTN1, DYNC1H1 |
| Loss of Nlp from mitotic centrosomes | 2 | 31.7× | 0.021 | DCTN1, DYNC1H1 |
| Loss of proteins required for interphase microtubule organization from the centrosome | 2 | 31.7× | 0.021 | DCTN1, DYNC1H1 |
| AURKA Activation by TPX2 | 2 | 30.4× | 0.021 | DCTN1, DYNC1H1 |
| Recruitment of mitotic centrosome proteins and complexes | 2 | 27.2× | 0.021 | DCTN1, DYNC1H1 |
| Regulation of PLK1 Activity at G2/M Transition | 2 | 25.4× | 0.021 | DCTN1, DYNC1H1 |
| Recruitment of NuMA to mitotic centrosomes | 2 | 23.3× | 0.021 | DCTN1, DYNC1H1 |
| Anchoring of the basal body to the plasma membrane | 2 | 22.6× | 0.021 | DCTN1, DYNC1H1 |
| COPI-mediated anterograde transport | 2 | 22.0× | 0.021 | DCTN1, DYNC1H1 |
| Miro GTPase Cycle | 1 | 228.4× | 0.024 | MFN2 |
| MHC class II antigen presentation | 2 | 17.8× | 0.026 | DCTN1, DYNC1H1 |
| RHOT2 GTPase cycle | 1 | 163.1× | 0.028 | MFN2 |
| Mitophagy | 1 | 103.8× | 0.038 | MFN2 |
| tRNA modification in the mitochondrion | 1 | 103.8× | 0.038 | MTO1 |
| Ras activation upon Ca2+ influx through NMDA receptor | 1 | 57.1× | 0.060 | NEFL |
| Unblocking of NMDA receptors, glutamate binding and activation | 1 | 54.4× | 0.060 | NEFL |
| Negative regulation of NMDA receptor-mediated neuronal transmission | 1 | 54.4× | 0.060 | NEFL |
| Mitochondrial tRNA aminoacylation | 1 | 51.9× | 0.060 | GARS1 |
| Long-term potentiation | 1 | 47.6× | 0.061 | NEFL |
| Cytosolic tRNA aminoacylation | 1 | 43.9× | 0.061 | GARS1 |
| TRP channels | 1 | 40.8× | 0.061 | TRPV4 |
| Interaction between L1 and Ankyrins | 1 | 36.8× | 0.061 | SCN11A |
| EGR2 and SOX10-mediated initiation of Schwann cell myelination | 1 | 36.8× | 0.061 | MPZ |
| PINK1-PRKN Mediated Mitophagy | 1 | 35.7× | 0.061 | MFN2 |
| tRNA processing | 1 | 35.7× | 0.061 | MTO1 |
| Phase 0 - rapid depolarisation | 1 | 34.6× | 0.061 | SCN11A |
| Nervous system development | 2 | 8.6× | 0.061 | SCN11A, MPZ |
| Selective autophagy | 1 | 27.9× | 0.072 | MFN2 |
| RND1 GTPase cycle | 1 | 26.6× | 0.072 | PLEKHG5 |
GO biological processes by enrichment
Over-representation of cohort genes vs the genome-wide background (hypergeometric test, Benjamini-Hochberg FDR; fold = observed/expected over 12 annotated cohort genes). Counts and members are kept as ground-truth; sorted by enrichment.
