Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Reversibly blocks Shaker B potassium channels, with a dissociation constant of 200 nM. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16309982}.
Target
voltage-gated potassium channel (Kv)
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Tityus pachyurus (Colombian scorpion)
Neurotoxin
Ion channel impairing toxin
Potassium channel impairing toxin
Reversibly blocks Shaker B potassium channels, with a dissociation constant of 200 nM..
Potassium channel toxin alpha-KTx 13.3 (Toxin Tpa1)
scorpion
Short scorpion toxin superfamily, Potassium channel inhibitor family, Alpha-KTx 13 subfamily
Evidence at protein level
Amidation
Direct protein sequencing
Disulfide bond
Ion channel impairing toxin
Neurotoxin
Potassium channel impairing toxin
Secreted
Toxin
TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed by the venom gland. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16309982}.