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acr-23 Encodes a monepantel-sensitive channel in Caenorhabditis elegans.
PLoS pathogens - 1 Jan 2013
Rufener Lucien, Bedoni Nicola, Baur Roland, Rey Samantha, Glauser Dominique A, Bouvier Jacques, Beech Robin, Sigel Erwin, Puoti Alessandro
Abstract excerpt
Monepantel is a member of the recently identified class of anthelmintics known as the amino-acetonitrile derivatives (AADs). Monepantel controls all major gastro-intestinal nematodes in sheep including those that are resistant to the classical anthelmintics. Previous studies have shown that the Caenorhabditis elegans acr-23 and the Haemonchus contortus Hco-mptl-1 genes may be prominent targets of monepantel. With...
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