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UniProtKB - P56215 (KAX81_ANDMA)
Protein
Potassium channel toxin alpha-KTx 8.1
Gene
N/A
Organism
Androctonus mauritanicus mauritanicus (Scorpion)
Status
Functioni
Blocker for the small conductance calcium-activated potassium channels (KCa2).
1 PublicationMiscellaneous
does not or very weakly inhibits KCa2.2/KCNN2 (Kd >1 µM) and KCa2.3/KCNN3 (Kd >1 µM).1 Publication
GO - Molecular functioni
- ion channel inhibitor activity Source: InterPro
- potassium channel regulator activity Source: UniProtKB-KW
- toxin activity Source: UniProtKB-KW
Keywordsi
Molecular function | Calcium-activated potassium channel impairing toxin, Ion channel impairing toxin, Neurotoxin, Potassium channel impairing toxin, Toxin |
Names & Taxonomyi
Protein namesi | Recommended name: Potassium channel toxin alpha-KTx 8.1CuratedAlternative name(s): AmP01 Short name: P01 Short name: PO12 Publications |
Organismi | Androctonus mauritanicus mauritanicus (Scorpion) |
Taxonomic identifieri | 6860 [NCBI] |
Taxonomic lineagei | Eukaryota › Metazoa › Ecdysozoa › Arthropoda › Chelicerata › Arachnida › Scorpiones › Buthida › Buthoidea › Buthidae › Androctonus › |
Subcellular locationi
Extracellular region or secreted
- Secreted 1 Publication
Extracellular region or secreted
- extracellular region Source: UniProtKB-SubCell
Keywords - Cellular componenti
SecretedPTM / Processingi
Molecule processing
Feature key | Position(s) | DescriptionActions | Graphical view | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|
PeptideiPRO_0000044945 | 1 – 29 | Potassium channel toxin alpha-KTx 8.11 PublicationAdd BLAST | 29 |
Amino acid modifications
Feature key | Position(s) | DescriptionActions | Graphical view | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|
Disulfide bondi | 3 ↔ 19 | 1 PublicationImported | ||
Disulfide bondi | 6 ↔ 24 | 1 PublicationImported | ||
Disulfide bondi | 10 ↔ 26 | 1 PublicationImported |
Keywords - PTMi
Disulfide bondExpressioni
Tissue specificityi
Expressed by the venom gland.1 Publication
Structurei
Secondary structure
Legend: HelixTurnBeta strandPDB Structure known for this area
Show more details3D structure databases
AlphaFoldDBi | P56215 |
SMRi | P56215 |
ModBasei | Search... |
PDBe-KBi | Search... |
Miscellaneous databases
EvolutionaryTracei | P56215 |
Family & Domainsi
Domaini
Has the structural arrangement of an alpha-helix connected to a beta-sheet by disulfide bonds (CSalpha/beta).1 Publication
Sequence similaritiesi
Belongs to the short scorpion toxin superfamily. Potassium channel inhibitor family. Alpha-KTx 08 subfamily.Curated
Family and domain databases
InterProi | View protein in InterPro IPR036574, Scorpion_toxin-like_sf IPR008911, Toxin_alpha-KTx_8/9 |
Pfami | View protein in Pfam PF05453, Toxin_6, 1 hit |
SUPFAMi | SSF57095, SSF57095, 1 hit |
i Sequence
Sequence statusi: Complete.
Similar proteinsi
Cross-referencesi
3D structure databases
Select the link destinations: PDBei RCSB PDBi PDBji Links Updated | PDB entry | Method | Resolution (Å) | Chain | Positions | PDBsum |
1ACW | NMR | - | A | 1-29 | [»] | |
AlphaFoldDBi | P56215 | |||||
SMRi | P56215 | |||||
ModBasei | Search... | |||||
PDBe-KBi | Search... |
Miscellaneous databases
EvolutionaryTracei | P56215 |
Family and domain databases
InterProi | View protein in InterPro IPR036574, Scorpion_toxin-like_sf IPR008911, Toxin_alpha-KTx_8/9 |
Pfami | View protein in Pfam PF05453, Toxin_6, 1 hit |
SUPFAMi | SSF57095, SSF57095, 1 hit |
MobiDBi | Search... |
Entry informationi
Entry namei | KAX81_ANDMA | |
Accessioni | P56215Primary (citable) accession number: P56215 | |
Entry historyi | Integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot: | July 15, 1998 |
Last sequence update: | July 15, 1998 | |
Last modified: | May 25, 2022 | |
This is version 91 of the entry and version 1 of the sequence. See complete history. | ||
Entry statusi | Reviewed (UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot) | |
Annotation program | Animal Toxin Annotation Program |
Miscellaneousi
Keywords - Technical termi
3D-structure, Direct protein sequencingDocuments
- Scorpion potassium channel toxins
Nomenclature of scorpion potassium channel toxins and list of entries - PDB cross-references
Index of Protein Data Bank (PDB) cross-references - SIMILARITY comments
Index of protein domains and families