Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Blocks Kv11/ERG potassium channels (tested in MMQ lactotroph cells that contain the three ERG channels: rKv11.1/KCNH2/ERG1, rKv11.2/KCNH6/ERG2 and rKv11.3/KCNH7/ERG3). This toxin can be used to distinguish slow deactivating components (ERGS) from fast deactivating components (ERGF) currents, since it specifically blocks ERGS. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11978818}.
Target
voltage-gated potassium channel (Kv)
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Centruroides noxius (Mexican scorpion)
Neurotoxin
Ion channel impairing toxin
Potassium channel impairing toxin
Voltage-gated potassium channel impairing toxin
Blocks Kv11/ERG potassium channels (tested in MMQ lactotroph cells that contain the three ERG channels: rKv11.1/KCNH2/ERG1, rKv11.2/KCNH6/ERG2 and rKv11.3/KCNH7/ERG3). This toxin can be used to distinguish slow deactivating components (ERGS) from fast deactivating components (ERGF) currents, since it specifically blocks ERGS..
Potassium channel toxin gamma-KTx 3.1 (CnErgTx2) (CnErg2) (Ergtoxin-2) (ErgTx2) (Ergtoxin-like protein)
scorpion
Ergtoxin family, Gamma-KTx 3 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. {ECO:0000305}.