Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Inhibits high conductance calcium-activated potassium channels (By similarity). Reversibly inhibits Shaker B potassium channels. {ECO:0000250}.
Target
voltage-gated potassium channel (Kv)
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Tityus trivittatus (Argentinean scorpion)
Neurotoxin
Calcium-activated potassium channel impairing toxin
Ion channel impairing toxin
Potassium channel impairing toxin
Inhibits high conductance calcium-activated potassium channels (By similarity). Reversibly inhibits Shaker B potassium channels..
Potassium channel toxin alpha-KTx 12.2 (Butantoxin) (BuTX) (TtBut)
scorpion
Short scorpion toxin superfamily, Potassium channel inhibitor family, Alpha-KTx 12 subfamily
Evidence at protein level
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.