Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Acts as a gating modifier on both Kv and Nav ion channels. Voltage-dependently inhibits voltage-gated potassium channels Kv3 (Kv3.1/KCNC1, Kv3.2/KCNC2 and Kv3.4/KCNC4) (PubMed:16177043, PubMed:9506974). Slows inactivation of the voltage-gated sodium channel Nav1.7/SCN9A (By similarity). Inhibits all Kv3.1, Kv3.2 and Kv3.4 by about 50% when tested at a voltage of +40 mV (PubMed:16177043). May act by binding residues in voltage-sensing domains S3b and S4 of Kv3 (PubMed:16177043). Tests have been done on human Nav1.7/SCN9A and rat SCG neurons that mostly carry Nav1.7 channels (EC(50)=300 nM) (By similarity). This toxin also reduces blood pressure (Ref.1). {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P11494, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16177043, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9506974, ECO:0000269|Ref.1}.
Target
voltage-gated sodium channel (Nav)
voltage-gated potassium channel (Kv)
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Anemonia sulcata (Mediterranean snakelocks sea anemone)
Neurotoxin
Ion channel impairing toxin
Potassium channel impairing toxin
Voltage-gated potassium channel impairing toxin
Acts as a gating modifier on both Kv and Nav ion channels. Voltage-dependently inhibits voltage-gated potassium channels Kv3 (Kv3.1/KCNC1, Kv3.2/KCNC2 and Kv3.4/KCNC4) (PubMed:16177043, PubMed:9506974).
DeltaKappa-actitoxin-Avd4b (DeltaKappa-AITX-Avd4b) (Antihypertensive protein BDS-2) (Blood depressing substance II) (BDS-II)
sea anemone
Sea anemone type 3 (BDS) potassium channel toxin family
Evidence at protein level
Direct protein sequencing
Disulfide bond
Ion channel impairing toxin
Nematocyst
Neurotoxin
Potassium channel impairing toxin
Secreted
Toxin
Voltage-gated potassium channel impairing toxin