Structural highlights
Function
[KAX36_MESMA] Blocks voltage-gated potassium channels. At 2 uM, blocks rat Kv1.1/KCNA1 and Kv1.3/KCNA3, has a strong effect on rat Kv1.2/KCNA2 and Kv1.6/KCNA6 as well as a moderate effect on Shaker IR.[1] [2]
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
BmKTX is a toxin recently purified from the venom of Buthus Martensi, which belongs to the kaliotoxin family. We have determined its solution structure by use of conventional two-dimensional NMR techniques followed by distance-geometry and energy minimization. The calculated structure is composed of a short alpha-helix (residues 14 to 20) connected by a tight turn to a two-stranded antiparallel beta-sheet (sequences 25-27 and 32-34). The beta-turn connecting these strands belongs to type I. The N-terminal segment (sequence 1 to 8) runs parallel to the beta-sheet although it cannot be considered as a third strand. Comparison of the conformation of BmKTX and toxins of the kaliotoxin family clearly demonstrates that they are highly related. Therefore, analysis of the residues belonging to the interacting surface of those toxins allows us to propose a functional map of BmKTX slightly different from the one of KTX and AgTX2, which may explain the variations in affinities of these toxins towards the Kv1.3 channels.
Solution structure of BmKTX, a K+ blocker toxin from the Chinese scorpion Buthus Martensi.,Renisio JG, Romi-Lebrun R, Blanc E, Bornet O, Nakajima T, Darbon H Proteins. 2000 Jan 1;38(1):70-8. PMID:10651040[3]
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References
- ↑ Romi-Lebrun R, Lebrun B, Martin-Eauclaire MF, Ishiguro M, Escoubas P, Wu FQ, Hisada M, Pongs O, Nakajima T. Purification, characterization, and synthesis of three novel toxins from the Chinese scorpion Buthus martensi, which act on K+ channels. Biochemistry. 1997 Nov 4;36(44):13473-82. PMID:9354615 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bi971044w
- ↑ Gao B, Peigneur S, Tytgat J, Zhu S. A potent potassium channel blocker from Mesobuthus eupeus scorpion venom. Biochimie. 2010 Dec;92(12):1847-53. doi: 10.1016/j.biochi.2010.08.003. Epub 2010 , Aug 14. PMID:20713119 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biochi.2010.08.003
- ↑ Renisio JG, Romi-Lebrun R, Blanc E, Bornet O, Nakajima T, Darbon H. Solution structure of BmKTX, a K+ blocker toxin from the Chinese scorpion Buthus Martensi. Proteins. 2000 Jan 1;38(1):70-8. PMID:10651040
