Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Blocker of potassium channels (Kv).
Target
voltage-gated potassium channel (Kv)
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Leiurus quinquestriatus quinquestriatus (Egyptian scorpion) (Deathstalker scorpion)
Neurotoxin
Ion channel impairing toxin
Potassium channel impairing toxin
Blocker of potassium channels (Kv).
Leiurutoxin-3 (Leiurutoxin III) (Potassium channel toxin alpha-KTx)
scorpion
Short scorpion toxin superfamily, Potassium channel inhibitor family
Evidence at protein level
Direct protein sequencing
Disulfide bond
Ion channel impairing toxin
Neurotoxin
Potassium channel impairing toxin
Secreted
Toxin
TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed by the venom gland. {ECO:0000305|PubMed:1280139}.