Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Blocks voltage-gated potassium channels rKv1.1/KCNA1, rKv1.2/KCNA2, hKv1.3/KCNA3, rKv1.6/KCNA6 (IC(50)=75.9 nM) and, to a lesser extent, Shaker IR (with the inactivation domain removed). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:26398235}.
Target
voltage-gated potassium channel (Kv)
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Buthus occitanus tunetanus (Common European scorpion) (Buthus tunetanus)
Neurotoxin
Ion channel impairing toxin
Potassium channel impairing toxin
Voltage-gated potassium channel impairing toxin
Blocks voltage-gated potassium channels rKv1.1/KCNA1, rKv1.2/KCNA2, hKv1.3/KCNA3, rKv1.6/KCNA6 (IC(50)=75.9 nM) and, to a lesser extent, Shaker IR (with the inactivation domain removed)..
Potassium channel toxin alpha-KTx 19.2 (Toxin Kbot21)
scorpion
Short scorpion toxin superfamily, Potassium channel inhibitor family, Alpha-KTx 19 subfamily
Evidence at protein level
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:26398235}.