Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Blocks reversibly Shaker B potassium-channels.
Target
voltage-gated potassium channel (Kv)
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Tityus discrepans (Venezuelan scorpion)
Neurotoxin
Ion channel impairing toxin
Potassium channel impairing toxin
Blocks reversibly Shaker B potassium-channels.
Potassium channel toxin alpha-KTx 4.3 (Toxin TdK1)
scorpion
Short scorpion toxin superfamily, Potassium channel inhibitor family, Alpha-KTx 04 subfamily
Evidence at protein level
Direct protein sequencing
Disulfide bond
Ion channel impairing toxin
Neurotoxin
Potassium channel impairing toxin
Secreted
Toxin
TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed by the venom gland.