Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Blocker for the small conductance calcium-activated potassium channels (PubMed:11527975, PubMed:2307683, PubMed:2839478). Shows the best affinity for KCa2.2/KCNN2 (Kd=0.2 nM), followed by KCa2.3/KCNN3 (Kd=1.1 nM) and KCa2.1/KCNN1 (Kd=325 nM) (PubMed:11527975). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11527975, ECO:0000269|PubMed:2307683, ECO:0000269|PubMed:2839478}.
Target
voltage-gated potassium channel (Kv)
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Leiurus hebraeus (Hebrew deathstalker scorpion) (Leiurus quinquestriatus hebraeus)
Neurotoxin
Calcium-activated potassium channel impairing toxin
Ion channel impairing toxin
Potassium channel impairing toxin
Blocker for the small conductance calcium-activated potassium channels (PubMed:11527975, PubMed:2307683, PubMed:2839478). Shows the best affinity for KCa2.2/KCNN2 (Kd=0.2 nM), followed by KCa2.3/KCNN3 (Kd=1.1 nM) and KCa2.1/KCNN1 (Kd=325 nM) (PubMed:11527975)..
Potassium channel toxin alpha-KTx 5.1 (Leiurotoxin I) (LeTx I) (Lei-I) (Leiurotoxin-1) (Scyllatoxin) (ScyTx)
scorpion
Short scorpion toxin superfamily, Potassium channel inhibitor family, Alpha-KTx 05 subfamily
Evidence at protein level
3D-structure
Amidation
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:2839478}.