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ArticleAmerican journal of physiology. Cell physiology2026

Discovery of Kv3.1 channel inhibitors reveals VU0521426 as a state-dependent inactivator preferentially active against pathogenic gain-of-function mutants.

Rahul U Chandrappa, Vaishali Satpute Janve, Emily L Days, Jerod S Denton

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Article in American journal of physiology. Cell physiology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Rahul U ChandrappaDepartment of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-7109-1921
Vaishali Satpute JanveDepartment of Anesthesiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States.
Emily L DaysHigh Throughput Screening Core Facility, Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States.
Jerod S DentonDepartment of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-0032-8586

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Development of Kv3.1 potentiators for correcting fast-spiking-interneuron hypofunction in schizophrenia and autism spectrum disorderR01MH131721 · NIMH · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI Jerod S. Denton · 2023 to 2026
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HHS | National Institutes of Health (NIH) Shared Instrumentation Grant 1S10OD021734HHS | NIH | National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) 1R01MH131721NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH131721VUMC | Vanderbilt Cancer Center (VICC) P30 CA68485
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Abstract

Kv3.1 voltage-gated potassium channels play a critical role in regulating neuronal excitability, and dysregulation driven by gain-of-function (GoF) mutations has been implicated in neurological disease. Although Kv3.1 potentiators have been at the forefront of drug development as a means to enhance neuronal firing, progress towards small-molecule Kv3.1 inhibitors has been limited. Here, we address this gap with the discovery of novel and structurally diverse Kv3.1 channel inhibitors identified through a high-throughput screening of over 50,000 compounds. Among these, VU426 emerged as the most potent compound with an IC

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Drug DiscoveryGain of Function MutationPotassium Channel BlockersShaw Potassium ChannelsAnimalsHEK293 CellsHumansIon Channel GatingMembrane PotentialsMutationXenopus laevisKCNC1 protein, humanPotassium Channel BlockersShaw Potassium Channelsautomated patch clampgain-of-functionHTSKCNC1 mutationsKv3.1

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PMCPMC13270922

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