Sequence alignment to predict across species susceptibility (seqapass): A web-based tool for addressing the challenges of cross-species extrapolation of chemical toxicity

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 153, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 228-245

  LaLone, Carlie A ^a   Villeneuve, Daniel L ^a   Lyons, David ^a   Helgen, Henry W ^b   Robinson, Serina L ^c,e   Swintek, Joseph A ^d   Saari, Travis W ^a   Ankley, Gerald T ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b A CSRA Company   (United States)

^c ST OLAF COLLEGE   (United States)

^d Duluth   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Methoxyfenozide; Neonicotinoids; Pollinator susceptibility; Sequence similarity; Strobilurins; Tebufenozide

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME B; FUNGICIDE; HYDRAZINE DERIVATIVE; NEONICOTINOID;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ALOE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANOPHELES DARLINGI; APIS CERANA; APIS DORSATA; APIS FLOREA; APIS MELLIFERA; ARTICLE; BENEFICIAL INSECT; BOMBUS IMPATIENS; BOMBUS TERRESTRIS; BOMBYX MORI; CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS; DECISION MAKING; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GERANIUM; HELIOTHIS VIRESCENS; HONEYBEE; IXODES SCAPULARIS; LOCUSTA MIGRATORIA; MAIZE; MYZUS PERSICAE; NEOTOMA; NILAPARVATA LUGENS; NONHUMAN; ONLINE SYSTEM; POLLINATOR; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN TARGETING; PUCCINIA; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROSID; SCHISTOCERCA GREGARIA; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPODOPTERA EXIGUA; TOXICITY; TRIBOLIUM CASTANEUM; ANIMAL; INTERNET; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TOXICITY TESTING;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; INTERNET; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TOXICITY TESTS;

EID: 84994526145     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: 10960929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfw119     Document Type: Article

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