Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Blocks potassium channels Shaker-IR (with inactivation domain removed) and hKv1.2/KCNA2. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22238341}.
Target
voltage-gated potassium channel (Kv)
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Tityus trivittatus (Argentinean scorpion)
Neurotoxin
Ion channel impairing toxin
Potassium channel impairing toxin
Blocks potassium channels Shaker-IR (with inactivation domain removed) and hKv1.2/KCNA2..
Kappa-buthitoxin-Tt2b (Kappa-BUTX-Tt2b)
scorpion
Short scorpion toxin superfamily, Potassium channel inhibitor family, Alpha-KTx 20 subfamily
Evidence at protein level
3D-structure
Direct protein sequencing
Disulfide bond
Ion channel impairing toxin
Neurotoxin
Potassium channel impairing toxin
Secreted
Toxin
TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed by the venom gland. {ECO:0000305}.