Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Kappa-conotoxins inhibits voltage-gated potassium channels. This toxin dose-dependently and reversibly inhibits the Kv1.2/KCNA2 channel in mammalia. Does not exert protective effect on cardiac tissue when administered after an ischemic event. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:20220134}.
Target
voltage-gated potassium channel (Kv)
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Conus radiatus (Rayed cone)
Neurotoxin
Ion channel impairing toxin
Potassium channel impairing toxin
Voltage-gated potassium channel impairing toxin
Kappa-conotoxins inhibits voltage-gated potassium channels. This toxin dose-dependently and reversibly inhibits the Kv1.2/KCNA2 channel in mammalia.
Kappa-conotoxin RIIIJ (Kappa-M-RIIIJ)
cone snail
Conotoxin M superfamily
Evidence at protein level
3D-structure
Direct protein sequencing
Disulfide bond
Hydroxylation
Ion channel impairing toxin
Neurotoxin
Potassium channel impairing toxin
Secreted
Toxin
Voltage-gated potassium channel impairing toxin
TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed by the venom duct. {ECO:0000305|PubMed:20220134}.