Assoz. Prof. Mag. Dr. Anna Weinzinger, Privatdoz.
T: +43-1-4277-55311
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Handklo-Jamal R, Raifman TK, Shalomov B, Hofer P, Kahanovitch U, Friesacher T et al. Live-cell quantitative monitoring reveals distinct, high-affinity Gβγ regulations of GIRK2 and GIRK1/2 channels. Nature Communications. 2025 Nov 24. Epub 2025 Nov 24. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-66730-8

Shalomov B, Friesacher T, Yakubovic D, Carlo Combista J, Reddy HP, Dabbah S et al. Ethosuximide: Subunit- and Gβγ-dependent blocker and reporter of allosteric changes in GIRK channels. British Journal of Pharmacology. 2025 Apr;182(8):1704-1718. Epub 2025 Jan 15. doi: 10.1111/bph.17446

Zangerl-Plessl EM, Weinzinger A, Nichols C, Lee S. PIP2-driven cytoplasmic domain motions are coupled to Kir2 channel gating. Journal of General Physiology. 2025.

Sauer J, Marksteiner J, Hohenegger M, Todt H, Kubista H, Dostal C et al. The sodium/glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor empagliflozin is a pharmacological chaperone of cardiac Nav1.5 channels. American Journal of Physiology. Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 2025.

Li E, Boujeddaine N, Houtman MJC, Maas RGC, Sluijter JPG, Ecker GF et al. Development of new Kir2.1 channel openers from propafenone analogues. British Journal of Pharmacology. 2024 Oct 17;182(3):633-650. doi: 10.1111/bph.17377

Weinzinger A. In silico models of the macromolecular NaV1.5-KIR2.1 complex. Frontiers in Physiology. 2024 Feb;15:1362964. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2024.1362964

Maksaev G, Bründl-Jirout M, Stary-Weinzinger A, Zangerl-Plessl EM, Lee SJ, Nichols CG. Subunit gating resulting from individual protonation events in Kir2 channels. Nature Communications. 2023 Jul 28;14(1):4538. 4538. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-40058-7

Plessl EM, Wu W, Sanguinetti MC, Weinzinger A. Binding of RPR260243 at the intracellular side of the hERG1 channel pore domain slows closure of the helix bundle crossing gate. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences. 2023;10:1137368. doi: 10.3389/fmolb.2023.1137368


Garifulina A, Friesacher T, Stadler M, Zangerl-Plessl EM, Ernst M, Stary-Weinzinger A et al. β subunits of GABAA receptors form proton-gated chloride channels: Insights into the molecular basis. Communications Biology. 2022 Aug 3;5(1):784. doi: 10.1038/s42003-022-03720-2

Hackl B, Lukacs P, Ebner J, Pesti K, Haechl N, Földi MC et al. The Bradycardic Agent Ivabradine Acts as an Atypical Inhibitor of Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 2022 May 2;13:809802. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2022.809802

Friesacher T, Reddy HP, Bernsteiner H, Carlo Combista J, Shalomov B, Bera AK et al. A selectivity filter mutation provides insights into gating regulation of a K+ channel. Communications Biology. 2022 Apr 11;5(1):345. doi: 10.1038/s42003-022-03303-1


Bründl M, Pellikan S, Weinzinger A. Simulating PIP2-Induced Gating Transitions in Kir6.2 Channels. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences. 2021 Aug 10;8:711975. doi: 10.3389/fmolb.2021.711975

Qile M, Golden TD, Houtman MJC, Weinzinger A, van der Heyden MAG, van Ham W et al. LUF7244 plus dofetilide rescues aberrant Kv11.1 trafficking and produces functional IKv11.1. Molecular Pharmacology. 2020 Jun;97(6):355-364. doi: 10.1124/mol.119.118190

Chen X, Bründl M, Friesacher T, Weinzinger A. Computational Insights Into Voltage Dependence of Polyamine Block in a Strong Inwardly Rectifying K + Channel. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 2020 May 15;11:721. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2020.00721

Plessl EM, Lee SJ, Maksaev G, Bernsteiner H, Ren F, Yuan P et al. Atomistic basis of opening and conduction in mammalian inward rectifier potassium (Kir2.2) channels. Journal of General Physiology. 2020 Jan;152(1):e201912422. doi: 10.1085/jgp.201912422, 10.1085/jgp.201912422

Plessl EM, Berger M, Drescher M, Chen Y, Wu W, Maulide N et al. Toward a Structural View of hERG Activation by the Small-Molecule Activator ICA-105574. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling. 2020 Jan;60(1):360-371. doi: 10.1021/acs.jcim.9b00737

Plessl EM, Qile M, Bloothooft M, Weinzinger A, van der Heyden M. Disease Associated Mutations in KIR Proteins Linked to Aberrant Inward Rectifier Channel Trafficking. Biomolecules. 2019 Nov;9(11):650. doi: 10.3390/biom9110650

