A multiorganism pipeline for antiseizure drug discovery: Identification of chlorothymol as a novel gamma-aminobutyric acidergic anticonvulsant.
Jones A, Barker-Haliski M, Ilie AS, Herd MB, Baxendale S, Holdsworth CJ, Ashton JP, Placzek M, Jayasekera BAP, Cowie CJA, Lambert JJ, Trevelyan AJ, White HS, Marson AG, Cunliffe VT, Sills GJ, Morgan A.
Jones A, et al.
Epilepsia. 2020 Oct;61(10):2106-2118. doi: 10.1111/epi.16644. Epub 2020 Aug 14.
Epilepsia. 2020.
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A subsequent genetic screen in C elegans revealed the molecular target of chlorothymol to be LGC-37, a worm gamma-aminobutyric acid type A (GABA(A) ) receptor subunit. ...Finally, chlorothymol exhibited in vivo anticonvulsant efficacy in several mouse seizure assays …
A subsequent genetic screen in C elegans revealed the molecular target of chlorothymol to be LGC-37, a worm gamma-aminobutyric acid t …