Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Blocks Kv1.3/KCNA3 voltage-gated potassium channels of human T-lymphocytes (Kd=0.71 nM). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16026809}.
Target
voltage-gated potassium channel (Kv)
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Centruroides elegans (Bark scorpion)
Neurotoxin
Ion channel impairing toxin
Potassium channel impairing toxin
Voltage-gated potassium channel impairing toxin
Blocks Kv1.3/KCNA3 voltage-gated potassium channels of human T-lymphocytes (Kd=0.71 nM)..
Potassium channel toxin alpha-KTx 2.8 (Toxin Ce1)
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:16026809}.