Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Potent selective inhibitor of Kv1/KCNA voltage-gated potassium channels. {ECO:0000250}.
Target
voltage-gated potassium channel (Kv)
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Centruroides limbatus (Bark scorpion)
Neurotoxin
Ion channel impairing toxin
Potassium channel impairing toxin
Voltage-gated potassium channel impairing toxin
Potent selective inhibitor of Kv1/KCNA voltage-gated potassium channels..
Hongotoxin-5 (HgTX5) (Potassium channel toxin alpha-KTx 02)
scorpion
Short scorpion toxin superfamily, Potassium channel inhibitor family, Alpha-KTx 02 subfamily
Evidence at protein level
Direct protein sequencing
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:9446567}.