Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Blocks human voltage-gated potassium channels Kv1.1/KCNA1 (IC(50)=4.8 nM) and Kv1.2/KCNA2 (IC(50)=2.9 nM). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:26921461}.
Target
voltage-gated potassium channel (Kv)
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Centruroides tecomanus (Scorpion) (Centruroides limpidus tecomanus)
Neurotoxin
Ion channel impairing toxin
Potassium channel impairing toxin
Voltage-gated potassium channel impairing toxin
Blocks human voltage-gated potassium channels Kv1.1/KCNA1 (IC(50)=4.8 nM) and Kv1.2/KCNA2 (IC(50)=2.9 nM)..
Potassium channel toxin alpha-KTx 2.17 (Toxin II.12.8)
scorpion
Short scorpion toxin superfamily, Potassium channel inhibitor family, Alpha-KTx 02 subfamily
Evidence at protein level
Amidation
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|PubMed:26921461}.