Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Potent inhibitor of the Shaker potassium channel (Ki=0.16 nM) and its mammalian homologs (Kv1.3/KCNA3 (Ki=1.7 nM), Kv1.1/KCNA1 (Ki=136 nM), Kv1.6/KCNA6 (Ki=149 nM)). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:8204618}.
Target
voltage-gated potassium channel (Kv)
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Leiurus hebraeus (Hebrew deathstalker scorpion) (Leiurus quinquestriatus hebraeus)
Neurotoxin
Ion channel impairing toxin
Potassium channel impairing toxin
Voltage-gated potassium channel impairing toxin
Potent inhibitor of the Shaker potassium channel (Ki=0.16 nM) and its mammalian homologs (Kv1.3/KCNA3 (Ki=1.7 nM), Kv1.1/KCNA1 (Ki=136 nM), Kv1.6/KCNA6 (Ki=149 nM))..
Potassium channel toxin alpha-KTx 3.4 (Agitoxin-1) (AgTx-1) (AgTx1) (Leiurotoxin II) (LeTx II) (Leiurotoxin-2)
scorpion
Short scorpion toxin superfamily, Potassium channel inhibitor family, Alpha-KTx 03 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|PubMed:8204618}.