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. 2022 Mar 11;23(6):3053. doi: 10.3390/ijms23063053

Table 3.

Molecular Initiating Events associated with Developmental Neurotoxicity, adapted from Spînu et al. [45] and Li et al. [27].

ID MIE Target Reference
A Binding of agonist, Ionotropic glutamate receptors Glutamate [NMDA] receptor [45]
A Binding of agonist, Ionotropic glutamate receptors Glutamate receptor ionotropic kainate [45]
A Binding of agonist, Ionotropic glutamate receptors Glutamate receptor ionotropic AMPA [45]
B Binding of antagonist, NMDA receptors Glutamate [NMDA] receptor [45]
C Binding of inhibitor, NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase (complex I) Mitochondrial complex I (NADH dehydrogenase) [45]
D Binding, SH/SeH proteins involved in protection against oxidative stress Aspecific1 [45]
E CYP2E1 Activation Cytochrome P450 2E1 [45]
F Inhibition, Na+/I symporter (NIS) Sodium/iodide cotransporter [45]
G Thyroperoxidase, Inhibition Thyroid peroxidase 1 [45]
H Protein Adduct Formation Aspecific 2 [45]
I Binding of inhibitors to acetylcholinesterase (AChE) Acetylcholinesterase [27]
L Binding of non-dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls with ryanodine receptor (RyR) Ryanodine receptors 1, 2 and 3 [27]
M Interaction uncouplers with oxidative phosphorylation Aspecific 3 [27]
N Binding of redox cycling chemicals with NADH-quinone oxidoreductase Mitochondrial complex I (NADH dehydrogenase) [27]
O Binding of redox cycling chemicals with NADH cytochrome b5 reductase NADH-cytochrome b5 reductase [27]
P Xenobiotic nuclear receptor activation Pregnane X receptor [27]
P Xenobiotic nuclear receptor activation Nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group I member 3 (Constitutive Androstane Receptor) [27]
Q Interference with thyroid serum binding protein Transthyretin [27]
R Deiodinase inhibition Deiodinase 4 [27]
S Thyroid receptor binding Thyroid hormone receptor beta [27]
S Thyroid receptor binding Thyroid hormone receptor alpha [27]
T Thyroid hormone transporter interference Monocarboxylate transporter 8 4 [27]
T Thyroid hormone transporter interference Monocarboxylate transporter 10 4 [27]
T Thyroid hormone transporter interference Solute carrier organic anion transporter family member 1C1 4 [27]
U Binding of pyrethroids to voltage-gated sodium channels (VGSC) Sodium channel protein type N alpha subunit [27]
V Binding of antagonist to γ-aminobutyric acid receptor GABAAR GABA-A receptor; alpha-1/beta-2/gamma-2 [27]

1 No data found in ChEMBL, QSAR from Gadaleta et al. [68] was used. 2 Replaced with the use of reactivity SMARTS [69]. 3 No specific targets, not considered for modelling. 4 No data found in ChEMBL, not considered for modelling.