Reviewed, UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Q9NJP7 (KAX91_MESMA)

Names and origin

Protein names	Recommended name:     Potassium channel toxin alpha-KTx 9.1 Alternative name(s):     Neurotoxin BmP02     Potassium ion channel blocker P02     BmKK6     Toxin Kk6
Organism	Mesobuthus martensii (Manchurian scorpion) (Buthus martensii)
Taxonomic identifier	34649 [NCBI]
Taxonomic lineage	Eukaryota › Metazoa › Arthropoda › Chelicerata › Arachnida › Scorpiones › Buthida › Buthoidea › Buthidae › Mesobuthus

Protein attributes

Sequence length	56 AA.
Sequence status	Complete.
Sequence processing	The displayed sequence is further processed into a mature form.
Protein existence	Evidence at protein level.

General annotation (Comments)

Function	Blocks small conductance calcium-activated potassium channels (KCNN, SK). Low toxicity by intracerebroventricular injection into mice.
Subcellular location	Secreted.
Tissue specificity	Expressed by the venom gland.
Sequence similarities	Belongs to the short scorpion toxin superfamily. Potassium channel inhibitor family. Alpha-KTx 9 subfamily.
Mass spectrometry	Molecular mass is 2950.72 Da from positions 29 - 56. Determined by MALDI. Ref.3

Ontologies

Keywords
Cellular component	Secreted
Domain	Signal
Molecular function	Ionic channel inhibitor Neurotoxin Potassium channel inhibitor Toxin
PTM	Disulfide bond
Technical term	3D-structure Direct protein sequencing
Gene Ontology (GO)
Biological process	pathogenesis Inferred from electronic annotation. Source: UniProtKB-KW
Cellular component	extracellular region Inferred from electronic annotation. Source: UniProtKB-SubCell
Molecular function	potassium channel inhibitor activity Inferred from electronic annotation. Source: UniProtKB-KW
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Sequence annotation (Features)

Feature key

Position(s)

Length

Description

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Feature identifier

Molecule processing

Signal peptide

1 – 28

28

Ref.3

Peptide

29 – 56

28

Potassium channel toxin alpha-KTx 9.1 Ref.3

PRO_0000035349

Amino acid modifications

Disulfide bond

31 ↔ 47

Ref.4

Disulfide bond

34 ↔ 52

Ref.4

Disulfide bond

38 ↔ 54

Ref.4

Secondary structure

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56

Helix Strand Turn

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Helix

34 – 37

4

Beta strand

40 – 42

3

Beta strand

45 – 48

4

Beta strand

51 – 54

4

Sequences

	Sequence		Length	Mass (Da)
	Q9NJP7-1 [UniParc]. Last modified October 1, 2000. Version 1. Checksum: 70953032042F8672	FASTA	56	6,015
	10 20 30 40 50 MSRLFTLVLI VLAMNVMMAI ISDPVVEAVG CEECPMHCKG KNAKPTCDDG VCNCNV

References

[1]	"Molecular cloning and sequencing of two 'short chain' and two 'long chain' K(+) channel-blocking peptides from the Chinese scorpion Buthus martensii Karsch." Zhu S.-Y., Li W.-X., Zeng X.-C., Jiang D.-H., Mao X., Liu H. FEBS Lett. 457:509-514(1999) [PubMed: 10471839] [Abstract] Cited for: NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [MRNA]. Tissue: Venom gland.
[2]	"Precursor of a potassium-channel inhibitor [named BmKK6] from scorpion Buthus martensii Karsch which is highly homologous with Leiuropeptide I." Li W.-X., Zeng X.-C., Zhu S.-Y. Submitted (MAY-1999) to the EMBL/GenBank/DDBJ databases Cited for: NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [MRNA]. Tissue: Venom gland.
[3]	"Characterization of four toxins from Buthus martensi scorpion venom, which act on apamin-sensitive Ca2+-activated K+ channels." Romi-Lebrun R., Martin-Eauclaire M.-F., Escoubas P., Wu F.Q., Lebrun B., Hisada M., Nakajima T. Eur. J. Biochem. 245:457-464(1997) [PubMed: 9151979] [Abstract] Cited for: PROTEIN SEQUENCE OF 29-56, MASS SPECTROMETRY.
[4]	"Solution structure of BmP02, a new potassium channel blocker from the venom of the Chinese scorpion Buthus martensi Karsch." Xu Y.-Q., Wu J.-H., Pei J.-M., Shi Y.-Y., Ji Y.-H., Tong Q.-C. Biochemistry 39:13669-13675(2000) [PubMed: 11076505] [Abstract] Cited for: STRUCTURE BY NMR OF 29-56, DISULFIDE BONDS.

Cross-references

Sequence databases

EMBLGenBankDDBJ

AF132975 mRNA. Translation: AAF31296.1.
AF154633 mRNA. Translation: AAP43906.1.

3D structure databases

PDBPDBe

Entry	Method	Resolution (Å)	Chain	Positions	PDBsum
1DU9	NMR	-	A	29-56	[»]

ModBase

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Family and domain databases

InterPro

IPR008911. Toxin_6.
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Pfam

PF05453. Toxin_6. 1 hit.
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PROSITE

PS01138. SCORP_SHORT_TOXIN. False negative.
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ProtoNet

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Entry information

Entry name

KAX91_MESMA

Accession

Primary (citable) accession number: Q9NJP7
Secondary accession number(s): P58491

Entry history

Integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot:	December 19, 2001
Last sequence update:	October 1, 2000
Last modified:	November 24, 2009
This is version 57 of the entry and version 1 of the sequence. [Complete history]

Entry status

Reviewed (UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot)

Annotation project

Tox-Prot (Toxin Annotation Project)