Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Inhibitor of voltage-gated potassium channels. Inhibits Kv2.1/KCNB1 channels, by shifting activation of the channel to more depolarized voltages. The toxin binding sites may be situated on the S3-S4 extracellular linker of the channel. One, two, three or four toxin molecules may bind the Kv2.1/KCNB1 channel. May need to partition into the membrane in order to bind to the channel. Antibacterial activity is not observed.
Target
voltage-gated potassium channel (Kv)
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Grammostola rosea (Chilean rose tarantula) (Grammostola spatulata)
Neurotoxin
Ion channel impairing toxin
Potassium channel impairing toxin
Voltage-gated potassium channel impairing toxin
Inhibitor of voltage-gated potassium channels. Inhibits Kv2.1/KCNB1 channels, by shifting activation of the channel to more depolarized voltages.
Kappa-theraphotoxin-Gr1b (Kappa-TRTX-Gr1b) (Hanatoxin-2) (HaTx2)
spider
Neurotoxin 10 (Hwtx-1) family, 09 (HaTx) 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.