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Alena Rudkouskaya

Albany Medical CollegeORCID 0000-0002-3632-9743Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Aayan M. AfghaniD· 1 shared Alexander A. MonginiD· 1 shared Antonio M. FidaleoiD· 1 shared Harmaan S. SidhuiD· 1 shared Marianne Touma BoulosiD· 1 shared Meraj KhaniD· 1 shared

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Binding to Albumin and Off-Target Toxicity Confound the Use of LRRC8/VRAC Channel Blockers in Cell Physiology Assays

Marianne Touma Boulos, Aayan M. Afghan, Alena Rudkouskaya, Antonio M. Fidaleo, Harmaan S. Sidhu, Meraj Khan, Alexander A. Mongin

This study shows that VRAC blockers have off-target effects and cytotoxicity masked by serum albumin, suggesting they are not reliable for studying VRAC function.

bioRxiv · Jul 19, 2026 · PreprintPharmacology & Toxicology