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Liang Wang

St. Jude Children's Research HospitalORCID 0000-0002-8868-8449Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Liang Wang13 papers · Chinese Academy of Sciences

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Biophysics· 1 Molecular Biology· 1 Pharmacology & Toxicology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Assay:electronic health records· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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Pharmacology & ToxicologybioRxivPreprintOct 16, 2026

GAT1508, a selective neuronal GIRK1/2 activator, exhibits superior antiepileptic efficacy and synergizes with cannabidiol

Jahnavi Simhadri, Andrew Zorn, Liang Wang…·Stelios M. Smirnakis

This study characterizes GAT1508, a selective neuronal GIRK1/2 activator, showing superior antiepileptic efficacy and synergy with CBD.

DOI 10.64898/2026.10.14.758970

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Molecular BiologybioRxivPreprintOct 7, 2026

Stoichiometry-dependent gating and structural pharmacology of cardiac GIRK1/4 channels

Liang Wang, Takeharu Kawano, Ana Santa‐Cruz…·Georgios Skiniotis

The paper reports structures of GIRK1/4 channels with different stoichiometries and shows how subunit composition affects ligand binding and pharmacology.

DOI 10.64898/2026.10.06.756879

experimental assay

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BiophysicsbioRxivPreprintOct 7, 2026

Asymmetric assembly underlies activation mechanism of neuronal GIRK1/2 channels

Takeharu Kawano, Liang Wang, Kim W. Chan…·Diomedes E. Logothetis

This study reveals how asymmetric assembly of GIRK1/2 channels couples lipid-dependent gating to K+ permeation and pharmacological activation through structural and functional analyses.

DOI 10.64898/2026.10.06.756360

experimental assay

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