| GO term | Cohort genes | Fold | FDR | Sample cohort genes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| retrograde axonal transport | 2 | 255.3× | 0.005 | DYNC1H1, NEFL |
| regulation of mitotic spindle organization | 2 | 140.4× | 0.007 | DCTN1, DYNC1H1 |
| nuclear migration | 2 | 122.1× | 0.007 | DCTN1, DYNC1H1 |
| hyperosmotic salinity response | 1 | 1404.3× | 0.011 | TRPV4 |
| intermediate filament polymerization or depolymerization | 1 | 1404.3× | 0.011 | NEFL |
| reflex | 1 | 1404.3× | 0.011 | SCN11A |
| positive regulation of termination of DNA-templated transcription | 1 | 1404.3× | 0.011 | SETX |
| blood vessel endothelial cell delamination | 1 | 1404.3× | 0.011 | TRPV4 |
| regulation of ERBB signaling pathway | 1 | 1404.3× | 0.011 | SH3TC2 |
| small intestine smooth muscle contraction | 1 | 1404.3× | 0.011 | SCN11A |
| vasopressin secretion | 1 | 702.2× | 0.011 | TRPV4 |
| thermosensory behavior | 1 | 702.2× | 0.011 | SCN11A |
| positive regulation of striated muscle contraction | 1 | 702.2× | 0.011 | TRPV4 |
| regulation of response to osmotic stress | 1 | 702.2× | 0.011 | TRPV4 |
| behavioral response to acetic acid induced pain | 1 | 702.2× | 0.011 | SCN11A |
| mitochondrial glycyl-tRNA aminoacylation | 1 | 702.2× | 0.011 | GARS1 |
| mitochondrial tRNA wobble uridine modification | 1 | 702.2× | 0.011 | MTO1 |
| cell aggregation | 1 | 702.2× | 0.011 | MPZ |
| calcium ion import into cytosol | 1 | 702.2× | 0.011 | TRPV4 |
| response to sodium arsenite | 1 | 702.2× | 0.011 | NEFL |
| response to acrylamide | 1 | 702.2× | 0.011 | NEFL |
| positive regulation of neuromuscular junction development | 1 | 702.2× | 0.011 | DCTN1 |
| circadian rhythm | 2 | 40.7× | 0.011 | SCN11A, SETX |
| response to toxic substance | 2 | 35.1× | 0.011 | SCN11A, NEFL |
| calcium ion transmembrane transport | 2 | 35.1× | 0.011 | SCN11A, TRPV4 |
| response to high light intensity | 1 | 468.1× | 0.012 | SCN11A |
| diadenosine tetraphosphate biosynthetic process | 1 | 468.1× | 0.012 | GARS1 |
| neurofilament bundle assembly | 1 | 468.1× | 0.012 | NEFL |
| micturition | 1 | 468.1× | 0.012 | SCN11A |
| behavioral response to formalin induced pain | 1 | 468.1× | 0.012 | SCN11A |
Therapeutics
Drug target analysis
Approved (phase 4): 1 · Phase ≥3: 3 · Phased (≥1): 4 · Undrugged: 8
Druggability breadth: 6 of 12 evidence-associated genes (50%) 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.
| Symbol | Example approved molecule |
|---|---|
| SCN11A | IMIPRAMINE |
Top cohort targets by molecule count
| Symbol | Molecules | Max phase |
|---|---|---|
| SCN11A | 15 | 4 |
| TRPV4 | 6 | 3 |
| DYNC1H1 | 1 | 2 |
| GARS1 | 1 | 3 |
| MFN2 | 0 | 0 |
| MTO1 | 0 | 0 |
| DCTN1 | 0 | 0 |
| PLEKHG5 | 0 | 0 |
| SH3TC2 | 0 | 0 |
| SETX | 0 | 0 |
Drugs targeting cohort genes (top 30)
| Molecule | Max phase | Targets in cohort |
|---|---|---|
| IMIPRAMINE | 4 | SCN11A |
| SERTINDOLE | 4 | SCN11A |
| PIMOZIDE | 4 | SCN11A |
| NIFEDIPINE | 4 | SCN11A |
| DILTIAZEM | 4 | SCN11A |
| MIBEFRADIL | 4 | SCN11A |
| HALOPERIDOL | 4 | SCN11A |
| MEXILETINE | 4 | SCN11A |
| AMITRIPTYLINE | 4 | SCN11A |
| AMIODARONE | 4 | SCN11A |
| CHLORPROMAZINE | 4 | SCN11A |
| TEDISAMIL | 3 | SCN11A |
| NITRENDIPINE | 3 | SCN11A |
| AJMALINE | 3 | SCN11A |
| CANNABINOL | 3 | TRPV4 |
| CRENOLANIB | 3 | GARS1 |
| CIFENLINE | 2 | SCN11A |
| TETRAHYDROCANNABIVARIN | 2 | TRPV4 |
| CANNABIDIVARIN | 2 | TRPV4 |
| GSK2798745 | 2 | TRPV4 |
| CANNABIGEROL | 2 | TRPV4 |
| MOLIBRESIB | 2 | DYNC1H1 |
| ABT-102 | 1 | TRPV4 |
Bioactivity and enzyme data
Enzyme cohort genes (≥1 EC): 1.
