Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Reversibly blocks voltage-gated potassium channels (Kv1.1/KCNA1 (Kd=79 uM), Kv1.2/KCNA2 (Kd=547 nM) and Kv1.3/KCNA3 (Kd=492 nM)). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11952787}.
Target
voltage-gated potassium channel (Kv)
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Parabuthus transvaalicus (Transvaal thick-tailed scorpion)
Neurotoxin
Ion channel impairing toxin
Potassium channel impairing toxin
Voltage-gated potassium channel impairing toxin
Reversibly blocks voltage-gated potassium channels (Kv1.1/KCNA1 (Kd=79 uM), Kv1.2/KCNA2 (Kd=547 nM) and Kv1.3/KCNA3 (Kd=492 nM))..
Potassium channel toxin alpha-KTx 1.10 (Parabutoxin-3) (PBTx3)
scorpion
Short scorpion toxin superfamily, Potassium channel inhibitor family, Alpha-KTx 01 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. {ECO:0000305}.