Behavioral fingerprints predict insecticide and anthelmintic mode of action

Abstract Novel invertebrate‐killing compounds are required in agriculture and medicine to overcome resistance to existing treatments. Because insecticides and anthelmintics are discovered in phenotypic screens, a crucial step in the discovery process is determining the mode of action of hits. Visibl...

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Main Authors: Adam McDermott‐Rouse, Eleni Minga, Ida Barlow, Luigi Feriani, Philippa H Harlow, Anthony J Flemming, André E X Brown
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Published: Springer Nature 2021-05-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.15252/msb.202110267
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author Adam McDermott‐Rouse
Eleni Minga
Ida Barlow
Luigi Feriani
Philippa H Harlow
Anthony J Flemming
André E X Brown
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description Abstract Novel invertebrate‐killing compounds are required in agriculture and medicine to overcome resistance to existing treatments. Because insecticides and anthelmintics are discovered in phenotypic screens, a crucial step in the discovery process is determining the mode of action of hits. Visible whole‐organism symptoms are combined with molecular and physiological data to determine mode of action. However, manual symptomology is laborious and requires symptoms that are strong enough to see by eye. Here, we use high‐throughput imaging and quantitative phenotyping to measure Caenorhabditiselegans behavioral responses to compounds and train a classifier that predicts mode of action with an accuracy of 88% for a set of ten common modes of action. We also classify compounds within each mode of action to discover substructure that is not captured in broad mode‐of‐action labels. High‐throughput imaging and automated phenotyping could therefore accelerate mode‐of‐action discovery in invertebrate‐targeting compound development and help to refine mode‐of‐action categories.
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spelling doaj-art-7f6f11a769624a6cac0239709f443cfd2024-12-15T12:13:52ZengSpringer NatureMolecular Systems Biology1744-42922021-05-0117511410.15252/msb.202110267Behavioral fingerprints predict insecticide and anthelmintic mode of actionAdam McDermott‐Rouse0Eleni Minga1Ida Barlow2Luigi Feriani3Philippa H Harlow4Anthony J Flemming5André E X Brown6MRC London Institute of Medical SciencesMRC London Institute of Medical SciencesMRC London Institute of Medical SciencesMRC London Institute of Medical SciencesSyngenta, Jealott's Hill International Research CentreSyngenta, Jealott's Hill International Research CentreMRC London Institute of Medical SciencesAbstract Novel invertebrate‐killing compounds are required in agriculture and medicine to overcome resistance to existing treatments. Because insecticides and anthelmintics are discovered in phenotypic screens, a crucial step in the discovery process is determining the mode of action of hits. Visible whole‐organism symptoms are combined with molecular and physiological data to determine mode of action. However, manual symptomology is laborious and requires symptoms that are strong enough to see by eye. Here, we use high‐throughput imaging and quantitative phenotyping to measure Caenorhabditiselegans behavioral responses to compounds and train a classifier that predicts mode of action with an accuracy of 88% for a set of ten common modes of action. We also classify compounds within each mode of action to discover substructure that is not captured in broad mode‐of‐action labels. High‐throughput imaging and automated phenotyping could therefore accelerate mode‐of‐action discovery in invertebrate‐targeting compound development and help to refine mode‐of‐action categories.https://doi.org/10.15252/msb.202110267anthelminticsC.eleganscomputational ethologypesticidephenotypic screen
spellingShingle Adam McDermott‐Rouse
Eleni Minga
Ida Barlow
Luigi Feriani
Philippa H Harlow
Anthony J Flemming
André E X Brown
Behavioral fingerprints predict insecticide and anthelmintic mode of action
Molecular Systems Biology
anthelmintics
C.elegans
computational ethology
pesticide
phenotypic screen
title Behavioral fingerprints predict insecticide and anthelmintic mode of action
title_full Behavioral fingerprints predict insecticide and anthelmintic mode of action
title_fullStr Behavioral fingerprints predict insecticide and anthelmintic mode of action
title_full_unstemmed Behavioral fingerprints predict insecticide and anthelmintic mode of action
title_short Behavioral fingerprints predict insecticide and anthelmintic mode of action
title_sort behavioral fingerprints predict insecticide and anthelmintic mode of action
topic anthelmintics
C.elegans
computational ethology
pesticide
phenotypic screen
url https://doi.org/10.15252/msb.202110267
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