Table · dataset · 2026
Mapping ToxCast/Tox21 Assay Endpoints to Key Characteristics of Carcinogens to Support Cancer Hazard Evaluation
Listed in ZivaHub and Deakin Research Online and DMU Figshare and HKU DataHub and Swinburne Figshare and DaYta Ya Rona and SUNScholarData and figshare and Loughborough Research Repository and GRANTS Data and UP Research Data Repository — shown once because both records carry DOI 10.1021/ehp.6c00478.s001
The Environmental Protection Agency’s Toxicity Forecaster (ToxCast) and the Toxicity Testing in the 21st Century federal consortium (Tox21) programs provide vast high-throughput screening data on thousands of chemicals, capturing a range of molecular and cellular responses relevant to toxicity.
Description
However, their application to cancer hazard identification requires a structured framework. The ten key characteristics of carcinogens (KCCs) offer a systematic approach for organizing this mechanistic evidence.
We present an updated, comprehensive mapping of 1,570 ToxCast/Tox21 assay endpoints to the KCCs, developed through an expert-driven consensus process. A novel tiering approach was introduced to characterize each assay’s level of mechanistic relevance: Tier A indicates a direct effect linked to a KCC, while Tier B signifies an indirect or downstream effect. Additionally, we incorporated response directionality to correctly identify events contributing to, rather than merely associated with, a KCC.
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Of the 1,570 assay endpoints available in ToxCast/Tox21, 838 assay endpoints (53%) were mapped to the KCCs with some assay endpoints mapping to multiple KCCs. The majority of mapped assay endpoints were associated with KCC8 (modulates receptor-mediated effects) and KCC10 (alters cell proliferation, cell death, or nutrient supply). Some assay endpoints were mapped on different KCCs depending on the directionality of the response.
No assay endpoints were mapped to KCC1 (is electrophilic or can be metabolically activated to electrophiles) or KCC9 (causes immortalization). This publicly available tiered mapping provides a crucial resource for interpreting high-throughput screening data in the context of carcinogenesis. It enables researchers and risk assessors to more systematically utilize such data for cancer hazard evaluation and chemical prioritization.
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- DOI doi.org/10.1021/ehp.6c00478.s001 ↗
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- OAI-PMH record api.figshare.com/v2/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_dc&identifier=oai%3Af… ↗
metadata API · from zivahub uct ac za
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Provenance · 11 source records, 106 field assertions
| Source | Key | Last seen | Raw |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZivaHub | oai:figshare.com:article/34033332 | 13 d ago | JSON v1 |
| Deakin Research Online | oai:figshare.com:article/34033332 | 13 d ago | JSON v1 |
| DMU Figshare | oai:figshare.com:article/34033332 | 13 d ago | JSON v1 |
| HKU DataHub | oai:figshare.com:article/34033332 | 12 d ago | JSON v1 |
| Swinburne Figshare | oai:figshare.com:article/34033332 | 12 d ago | JSON v1 |
| DaYta Ya Rona | oai:figshare.com:article/34033332 | 12 d ago | JSON v1 |
| SUNScholarData | oai:figshare.com:article/34033332 | 12 d ago | JSON v1 |
| figshare | oai:figshare.com:article/34033332 | 12 d ago | JSON v1 |
| Loughborough Research Repository | oai:figshare.com:article/34033332 | 12 d ago | JSON v1 |
| GRANTS Data | oai:figshare.com:article/34033332 | 11 d ago | JSON v1 |
| UP Research Data Repository | oai:figshare.com:article/34033332 | 11 d ago | JSON v1 |
| Field | Assertion | Extractor | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| access_level | source · zivahub uct ac za | connector:zivahub_uct_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[disease].local:disease:cancer | mapping · figshare dmu ac uk | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Cancer'] |
| concepts[disease].local:disease:cancer | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Cancer'] |
| concepts[disease].local:disease:cancer | mapping · dro deakin edu au | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Cancer'] |
| concepts[disease].local:disease:cancer | mapping · scholardata sun ac za | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Cancer'] |
| concepts[disease].local:disease:cancer | mapping · figshare swinburne edu au | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Cancer'] |
| concepts[disease].local:disease:cancer | mapping · grantsdata jst go jp | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Cancer'] |
| concepts[disease].local:disease:cancer | mapping · datahub hku hk | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Cancer'] |
| concepts[disease].local:disease:cancer | mapping · researchdata up ac za | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Cancer'] |
| concepts[disease].local:disease:cancer | mapping · zivahub uct ac za | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Cancer'] |
| concepts[disease].local:disease:cancer | mapping · dayta nwu ac za | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Cancer'] |
