# Reply to Peigneur et al. The Helix Ring Peptide U11 from the Venom of the Ant, Tetramorium bicarinatum, Acts as a Putative Pore-Forming Toxin, Not a New Kv1.3 Channel Blocker. Comment on “Boy et al. A New Kv1.3 Channel Blocker from the Venom of the Ant Tetramorium bicarinatum. Toxins 2025, 17, 379”

**Authors:** Guillaume Boy, Laurence Jouvensal, Nathan Téné, Jean-Luc Carayon, Elsa Bonnafé, Françoise Paquet, Michel Treilhou, Karine Loth, Arnaud Billet

PMC · DOI: 10.3390/toxins18010052 · Toxins · 2026-01-19

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- **Genes:** KCNA3 (potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily A member 3) [NCBI Gene 3738] {aka HGK5, HLK3, HPCN3, HUKIII, KV1.3, MK3}
- **Chemicals:** Pore-Forming Toxin (-)
- **Species:** Tetramorium bicarinatum (species) [taxon 219812]

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