Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Selectively and irreversibly binds (K(d)=2.9 pM) and blocks Kv1.3/KCNA3 potassium channels of human T-lymphocytes. Weakly blocks Kv1.2/KCNA2 (9%). {ECO:0000269|Ref.1}.
Target
voltage-gated potassium channel (Kv)
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Vaejovis mexicanus smithi (Mexican scorpion) (Vaejovis smithi)
Neurotoxin
Ion channel impairing toxin
Potassium channel impairing toxin
Voltage-gated potassium channel impairing toxin
Selectively and irreversibly binds (K(d)=2.9 pM) and blocks Kv1.3/KCNA3 potassium channels of human T-lymphocytes. Weakly blocks Kv1.2/KCNA2 (9%)..
Potassium channel toxin alpha-KTx 23.2 (Toxin Vm23) (Toxin alpha-KTx 21.2)
scorpion
Short scorpion toxin superfamily, Potassium channel inhibitor family, Alpha-KTx 23 subfamily
Evidence at protein level
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.