Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Blocks Kv1.1/KCNA1, Kv1.2/KCNA2 and Kv1.3/KCNA3 voltage-gated potassium channels. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:29483648}.
Target
voltage-gated potassium channel (Kv)
proton-gated sodium channel / ASIC
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Hoffmannihadrurus gertschi (Scorpion) (Hadrurus gertschi)
Neurotoxin
Ion channel impairing toxin
Potassium channel impairing toxin
Blocks Kv1.1/KCNA1, Kv1.2/KCNA2 and Kv1.3/KCNA3 voltage-gated potassium channels..
Potassium channel toxin alpha-KTx
scorpion
Short scorpion toxin superfamily, Potassium channel inhibitor family
Evidence at protein level
Cleavage on pair of basic residues
Direct protein sequencing
Disulfide bond
Ion channel impairing toxin
Neurotoxin
Potassium channel impairing toxin
Secreted
Signal
Toxin
TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed by the venom gland. {ECO:0000305|PubMed:17506894}.