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Table 3 Top 5 highest-weighted human target descriptors in the linear discriminant analysis projection used to discriminate between binarized toxic and nontoxic classes

From: Leveraging heterogeneous data from GHS toxicity annotations, molecular and protein target descriptors and Tox21 assay readouts to predict and rationalise acute toxicity

Uniprot

Protein

Class

Weight (absolute)

Relevant function [Associated pathologies]

Refs.

Q9UQL6

Histone deacetylase 5

Hydrolase

5.45

Chromatin organisation [Negative regulation of cell cycle/apoptosis]

[52]

Q9UBN7

Histone deacetylase 6

Hydrolase

5.19

Chromatin organisation [Negative regulation of cell cycle/apoptosis]

[53]

P41145

Kappa-type opioid receptor

 

3.02

Central to nerutotranmitter activity i.e.—acetylcholine transport

GPCR not the most toxic—could link it to pain [n/a]

 

P43220

Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor

 

2.60

Activation of cell proliferation [apoptosis]

[54]

P11473

Vitamin D3 receptor

Nuclear hormone receptor

2.20

Ca2+ signalling [negative regulation of cell proliferation]

[51]

  1. The relevance of these targets to toxicity is explored in the text