Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Blocks voltage-gated potassium channels Kv1.1/KCNA1 (IC(50)=145 nM), Kv1.2/KCNA2 (IC(50)=2.5 nM), and Kv1.3/KCNA3 (IC(50)=15). Also inhibits calcium-activated potassium channels (KCa/KCNN). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15165720}.
Target
voltage-gated potassium channel (Kv)
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Buthus occitanus tunetanus (Common European scorpion) (Buthus tunetanus)
Neurotoxin
Calcium-activated potassium channel impairing toxin
Ion channel impairing toxin
Potassium channel impairing toxin
Voltage-gated potassium channel impairing toxin
Blocks voltage-gated potassium channels Kv1.1/KCNA1 (IC(50)=145 nM), Kv1.2/KCNA2 (IC(50)=2.5 nM), and Kv1.3/KCNA3 (IC(50)=15). Also inhibits calcium-activated potassium channels (KCa/KCNN)..
Potassium channel toxin alpha-KTx 9.5 (Kbot1)
scorpion
Short scorpion toxin superfamily, Potassium channel inhibitor family, Alpha-KTx 09 subfamily
Evidence at protein level
Amidation
Calcium-activated potassium channel impairing toxin
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:15165720}.