Cohort genes with ChEMBL bioactivity (full, sorted by assay count)
| Symbol | Assays | Type breakdown |
|---|---|---|
| TRPV4 | 99 | Binding:94, Functional:5 |
| SCN11A | 33 | Functional:16, Binding:15, ADMET:2 |
| GARS1 | 8 | Binding:8 |
| DYNC1H1 | 7 | Binding:7 |
| MFN2 | 3 | Binding:3 |
| DCTN1 | 1 | Binding:1 |
Cohort enzymes (BRENDA EC)
| Symbol | EC numbers | Names |
|---|---|---|
| GARS1 | 6.1.1.14 | glycine-tRNA ligase |
Pharmacogenomics
Cohort genes with a PharmGKB record: 12; with CPIC/DPWG dosing guidelines: 0.
No cohort gene has a CPIC/DPWG genotype-guided dosing guideline (PharmGKB).
Chemical tractability of cohort targets
23 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.
| Compound | Max phase | Cohort target (bioactivity) |
|---|---|---|
| IMIPRAMINE | 4 | SCN11A |
| SERTINDOLE | 4 | SCN11A |
| PIMOZIDE | 4 | SCN11A |
| NIFEDIPINE | 4 | SCN11A |
| DILTIAZEM | 4 | SCN11A |
| MIBEFRADIL | 4 | SCN11A |
| HALOPERIDOL | 4 | SCN11A |
| MEXILETINE | 4 | SCN11A |
| AMITRIPTYLINE | 4 | SCN11A |
| AMIODARONE | 4 | SCN11A |
| CHLORPROMAZINE | 4 | SCN11A |
| TEDISAMIL | 3 | SCN11A |
| NITRENDIPINE | 3 | SCN11A |
| AJMALINE | 3 | SCN11A |
| CANNABINOL | 3 | TRPV4 |
| CRENOLANIB | 3 | GARS1 |
| CIFENLINE | 2 | SCN11A |
| TETRAHYDROCANNABIVARIN | 2 | TRPV4 |
| CANNABIDIVARIN | 2 | TRPV4 |
| GSK2798745 | 2 | TRPV4 |
| CANNABIGEROL | 2 | TRPV4 |
| MOLIBRESIB | 2 | DYNC1H1 |
| ABT-102 | 1 | TRPV4 |
Druggability pyramid
Cohort genes binned by druggability tier (high → low):
| Tier | Definition | Genes | Symbols |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Approved (phase 4 drug) | 1 | SCN11A |
| B | Phased (≥1) drug, not yet approved | 3 | TRPV4, DYNC1H1, GARS1 |
| C | Druggable family + PDB, no drug | 1 | MPZ |
| D | Druggable family + AlphaFold only, no drug | 0 | |
| E | Difficult family or no structure, no drug | 7 | MFN2, MTO1, DCTN1, PLEKHG5, SH3TC2, SETX, NEFL |
Undrugged target profiles
8 cohort genes are undrugged. Ranked by ‘starting-point quality’ (assay depth + drugged-partner adjacency).
| Symbol | ChEMBL assays | Drugged partners (top 3) |
|---|---|---|
| MFN2 | 3 | — |
| MTO1 | 0 | — |
| DCTN1 | 1 | — |
| PLEKHG5 | 0 | — |
| SH3TC2 | 0 | — |
| SETX | 0 | — |
| MPZ | 0 | — |
| NEFL | 0 | — |
Clinical trials & evidence
Clinical trials
Clinical trials: 0.