Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Blocks Kv4.2/KCND2 voltage-gated potassium channels (IC(50) is 193.0 nM) by shifting the voltage-dependence of channel activation to more depolarized potentials. The toxin is thought to bind to the S3-S4 linker region of the voltage sensor domain. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15150824, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15208026}.
Target
voltage-gated potassium channel (Kv)
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Theraphosa blondi (Goliath birdeating spider)
Neurotoxin
Ion channel impairing toxin
Potassium channel impairing toxin
Voltage-gated potassium channel impairing toxin
Blocks Kv4.2/KCND2 voltage-gated potassium channels (IC(50) is 193.0 nM) by shifting the voltage-dependence of channel activation to more depolarized potentials. The toxin is thought to bind to the S3-S4 linker region of the voltage sensor domain..
Kappa-theraphotoxin-Tb1a (Kappa-TRTX-Tb1a) (Theraphotoxin-1) (TlTx1)
spider
Neurotoxin 10 (Hwtx-1) family, 59 (Tltx) subfamily
Evidence at protein level
Direct protein sequencing
Disulfide bond
Ion channel impairing toxin
Knottin
Neurotoxin
Potassium channel impairing toxin
Secreted
Toxin
Voltage-gated potassium channel impairing toxin
TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed by the venom gland. {ECO:0000305}.