Small molecule activators of Miro1 GTPase activity increase mitochondrial motility and facilitate intercellular transfer through enhanced organelle mobilization, targeting fundamental transport machinery.
Curated pathway from expert analysis
graph TD
A["Miro1/RHOT1 Gene"] --> B["Miro1 GTPase on Outer Mitochondrial Membrane"]
B --> C["Milton/TRAK Adaptor Binding"]
C --> D["Kinesin Motor Complex"]
C --> E["Dynein Motor Complex"]
D --> F["Anterograde Transport"]
E --> G["Retrograde Transport"]
F --> H["Mitochondria to Synaptic Terminals"]
G --> I["Damaged Mitochondria to Soma"]
J["Neurodegeneration"] --> K["Miro1 Dysfunction"]
K --> L["Impaired Mitochondrial Trafficking"]
L --> M["Synaptic Energy Deficit"]
L --> N["Failed Mitophagy"]
M --> O["Synaptic Dysfunction"]
N --> P["Damaged Mito Accumulation"]
P --> Q["Oxidative Stress"]
R["Miro1 Enhancement Therapy"] --> S["Restore Miro1-TRAK Interaction"]
S --> T["Normalize Anterograde Transport"]
S --> U["Restore Retrograde Transport"]
T --> V["Synaptic Mitochondrial Supply"]
U --> W["Efficient Damaged Mito Clearance"]
V --> X["Restored Synaptic ATP"]
W --> Y["Reduced ROS"]
X --> Z["Neuroprotection"]
Y --> Z
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style R fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,color:#e0e0e0
style V fill:#1a3a2a,stroke:#81c784,color:#e0e0e0
style Z fill:#2a3a1a,stroke:#c5e1a5,color:#e0e0e0







No curated PDB or AlphaFold mapping for RHOT1 yet. Search RCSB →
Median TPM across 13 brain regions for RHOT1 from GTEx v10.
No curated ClinVar variants loaded for this hypothesis.
Run scripts/backfill_clinvar_variants.py to fetch P/LP/VUS variants.
No DepMap CRISPR Chronos data found for RHOT1.
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| Prediction | Predicted | Observed | Status | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| If hypothesis is true, intervention provide transformative treatments for multiple neurodegenerative diseases by targeting a fundamental cellular process affected across pathological conditions | provide transformative treatments for multiple neurodegenerative diseases by targeting a fundamental cellular process affected across pathological conditions | — no observation — | pending | 0.50 |
| If hypothesis is true, intervention increase the formation and stability of these transport complexes, promoting bidirectional mitochondrial movement along microtubules | increase the formation and stability of these transport complexes, promoting bidirectional mitochondrial movement along microtubules | — no observation — | pending | 0.50 |
| If hypothesis is true, intervention facilitate therapeutic mitochondrial exchange | facilitate therapeutic mitochondrial exchange | — no observation — | pending | 0.50 |
| If hypothesis is true, intervention restore mitochondrial distribution to energy-demanding regions, improve synaptic mitochondrial content, and facilitate the formation of tunneling nanotubes and othe | restore mitochondrial distribution to energy-demanding regions, improve synaptic mitochondrial content, and facilitate the formation of tunneling nanotubes and | — no observation — | pending | 0.50 |