KAX6G_OPICY
ID KAX6G_OPICY Reviewed; 67 AA.
AC C5J896;
DT 05-OCT-2010, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT 28-JUL-2009, sequence version 1.
DT 25-MAY-2022, entry version 27.
DE RecName: Full=Potassium channel toxin alpha-KTx 6.16;
DE AltName: Full=OcyC12 {ECO:0000303|PubMed:19379768};
DE Flags: Precursor;
OS Opisthacanthus cayaporum (South American scorpion).
OC Eukaryota; Metazoa; Ecdysozoa; Arthropoda; Chelicerata; Arachnida;
OC Scorpiones; Iurida; Scorpionoidea; Hemiscorpiidae; Opisthacanthus.
OX NCBI_TaxID=573324;
RN [1]
RP NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [MRNA].
RC TISSUE=Venom gland;
RX PubMed=19379768; DOI=10.1016/j.toxicon.2009.04.010;
RA Silva E.C., Camargos T.S., Maranhao A.Q., Silva-Pereira I., Silva L.P.,
RA Possani L.D., Schwartz E.F.;
RT "Cloning and characterization of cDNA sequences encoding for new venom
RT peptides of the Brazilian scorpion Opisthacanthus cayaporum.";
RL Toxicon 54:252-261(2009).
CC -!- FUNCTION: Inhibits voltage-gated potassium channels. {ECO:0000250}.
CC -!- SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Secreted {ECO:0000250}.
CC -!- TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed by the venom gland.
CC -!- DOMAIN: Has the structural arrangement of an alpha-helix connected to
CC antiparallel beta-sheets by disulfide bonds (CS-alpha/beta).
CC {ECO:0000305}.
CC -!- SIMILARITY: Belongs to the short scorpion toxin superfamily. Potassium
CC channel inhibitor family. Alpha-KTx 06 subfamily. {ECO:0000305}.
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DR EMBL; FM998754; CAX51400.1; -; mRNA.
DR AlphaFoldDB; C5J896; -.
DR SMR; C5J896; -.
DR GO; GO:0005576; C:extracellular region; IEA:UniProtKB-SubCell.
DR GO; GO:0015459; F:potassium channel regulator activity; IEA:UniProtKB-KW.
DR GO; GO:0090729; F:toxin activity; IEA:UniProtKB-KW.
DR Gene3D; 3.30.30.10; -; 1.
DR InterPro; IPR036574; Scorpion_toxin-like_sf.
DR SUPFAM; SSF57095; SSF57095; 1.
PE 2: Evidence at transcript level;
KW Disulfide bond; Ion channel impairing toxin; Neurotoxin;
KW Potassium channel impairing toxin; Secreted; Signal; Toxin.
FT SIGNAL 1..24
FT /evidence="ECO:0000255"
FT CHAIN 25..67
FT /note="Potassium channel toxin alpha-KTx 6.16"
FT /id="PRO_0000398609"
FT DISULFID 34..55
FT /evidence="ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q10726"
FT DISULFID 40..60
FT /evidence="ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q10726"
FT DISULFID 44..62
FT /evidence="ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q10726"
FT DISULFID 50..65
FT /evidence="ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q10726"
SQ SEQUENCE 67 AA; 7560 MW; 23ABD0E1A00BEA75 CRC64;
MNLKLALVLL LTVINVGMLP GATSNGNIKT DIKCYRNSHC NFHCEKSYYC QGSKCVRKRC
NCYNCPL