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PVALB

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Understanding Entity Pages

This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about PVALB: its mechanistic relationships (Knowledge Graph edges), hypotheses targeting it, analyses mentioning it, and supporting scientific papers. The interactive graph below shows its immediate neighbors. All content is AI-synthesized from peer-reviewed literature.

639Connections
12Hypotheses
2Analyses
50Outgoing
50Incoming

Summary

PVALB encodes parvalbumin, a calcium-binding protein in fast-spiking GABAergic interneurons. Critical for cortical inhibition, gamma oscillations, and is vulnerable in AD/PD.

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🧬 Gene Info
Gene SymbolPVALB
Protein TypeSignaling Protein
Target ClassSignaling Protein
FunctionNo known druggable mechanism
Mechanism of ActionNo known druggable mechanism
Primary Expressiona specific subset of GABAergic interneurons known as fast-spiking parvalbumin-positive (PV+) interneurons, which play critical roles in regulating cor
DruggabilityLow (0.34)
Clinical StagePhase II
Molecular Weight12 kDa
Amino Acids109 aa
PathwaysAutophagy, Epigenetic, GABAergic signaling, Thalamo-Amygdala Signaling, Wnt
UniProt IDP20472
Ensembl IDENSG00000100347
GeneCardsPVALB
Human Protein AtlasPVALB
Associated DiseasesALS, AUTISM, Aging, Alzheimer, Alzheimer'S Disease
Known Drugs/Compounds17-β estradiol
InteractionsNR3C1, FKBP5, TAU, SST, PENK, TRKB
SciDEX TargetView Target Profile (3 clinical trials)
SciDEX HypothesesClosed-loop transcranial focused ultrasound to res
Closed-loop transcranial focused ultrasound with 4
Closed-loop tACS targeting EC-II PV interneurons t (+9 more)
KG Connections637 knowledge graph edges
DatabasesGeneCardsNCBI GeneHPASTRING
🔮 Predicted Structure: PVALB — AlphaFold P20472 Click to expand

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Wiki Pages (21)

Knowledge base pages for this entity

Canonical Page

PVALB Gene - Parvalbumin

gene · 2503 words

Therapeutics

index · 5665 words

Neurons — Cell Type Hierarchy

cell · 5551 words

gabaergic-dysfunction

mechanism · 4621 words

Nanomedicine Approaches to Alzheimer's Disease

therapeutic · 3864 words

Allen Human Brain Atlas

dataset · 3555 words

Pathway Diagram

graph TD
    PVALB["<b>PVALB</b>"]
    Thalamo_Amygdala_Signaling(["Thalamo-Amygdala Signaling"])
    PVALB -->|"involved in"| Thalamo_Amygdala_Signaling
    Alzheimer_s_disease{"Alzheimer's disease"}
    PVALB -->|"therapeutic target"| Alzheimer_s_disease
    Neurodegeneration{"Neurodegeneration"}
    PVALB -->|"interacts with"| Neurodegeneration
    PVALB -->|"implicated in"| Alzheimer_s_disease
    NR3C1["NR3C1"]
    PVALB -->|"interacts with"| NR3C1
    NEURODEGENERATION["NEURODEGENERATION"]
    PVALB -->|"interacts with"| NEURODEGENERATION
    TNF["TNF"]
    PVALB -->|"associated with"| TNF
    APP["APP"]
    PVALB -->|"associated with"| APP
    BDNF["BDNF"]
    PVALB -->|"associated with"| BDNF
    DLG4["DLG4"]
    PVALB -->|"associated with"| DLG4
    FKBP5["FKBP5"]
    PVALB -->|"interacts with"| FKBP5
    Amygdala["Amygdala"]
    PVALB -->|"expressed in"| Amygdala
    h_62f9fc90["h-62f9fc90"]
    h_62f9fc90 -->|"therapeutic target"| PVALB
    h_62f9fc90 -->|"targets"| PVALB
    CASP3["CASP3"]
    CASP3 -->|"associated with"| PVALB
    FKBP5 -->|"interacts with"| PVALB
    APP -->|"associated with"| PVALB
    TNF -->|"associated with"| PVALB
    AND["AND"]
    AND -->|"associated with"| PVALB
    DLG4 -->|"associated with"| PVALB
    BDNF -->|"associated with"| PVALB
    NR3C1 -->|"interacts with"| PVALB
    style PVALB fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0

Outgoing (417)

TargetRelationTypeStr
Sensory Thalamic Reticular Nucleusexpressed_inbrain_region0.95
SSTco_mentioned_withgene0.90
neuronsassociated_withcell_type0.90
Thalamo-Amygdala Signalinginvolved_inpathway0.85
Social Memoryinvolved_inprocess0.85

Incoming (222)

SourceRelationTypeStr
h-62f9fc90targets_genehypothesis0.90
h-f8316acftargets_genehypothesis0.90
h-var-6612521a02targets_genehypothesis0.90
h-var-4eca108177targets_genehypothesis0.90
h-var-14d7585dd1targets_genehypothesis0.90

Targeting Hypotheses (12)

Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target

HypothesisScoreDiseaseAnalysis
Closed-loop transcranial focused ultrasound to restore hippo 0.709 Alzheimer's disease Circuit-level neural dynamics in neurode
Closed-loop transcranial focused ultrasound with 40Hz gamma 0.689 Alzheimer's disease Circuit-level neural dynamics in neurode
Closed-loop tACS targeting EC-II PV interneurons to suppress 0.670 Alzheimer's disease Circuit-level neural dynamics in neurode
Closed-loop tACS targeting EC-II parvalbumin interneurons to 0.660 Alzheimer's disease Circuit-level neural dynamics in neurode
Closed-loop optogenetic targeting PV interneurons to restore 0.633 Alzheimer's disease Circuit-level neural dynamics in neurode
Closed-loop focused ultrasound targeting CA1 PV interneurons 0.614 Alzheimer's disease Circuit-level neural dynamics in neurode
Prefrontal sensory gating circuit restoration via PV interne 0.587 Alzheimer's disease Circuit-level neural dynamics in neurode
Closed-loop tACS targeting EC-II PV interneurons to enhance 0.578 Alzheimer's disease Circuit-level neural dynamics in neurode
Closed-loop focused ultrasound targeting EC-II PV interneuro 0.568 Alzheimer's disease Circuit-level neural dynamics in neurode
Optogenetic restoration of hippocampal gamma oscillations vi 0.566 Alzheimer's disease Circuit-level neural dynamics in neurode
Optogenetic viral vector delivery via tFUS-mediated blood-br 0.557 Alzheimer's disease Circuit-level neural dynamics in neurode
Closed-loop transcranial focused ultrasound targeting CA1 PV 0.508 Alzheimer's disease Circuit-level neural dynamics in neurode

Mentioning Analyses (2)

Scientific analyses that reference this entity

Circuit-level neural dynamics in neurodegeneration

neuroscience | 2026-04-03 | 49 hypotheses Top: 0.709

Cell type vulnerability in Alzheimers Disease (SEA-AD transcriptomic data)

neurodegeneration | 2026-04-03 | 17 hypotheses Top: 0.662

Related Papers (20)

Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity

Title & PMIDAuthorsJournalYearCitations
Transcriptional and functional profiles of muscarinic receptor-expressing neuron [PMID:41857244] Tsolias A, Mojica CA, Yamani R, Khanna S Communications biology 2026 0
Neurophysiological and neuropharmacological effects of melatonin MT2 receptors a [PMID:41571206] ["Barzon B", "Marchiotto F", "Nasini S", Biochemical pharmacology 2026 0
Enhanced interhemispheric functional connectivity in elderly anxiety patients wi [PMID:41656398] ["Chang Y", "Liu M", "Liu Y", "Xie X", " Scientific reports 2026 0
Convergent transcriptomic and connectomic controllers of information integration [PMID:41606107] Luppi AI, Uhrig L, Tasserie J, Mediano P Nature human behaviour 2026 0
Transcranial direct current stimulation restores addictive behavior via prefront [PMID:41136747] ["Zuo H", "Zhang W", "Wang L", "Wu Y", " Molecular psychiatry 2026 0
Meta-Analyses of Auditory Evoked Potentials as Alzheimer Biomarkers. [PMID:40836165] Bayat A, Mirmomeni G, Aiken S, Jafari Z Ear and hearing 2026 0
Establishing mouse forebrain organoids as models of intrinsic cortical network a [PMID:41791384] Hernandez S, Schweiger HE, Cline I, Kaur Stem cell reports 2026 0
Altered Expression of GABA-Related Genes in Schizophrenia: Insights from Meta-An [PMID:41788138] Singer Y, Yitzhaky A, Hertzberg L Alpha psychiatry 2026 0
A silent Kv channel subunit shapes PV neuron action potential waveform and short [PMID:41632839] Ganesh S, Canty TM, Sabatini BL Proceedings of the National Ac 2026 0
Gray matter structural and molecular signatures in Alzheimer's disease and late- [PMID:41419068] Yang S, Wang X, Yan Y, Zhang J, Wei Y et J Affect Disord 2026 0
Mitochondrial bioenergetic signatures differentiate asymptomatic from symptomati [PMID:41279752] Mandal P, Trushina E, Arnold M, Kaddurah bioRxiv : the preprint server 2025 0
Multimodal Neuroimaging of Obesity: From Structural-Functional Mechanisms to Pre [PMID:40426616] ["Liu W", "Li N", "Tang D", "Qin L", "Zh Brain sciences 2025 0
Medial prefrontal cortex circuit dynamics involved in stage-specific addiction. [PMID:41307570] ["Zhao D", "Zhang X", "Bai J"] Brain structure & function 2025 0
Studies in rats of a target specific and reversible general anesthetic with a fa [PMID:41187127] ["Xie Z", "Fong R", "Fox A"] PloS one 2025 0
tDCS-induced enhancement of cognitive flexibility in autism: role of frontal lob [PMID:40874060] ["Han Y", "Dong A", "Xia C", "Zhang Z", Frontiers in behavioral neuros 2025 0
Fate plasticity of interneuron specification. [PMID:40264797] ["Mostajo-Radji M", "Leon W", "Breevoort iScience 2025 0
Fate plasticity of interneuron specification. [PMID:40264797] Mostajo-Radji MA, Leon WRM, Breevoort A, iScience 2025 0
Human stem cell-derived GABAergic interneuron development reveals early emergenc [PMID:40651475] Bershteyn M, Zhou H, Fuentealba L, Chen Neuron 2025 0
Forebrain assembloids support the development of fast-spiking human PVALB+ corti [PMID:40695284] Walsh RM, Crabtree GW, Kalpana K, Jubier Neuron 2025 0
Cytomegalic parvalbumin neurons in fetal cases of hemimegalencephaly. [PMID:39973610] Gelot AB, Draia-Nicolau TO, Mathieu R, S Epilepsia 2025 0