Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Reversibly blocks Shaker B potassium channels. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16705749}.
Target
voltage-gated potassium channel (Kv)
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Tityus discrepans (Venezuelan scorpion)
Neurotoxin
Ion channel impairing toxin
Potassium channel impairing toxin
Voltage-gated potassium channel impairing toxin
Reversibly blocks Shaker B potassium channels..
Potassium channel toxin alpha-KTx 18.2 (Toxin TdK2)
scorpion
Short scorpion toxin superfamily, Potassium channel inhibitor family, Alpha-KTx 18 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}.