Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Inhibits voltage-gated potassium channels. {ECO:0000250}.
Target
voltage-gated potassium channel (Kv)
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Opisthacanthus cayaporum (South American scorpion)
Neurotoxin
Ion channel impairing toxin
Potassium channel impairing toxin
Inhibits voltage-gated potassium channels..
Potassium channel toxin alpha-KTx 6.16 (OcyC12)
scorpion
Short scorpion toxin superfamily, Potassium channel inhibitor family, Alpha-KTx 06 subfamily
Evidence at transcript level
Disulfide bond
Ion channel impairing toxin
Neurotoxin
Potassium channel impairing toxin
Secreted
Signal
Toxin
TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed by the venom gland.