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BmTx2   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 14025

Compound class: Peptide
Comment: BmTx2 is a 37 amino acid toxin from the venom of the Chinese scorpion Buthus martensi [2]. It is a potassium channel blocker. We provide the amino acid sequence for the mature peptide without its signal peptide sequence.
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References
1. Blanc E, Romi-Lebrun R, Bornet O, Nakajima T, Darbon H. (1998)
Solution structure of two new toxins from the venom of the Chinese scorpion Buthus martensi Karsch blockers of potassium channels.
Biochemistry, 37 (36): 12412-8. [PMID:9730813]
2. Dai L, Wu JJ, Gu YH, Lan ZD, Ling MH, Chi CW. (2000)
Genomic organization of three novel toxins from the scorpion Buthus martensi Karsch that are active on potassium channels.
Biochem J, 346 Pt 3 (Pt 3): 805-9. [PMID:10698710]
3. Romi-Lebrun R, Lebrun B, Martin-Eauclaire MF, Ishiguro M, Escoubas P, Wu FQ, Hisada M, Pongs O, Nakajima T. (1997)
Purification, characterization, and synthesis of three novel toxins from the Chinese scorpion Buthus martensi, which act on K+ channels.
Biochemistry, 36 (44): 13473-82. [PMID:9354615]