Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Blocker for the small conductance calcium-activated potassium channels (KCa2). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:8985784}.
Target
voltage-gated potassium channel (Kv)
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Androctonus mauritanicus mauritanicus (Scorpion)
Neurotoxin
Calcium-activated potassium channel impairing toxin
Ion channel impairing toxin
Potassium channel impairing toxin
Blocker for the small conductance calcium-activated potassium channels (KCa2)..
Potassium channel toxin alpha-KTx 8.1 (AmP01) (P01) (PO1)
scorpion
Short scorpion toxin superfamily, Potassium channel inhibitor family, Alpha-KTx 08 subfamily
Evidence at protein level
3D-structure
Calcium-activated potassium channel impairing toxin
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|PubMed:8985784}.