Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Inhibits high conductance calcium-activated potassium channels (KCNMA) (By similarity). Inhibits Shaker B potassium channels. {ECO:0000250, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15683865}.
Target
voltage-gated potassium channel (Kv)
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Tityus costatus (Brazilian scorpion)
Neurotoxin
Calcium-activated potassium channel impairing toxin
Ion channel impairing toxin
Potassium channel impairing toxin
Inhibits high conductance calcium-activated potassium channels (KCNMA) (By similarity). Inhibits Shaker B potassium channels..
Potassium channel toxin alpha-KTx 12.3 (Butantoxin-like peptide) (Tco30)
scorpion
Short scorpion toxin superfamily, Potassium channel inhibitor family, Alpha-KTx 12 subfamily
Evidence at protein level
Calcium-activated potassium channel impairing toxin
Direct protein sequencing
Disulfide bond
Ion channel impairing toxin
Neurotoxin
Potassium channel impairing toxin
Secreted
Toxin
TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed by the venom gland.