Structural highlights
Function
KAX3A_BUTIS Inhibits insect potassium channel. Is at least a 100-fold more potent against the Drosophila Shaker channel than towards its mammalian homologs Kv1.1/KCNA1 and Kv1.3/KCNA3.[1] [2]
See Also
References
- ↑ Kozminsky-Atias A, Somech E, Zilberberg N. Isolation of the first toxin from the scorpion Buthus occitanus israelis showing preference for Shaker potassium channels. FEBS Lett. 2007 May 29;581(13):2478-84. PMID:17490656 doi:10.1016/j.febslet.2007.04.065
- ↑ Correnti CE, Gewe MM, Mehlin C, Bandaranayake AD, Johnsen WA, Rupert PB, Brusniak MY, Clarke M, Burke SE, De Van Der Schueren W, Pilat K, Turnbaugh SM, May D, Watson A, Chan MK, Bahl CD, Olson JM, Strong RK. Screening, large-scale production and structure-based classification of cystine-dense peptides. Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2018 Mar;25(3):270-278. doi: 10.1038/s41594-018-0033-9. Epub, 2018 Feb 26. PMID:29483648 doi:https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41594-018-0033-9
