Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Reversibly blocks hKv1.1/KCNA1 (50% inhibition of current at 1 uM). Does not seem to be voltage-dependent. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:24512947}.
Target
voltage-gated potassium channel (Kv)
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Heteroctenus garridoi (Cuban scorpion) (Rhopalurus garridoi)
Neurotoxin
Ion channel impairing toxin
Potassium channel impairing toxin
Voltage-gated potassium channel impairing toxin
Reversibly blocks hKv1.1/KCNA1 (50% inhibition of current at 1 uM). Does not seem to be voltage-dependent..
Potassium channel toxin alpha-KTx 2.14
scorpion
Short scorpion toxin superfamily, Potassium channel inhibitor family, Alpha-KTx 02 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|PubMed:24512947}.