Qile M, Beekman HDM, Sprenkeler DJ, Houtman MJC, van Ham W, Weinzinger A et al. LUF7244, an allosteric modulator/activator of K(v)11.1 channels, counteracts dofetilide-induced torsades de pointes arrhythmia in the chronic atrioventricular block dog model. British Journal of Pharmacology. 2019 Oct 8;176(19):3871-3885. doi: 10.1111/bph.14798

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Ion Channels in Health and Disease: From Mechanistic Understanding to Therapeutic Solutions

Weinzinger, A. (Speaker)

16 Sept 2025

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


GNB1: Mutations, Protein Interactions, and Drug Repurposing

Weinzinger, A. (Speaker)

24 Jun 2025

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Public


GIRK2 DRUG REPURPOSING SCREEN IDENTIFIES TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM EXTREMELY RARE DISEASES

Netzer, M. (Speaker), Hering, S. (Contributor), Dascal, N. (Contributor) & Weinzinger, A. (Contributor)

16 Feb 2025

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Allosteric mechanisms of inward rectifier K+ channel gating probed by disease mutants and ethosuximide

Weinzinger, A. (Speaker)

12 Sept 2024

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Allosteric regulation of GIRK K+ channels

Weinzinger, A. (Speaker)

9 Jul 2024

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Allosteric mechanisms of inward rectifier K+ channel gating

Weinzinger, A. (Speaker)

23 Jun 2024

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Challenges in drug repurposing for rare diseases – the GNB1/KCNJ6 example

Weinzinger, A. (Speaker)

12 Sept 2023

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Probing Inward Rectifier K+ Channel Gating and Conductance Guided by Disease Mutations

Weinzinger, A. (Speaker)

21 Jun 2023

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Computational investigation of a rare disease

Friesacher, T. (Speaker) & Weinzinger, A. (Contributor)

Sept 2022 → …

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Visualizing individual protonation events in Kir2 channels

Jirout, M. (Speaker), Zangerl-Plessl, E. M. (Contributor) & Weinzinger, A. (Contributor)

Sept 2022 → …

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Computational investigations of ion channels

Weinzinger, A. (Speaker)

15 Sept 201920 Sept 2019

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


FASEB: The Ion Channel Regulation Conference: Molecules to Disease

Weinzinger, A. (Speaker)

7 Jul 201912 Jul 2019

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Structure-dynamics-function relationships of inward rectifier K+ channels probed by in silico methods

Weinzinger, A. (Speaker)

27 Mar 2018

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Computational investigations of cation channels

Weinzinger, A. (Speaker)

19 May 2017

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


In silico modelling and drug interactions in Kir6.1

Weinzinger, A. (Speaker)

4 Oct 2016

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Molecular modeling of Cantu Syndrome Channels

Weinzinger, A. (Speaker)

10 Sept 2015

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Computational investigations of hERG K+ channels

Weinzinger, A. (Speaker)

10 Aug 2015

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


MD SIMULATIONS OF KIRBAC1.1 MUTANTS REVEAL GATING CHANGES AT THE BUNDLE CROSSING REGION

Weinzinger, A. (Speaker)

4 Feb 2013

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Investigating the structural basis of hERG channel block guided by molecular dynamics simulations

Weinzinger, A. (Speaker)

25 Sept 2012

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


In silico modelling of Kir2.x channels

Weinzinger, A. (Speaker)

2011 → …

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


IK1 block by small molecules

Weinzinger, A. (Speaker)

2010 → …

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


In silico prediction of the cardiotoxicity of drug candidates

Weinzinger, A. (Speaker)

2008 → …

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Modelling the hERG K+ channel

Weinzinger, A. (Speaker)

2008 → …

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Towards a consensus model of the hERG K+ channel

Weinzinger, A. (Speaker)

2008 → …

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Computer modeling strategies to investigate the molecular basis of odor discrimination

Weinzinger, A. (Speaker)

2006 → …

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Novel approaches to investigate the regulation of G-protein coupled inward rectifier K+ channels by Gβγ

Weinzinger, A. (Project Lead) & Friesacher, T. (Co-Lead)

1/08/2131/07/24

Project: Research funding


PROSTAGLANDINES - POTENTIAL THERAPEUTICS FOR DEND SYNDROME?

Weinzinger, A. (Project Lead)

1/12/2030/07/23

Project: Research funding


Sulfonylharnstoffe

Weinzinger, A. (Project Lead)

1/03/1528/02/19

Project: Research funding


hERG K+ Channel activators

Weinzinger, A. (Project Lead)

4/11/144/11/15

Project: Research funding


hEAG1 channel blockers

Weinzinger, A. (Project Lead)

15/03/1414/03/15

Project: Research funding


Molecular Drug Targets

Hering, S. (Project Lead), Ecker, G. (Co-Lead), Maulide, N. (Co-Lead), Weinzinger, A. (Co-Lead) & Gonzalez Herrero, L. (Co-Lead)

1/12/1031/12/22

Project: Research funding


hERG potassium channel

Weinzinger, A. (Project Lead)

27/10/1031/12/11

Project: Research funding


Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

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