Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Blocks small conductance calcium-activated potassium channels (PubMed:12239213). Shows activity on KCa2.2/KCNN2 (IC(50)=0.0243 nM), KCa2.3/KCNN3 (IC(50)=1.7 nM), and KCa2.1/KCNN1 (IC(50)=42 nM) (PubMed:12239213). Induces cell death when tested on human T lymphoblastic leukemia Jurkat E6.1 and human breast cancer MDA-MB-231 cell lines which constituvely express KCa2.2/KCNN2, but not on human peripheral blood lymphocytes (which do not express KCa2.2/KCNN2) (PubMed:24821061). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12239213}.
Target
voltage-gated potassium channel (Kv)
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Hottentotta tamulus (Eastern Indian scorpion) (Mesobuthus tamulus)
Neurotoxin
Calcium-activated potassium channel impairing toxin
Ion channel impairing toxin
Potassium channel impairing toxin
Blocks small conductance calcium-activated potassium channels (PubMed:12239213). Shows activity on KCa2.2/KCNN2 (IC(50)=0.0243 nM), KCa2.3/KCNN3 (IC(50)=1.7 nM), and KCa2.1/KCNN1 (IC(50)=42 nM) (PubMed:12239213).
Potassium channel toxin alpha-KTx 5.4 (Tamapin)
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:12239213}.