Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Peptide with both antimicrobial and neurotoxin activities. Inhibits voltage-dependent potassium channels. Potently blocks Kv1.1/KCNA1 (IC(50)=6.7-87 pM) and Kv1.3/KCNA3 (IC(50)=10-250 pM) (PubMed:10545177, PubMed:15665253, PubMed:23919482, PubMed:26288216, PubMed:28194851, PubMed:8567178, PubMed:9830012). Less potently blocks Kv1.4/KCNA4 (IC(50)=0.31 nM), and Kv1.6/KCNA6 (IC(50)=0.16 nM) (PubMed:9830012). Shows moderate activity on Kv1.2/KCNA2 (IC(50)=9 nM), Kv1.7/KCNA7 (IC(50)=11.5 nM), and KCa3.1/KCNN4 (Kd=0.03-30 nM) (PubMed:10419508, PubMed:9830012). Blocks Kv channels by binding to a shallow vestibule at the outer entrance to the ion conduction pathway and occluding the entrance to the pore (PubMed:10419508, PubMed:9830012). Shows antibacterial activity against all tested bacteria (the Gram-positive bacteria B.subtilis and S.aureus, and the Gram-negative bacteria S.typhimurium and P.aeruginosa) (PubMed:28796463). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10419508, ECO:0000269|PubMed:10545177, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15665253, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23919482, ECO:0000269|PubMed:26288216, ECO:0000269|PubMed:28194851, ECO:0000269|PubMed:7660365, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8567178, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9830012}.
Target
voltage-gated potassium channel (Kv)
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Stichodactyla helianthus (Sun anemone) (Stoichactis helianthus)
Neurotoxin
Ion channel impairing toxin
Potassium channel impairing toxin
Voltage-gated potassium channel impairing toxin
Peptide with both antimicrobial and neurotoxin activities. Inhibits voltage-dependent potassium channels.
Kappa-stichotoxin-She3a (Kappa-SHTX-She3a) (Potassium channel toxin ShK)
sea anemone
Sea anemone type 1 potassium channel toxin family, Type 1a subfamily
Evidence at protein level
3D-structure
Antibiotic
Antimicrobial
Direct protein sequencing
Disulfide bond
Ion channel impairing toxin
Nematocyst
Neurotoxin
Pharmaceutical
Potassium channel impairing toxin
Secreted
Toxin
Voltage-gated potassium channel impairing toxin