Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Blocks voltage-gated potassium channels Kv1.1/KCNA1 (IC(50)=0.6 nM), Kv1.2/KCNA2 (IC(50)=5.4 nM), Kv1.3/KCNA3 (IC(50)=0.014 nM) potently, and moderately block intermediate conductance calcium-activated potassium channels KCa3.1/KCNN4 (IC(50)=225 nM) (PubMed:15588251, PubMed:16234482, Ref.1). Also shows activity on muscle-type nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR), since it reversibly and dose-dependently inhibits acetylcholine-induced current through mouse muscle-type nAChR heterologously expressed in Xenopus oocytes (IC(50)=1.6 uM) (PubMed:31276191). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15588251, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16234482, ECO:0000269|PubMed:31276191, ECO:0000269|Ref.1}.
Target
nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR)
acetylcholine receptor
voltage-gated potassium channel (Kv)
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Orthochirus scrobiculosus (Central Asian scorpion)
Neurotoxin
Calcium-activated potassium channel impairing toxin
Ion channel impairing toxin
Potassium channel impairing toxin
Voltage-gated potassium channel impairing toxin
Blocks voltage-gated potassium channels Kv1.1/KCNA1 (IC(50)=0.6 nM), Kv1.2/KCNA2 (IC(50)=5.4 nM), Kv1.3/KCNA3 (IC(50)=0.014 nM) potently, and moderately block intermediate conductance calcium-activated potassium channels KCa3.1/KCNN4 (IC(50)=225 nM) (PubMed:15588251, PubMed:16234482, Ref.1). Also shows activity on muscle-type nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR), since it reversibly and dose-dependently inhibits acetylcholine-induced current through mouse muscle-type nAChR heterologously expressed in Xenopus oocytes (IC(50)=1.6 uM) (PubMed:31276191)..
Potassium channel toxin alpha-KTx 3.7 (OsK-1) (OsK1)
scorpion
Short scorpion toxin superfamily, Potassium channel inhibitor family, Alpha-KTx 03 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
Voltage-gated potassium channel impairing toxin
TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed by the venom gland. {ECO:0000305|Ref.1}.