Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Blocks voltage-gated potassium channels (Kv). This is the slowly inactivating phase of potassium efflux which is blocked by this toxin. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:1304870}.
Target
voltage-gated potassium channel (Kv)
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Dendroaspis angusticeps (Eastern green mamba) (Naja angusticeps)
Neurotoxin
Ion channel impairing toxin
Potassium channel impairing toxin
Voltage-gated potassium channel impairing toxin
Blocks voltage-gated potassium channels (Kv). This is the slowly inactivating phase of potassium efflux which is blocked by this toxin..
Dendrotoxin B (DTX-B)
snake
Three-finger toxin family, Short-chain subfamily, Orphan group XI sub-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}.