Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Blocker for the small conductance calcium-activated potassium channels (PubMed:11527975, PubMed:8385026, PubMed:8457543). Shows similar affinities for KCa2.2/KCNN2 (Kd=22 nM) and KCa2.3/KCNN3 (Kd=25 nM) (PubMed:11527975). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11527975, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8385026, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8457543}.
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 (PubMed:11527975, PubMed:8385026, PubMed:8457543). Shows similar affinities for KCa2.2/KCNN2 (Kd=22 nM) and KCa2.3/KCNN3 (Kd=25 nM) (PubMed:11527975)..
Potassium channel toxin alpha-KTx 5.2 (AmPO5) (P05) (PO5) (Leiurotoxin I-like toxin P05)
scorpion
Short scorpion toxin superfamily, Potassium channel inhibitor family, Alpha-KTx 05 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:8385026}.