Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Blocks voltage-gated potassium channels (By similarity). Its application (10 uM) to cells recombinantly expressing channels results in membrane damage and cell lysis (PubMed:36918120). {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P86822, ECO:0000269|PubMed:36918120}.
Target
voltage-gated potassium channel (Kv)
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Tityus costatus (Brazilian scorpion)
Neurotoxin
Ion channel impairing toxin
Potassium channel impairing toxin
Blocks voltage-gated potassium channels (By similarity). Its application (10 uM) to cells recombinantly expressing channels results in membrane damage and cell lysis (PubMed:36918120)..
Potassium channel toxin TcoKIK
scorpion
Long chain scorpion toxin family, Class 2 subfamily
Evidence at protein level
3D-structure
Direct protein sequencing
Disulfide bond
Ion channel impairing toxin
Membrane
Neurotoxin
Potassium channel impairing toxin
Secreted
Target cell membrane
Target membrane
Toxin
TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed by the venom gland. {ECO:0000305|PubMed:15683865, ECO:0000305|PubMed:17141373}.