| concepts[disease].local:disease:cancer | mapping · figshare com | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Cancer'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:group:3105 | mapping · figshare com | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Genetics'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:group:3105 | mapping · researchdata up ac za | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Genetics'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:group:3105 | mapping · zivahub uct ac za | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Genetics'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:group:3105 | mapping · grantsdata jst go jp | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Genetics'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:group:3105 | mapping · dro deakin edu au | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Genetics'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:group:3105 | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Genetics'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:group:3105 | mapping · figshare dmu ac uk | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Genetics'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:group:3105 | mapping · dayta nwu ac za | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Genetics'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:group:3105 | mapping · datahub hku hk | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Genetics'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:group:3105 | mapping · figshare swinburne edu au | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Genetics'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:group:3105 | mapping · scholardata sun ac za | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Genetics'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:group:3402 | mapping · figshare com | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Inorganic Chemistry'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:group:3402 | mapping · zivahub uct ac za | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Inorganic Chemistry'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:group:3402 | mapping · dayta nwu ac za | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Inorganic Chemistry'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:group:3402 | mapping · grantsdata jst go jp | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Inorganic Chemistry'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:group:3402 | mapping · figshare swinburne edu au | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Inorganic Chemistry'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:group:3402 | mapping · figshare dmu ac uk | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Inorganic Chemistry'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:group:3402 | mapping · dro deakin edu au | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Inorganic Chemistry'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:group:3402 | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Inorganic Chemistry'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:group:3402 | mapping · datahub hku hk | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Inorganic Chemistry'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:group:3402 | mapping · scholardata sun ac za | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Inorganic Chemistry'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:group:3402 | mapping · researchdata up ac za | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Inorganic Chemistry'] |
| concepts[field].local:field:astronomy | mapping · figshare com | connector:figshare_com@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:chemistry | mapping · figshare dmu ac uk | connector:figshare_dmu_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:chemistry | mapping · grantsdata jst go jp | connector:grantsdata_jst_go_jp@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:chemistry | mapping · scholardata sun ac za | connector:scholardata_sun_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:chemistry | mapping · datahub hku hk | connector:datahub_hku_hk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:chemistry | mapping · dayta nwu ac za | connector:dayta_nwu_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:chemistry | mapping · zivahub uct ac za | connector:zivahub_uct_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:chemistry | mapping · figshare com | connector:figshare_com@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:chemistry | mapping · figshare swinburne edu au | connector:figshare_swinburne_edu_au@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:chemistry | mapping · dro deakin edu au | connector:dro_deakin_edu_au@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:chemistry | mapping · researchdata up ac za | connector:researchdata_up_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:chemistry | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | connector:repository_lboro_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:computer-science-ai | mapping · figshare com | connector:figshare_com@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:computer-science-ai | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | connector:repository_lboro_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:earth-environmental | mapping · figshare swinburne edu au | connector:figshare_swinburne_edu_au@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:earth-environmental | mapping · zivahub uct ac za | connector:zivahub_uct_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:earth-environmental | mapping · figshare dmu ac uk | connector:figshare_dmu_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:earth-environmental | mapping · researchdata up ac za | connector:researchdata_up_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:earth-environmental | mapping · datahub hku hk | connector:datahub_hku_hk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:earth-environmental | mapping · figshare com | connector:figshare_com@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:earth-environmental | mapping · grantsdata jst go jp | connector:grantsdata_jst_go_jp@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:earth-environmental | mapping · dro deakin edu au | connector:dro_deakin_edu_au@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:earth-environmental | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | connector:repository_lboro_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:earth-environmental | mapping · dayta nwu ac za | connector:dayta_nwu_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:earth-environmental | mapping · scholardata sun ac za | connector:scholardata_sun_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:economics-finance | mapping · figshare com | connector:figshare_com@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:economics-finance | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | connector:repository_lboro_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:engineering | mapping · figshare com | connector:figshare_com@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:engineering | mapping · dayta nwu ac za | connector:dayta_nwu_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:engineering | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | connector:repository_lboro_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:engineering | mapping · researchdata up ac za | connector:researchdata_up_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:humanities | mapping · figshare com | connector:figshare_com@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:humanities | mapping · dayta nwu ac za | connector:dayta_nwu_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:humanities | mapping · scholardata sun ac za | connector:scholardata_sun_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:humanities | mapping · researchdata up ac za | connector:researchdata_up_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:humanities | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | connector:repository_lboro_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:life-sciences | mapping · zivahub uct ac za | connector:zivahub_uct_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:life-sciences | mapping · figshare dmu ac uk | connector:figshare_dmu_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:life-sciences | mapping · grantsdata jst go jp | connector:grantsdata_jst_go_jp@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:life-sciences | mapping · dayta nwu ac za | connector:dayta_nwu_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:life-sciences | mapping · dro deakin edu au | connector:dro_deakin_edu_au@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:life-sciences | mapping · scholardata sun ac za | connector:scholardata_sun_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:life-sciences | mapping · figshare com | connector:figshare_com@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:life-sciences | mapping · figshare swinburne edu au | connector:figshare_swinburne_edu_au@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:life-sciences | mapping · researchdata up ac za | connector:researchdata_up_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:life-sciences | mapping · datahub hku hk | connector:datahub_hku_hk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:life-sciences | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | connector:repository_lboro_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:materials-science | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | connector:repository_lboro_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:mathematics-statistics | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | connector:repository_lboro_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:medicine-health | mapping · researchdata up ac za | connector:researchdata_up_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:medicine-health | mapping · scholardata sun ac za | connector:scholardata_sun_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:medicine-health | mapping · dayta nwu ac za | connector:dayta_nwu_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:medicine-health | mapping · figshare swinburne edu au | connector:figshare_swinburne_edu_au@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:medicine-health | mapping · figshare com | connector:figshare_com@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:medicine-health | mapping · datahub hku hk | connector:datahub_hku_hk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:medicine-health | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | connector:repository_lboro_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:medicine-health | mapping · figshare dmu ac uk | connector:figshare_dmu_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:medicine-health | mapping · dro deakin edu au | connector:dro_deakin_edu_au@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:medicine-health | mapping · grantsdata jst go jp | connector:grantsdata_jst_go_jp@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:medicine-health | mapping · zivahub uct ac za | connector:zivahub_uct_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:ocean-atmospheric | mapping · figshare com | connector:figshare_com@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:psychology-behavioral | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | connector:repository_lboro_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:psychology-behavioral | mapping · scholardata sun ac za | connector:scholardata_sun_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:social-science | mapping · figshare com | connector:figshare_com@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:social-science | mapping · dayta nwu ac za | connector:dayta_nwu_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:social-science | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | connector:repository_lboro_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:social-science | mapping · researchdata up ac za | connector:researchdata_up_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:social-science | mapping · scholardata sun ac za | connector:scholardata_sun_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| description | source · zivahub uct ac za | connector:zivahub_uct_ac_za@1.0.0 | /metadata/dc/description |
| license | source · zivahub uct ac za | connector:zivahub_uct_ac_za@1.0.0 | /metadata/dc/rights |
| publication_date | source · zivahub uct ac za | connector:zivahub_uct_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| title | source · zivahub uct ac za | connector:zivahub_uct_ac_za@1.0.0 | /metadata/dc/title |