Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Inhibits human voltage-gated potassium (Kv) channels Kv1.1/KCNA1 (Kd=1 uM), Kv1.2/KCNA2 (Kd=0.106 nM) and Kv1.3/KCNA3 (Kd=34.3 nM). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:37624263}.
Target
voltage-gated potassium channel (Kv)
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Centruroides bonito (Scorpion)
Neurotoxin
Ion channel impairing toxin
Potassium channel impairing toxin
Voltage-gated potassium channel impairing toxin
Inhibits human voltage-gated potassium (Kv) channels Kv1.1/KCNA1 (Kd=1 uM), Kv1.2/KCNA2 (Kd=0.106 nM) and Kv1.3/KCNA3 (Kd=34.3 nM)..
Potassium channel toxin alpha-KTx 2.22 (CboK3)
scorpion
Short scorpion toxin superfamily, Potassium channel inhibitor family, Alpha-KTx 02 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:37624263}.