Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Blocks potassium channels. {ECO:0000250}.
Target
voltage-gated potassium channel (Kv)
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Hottentotta tamulus sindicus (Scorpion) (Buthus sindicus)
Neurotoxin
Ion channel impairing toxin
Potassium channel impairing toxin
Blocks potassium channels..
Peptide 2 (Peptide II)
scorpion
Short scorpion toxin superfamily, Potassium channel inhibitor family, Alpha-KTx 09 subfamily
Evidence at protein level
Direct protein sequencing
Ion channel impairing toxin
Neurotoxin
Potassium channel impairing toxin
Secreted
Toxin
TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed by the venom gland. {ECO:0000305|PubMed:2583272}.