Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Potent and selective inhibitor of Kv1.2/KCNA2 potassium channels. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11527374}.
Target
voltage-gated potassium channel (Kv)
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Orthochirus scrobiculosus (Central Asian scorpion)
Neurotoxin
Ion channel impairing toxin
Potassium channel impairing toxin
Voltage-gated potassium channel impairing toxin
Potent and selective inhibitor of Kv1.2/KCNA2 potassium channels..
Potassium channel toxin alpha-KTx 13.2 (OsK-2) (OsK2)
scorpion
Short scorpion toxin superfamily, Potassium channel inhibitor family, Alpha-KTx 13 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.