Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Blocks selectively the high conductance calcium-activated (maxi-K) potassium channels (KCa1.1/KCNMA1).
Target
voltage-gated potassium channel (Kv)
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Hottentotta tamulus (Eastern Indian scorpion) (Mesobuthus tamulus)
Neurotoxin
Calcium-activated potassium channel impairing toxin
Ion channel impairing toxin
Potassium channel impairing toxin
Blocks selectively the high conductance calcium-activated (maxi-K) potassium channels (KCa1.1/KCNMA1).
Potassium channel toxin alpha-KTx 1.3 (Iberiotoxin) (IbTx)
scorpion
Short scorpion toxin superfamily, Potassium channel inhibitor family, Alpha-KTx 01 subfamily
Evidence at protein level
Calcium-activated potassium channel impairing toxin
Direct protein sequencing
Disulfide bond
Ion channel impairing toxin
Neurotoxin
Potassium channel impairing toxin
Pyrrolidone carboxylic acid
Secreted
Toxin
TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed by the venom gland.