Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Blocks voltage-gated potassium (Kv) channel and augments neurite extension via NGF/TrkA signaling pathway. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:33466524}.
Target
voltage-gated potassium channel (Kv)
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Olivierus martensii (Manchurian scorpion) (Mesobuthus martensii)
Neurotoxin
Ion channel impairing toxin
Potassium channel impairing toxin
Voltage-gated potassium channel impairing toxin
Blocks voltage-gated potassium (Kv) channel and augments neurite extension via NGF/TrkA signaling pathway..
Toxin BmK NSPK (Buthus martensii Karsch neurite-stimulating peptide targeting Kv channels)
scorpion
Short scorpion toxin superfamily, Potassium channel inhibitor family, Alpha-KTx 03 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:33466524}.