How does autophagy and lysosome dysfunction mechanistically connect PGRN deficiency to FTD pathogenesis?

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While the abstract identifies autophagy/lysosome dysfunction as a consequence of PGRN insufficiency, the specific mechanisms linking this cellular dysfunction to the broader FTD pathology remain unclear. This knowledge gap limits therapeutic targeting of these pathways. Gap type: unexplained_observation Source paper: Approaches to develop therapeutics to treat frontotemporal dementia. (2020, Neuropharmacology, PMID:31962288)

Priority: 0.82 Domain: neurodegeneration Hypotheses: 0
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Landscape Summary: How does autophagy and lysosome dysfunction mechanistically connect PGRN deficiency to FTD pathogenesis? is a 0.82 priority gap in neurodegeneration. It has 0 linked hypotheses with average composite score 0.000. Status: open.

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Colonna, Sevlever, et al. (TREM2 biology)

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activates (1)

ALSFTD

associated with (22)

PARKINSON'S DISEASEFTDALSFTDALZHEIMER'S DISEASEFTDTARDBPFTDTAUFTD
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biomarker for (3)

PGRNFrailtyTau 3R/4R RatioFTDCryptic Hdgfl2FTD

causes (7)

ALSFTDTARDBPFTDTDP-43FTDC9ORF72FTDDIPEPTIDE REPEAT PROTEINS (DPRS)FTD
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contributes to (2)

Rbp DysfunctionFTDstress_granule_formationFTD

cross disease mechanism in (5)

TARDBPFTDC9ORF72FTDMAPTFTDTIA1FTDTBK1FTD

exacerbates (1)

PGRNamyotrophic lateral sclerosis

implicated in (1)

G3BP1FTD

interacts with (1)

ALSFTD

regulates (3)

ALSFTDPGRNneuronsPGRNmicroglia

risk factor for (4)

C9orf72 expansionsFTDC9orf72 HREFTDGgggcc Repeat ExpansionFTDTBK1FTD
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