Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Potent inhibitor of voltage-dependent potassium channels, with a preference for Kv1.3/KCNA3 versus Kv1.2/KCNA2. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18804453}.
Target
voltage-gated potassium channel (Kv)
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Androctonus amoreuxi (African fattail scorpion) (Scorpio amoreuxi)
Neurotoxin
Ion channel impairing toxin
Potassium channel impairing toxin
Voltage-gated potassium channel impairing toxin
Potent inhibitor of voltage-dependent potassium channels, with a preference for Kv1.3/KCNA3 versus Kv1.2/KCNA2..
Potassium channel toxin alpha-KTx 3.12 (Kaliotoxin analog) (Aam-KTX)
scorpion
Short scorpion toxin superfamily, Potassium channel inhibitor family, Alpha-KTx 03 subfamily
Evidence at protein level
Amidation
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.