Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Potent selective inhibitor of high conductance (maxi-K), different medium and small conductance calcium-activated potassium channels (KCa1.1/KCNMA1 and others), as well as a voltage-dependent potassium channel (Kv1.3/KCNA3>Kv1.2/KCNA2>Kv1.6/KCNA3>>Shaker/Sh). It blocks channel activity by a simple bimolecular inhibition process. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P13487}.
FUNCTION: Has a pH-specific antimicrobial activity against bacteria (B.subtilis, E.coli and S.aureus) and the fungus C.albicans. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P13487}.
Target
voltage-gated potassium channel (Kv)
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Leiurus hebraeus (Hebrew deathstalker scorpion) (Leiurus quinquestriatus hebraeus)
Neurotoxin
Calcium-activated potassium channel impairing toxin
Ion channel impairing toxin
Potassium channel impairing toxin
Voltage-gated potassium channel impairing toxin
Potent selective inhibitor of high conductance (maxi-K), different medium and small conductance calcium-activated potassium channels (KCa1.1/KCNMA1 and others), as well as a voltage-dependent potassium channel (Kv1.3/KCNA3>Kv1.2/KCNA2>Kv1.6/KCNA3>>Shaker/Sh). It blocks channel activity by a simple bimolecular inhibition process..
FUNCTION: Has a pH-specific antimicrobial activity against bacteria (B.subtilis, E.coli and S.aureus) and the fungus C.albicans..
Potassium channel toxin alpha-KTx 1.13 (Charybdotoxin c) (ChTx-c)
scorpion
Short scorpion toxin superfamily, Potassium channel inhibitor family, Alpha-KTx 01 subfamily
Evidence at protein level
Antibiotic
Antimicrobial
Calcium-activated potassium channel impairing toxin
Direct protein sequencing
Disulfide bond
Fungicide
Ion channel impairing toxin
Neurotoxin
Potassium channel impairing toxin
Pyrrolidone carboxylic acid
Secreted
Toxin
Voltage-gated potassium channel impairing toxin
TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed by the venom gland. {ECO:0000305}.