Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: May block voltage-gated potassium channels (Kv). {ECO:0000305}.
Target
voltage-gated potassium channel (Kv)
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Tityus stigmurus (Brazilian scorpion)
Neurotoxin
Ion channel impairing toxin
Potassium channel impairing toxin
Voltage-gated potassium channel impairing toxin
May block voltage-gated potassium channels (Kv)..
Peptide 2412 (Potassium channel toxin alpha-KTx)
scorpion
Short scorpion toxin superfamily, Potassium channel inhibitor family
Evidence at protein level
Amidation
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:17270501}.