FEATURES

FAMILY

DESCRIPTION

Also known as O17A_CONPU, O17A. Kappa-conotoxins bind and inhibit voltage-gated potassium channels (Kv). This toxin inhibits the drosophila Shaker channel (IC(50)=57-80 nM) (PubMed:12074021, PubMed:10818087, PubMed:27093300). In vivo, when tested in fish, this toxin induces hyperactivity, followed by continuous contraction and extension of major fins, without immobilization or death (PubMed:9417043, PubMed:12074021). Injection of this peptide together with the delta-conotoxin PVIA causes the sudden tetanus of prey (STOP) syndrome, which is a single, lethal 'fin-pop' in envenomed fish (PubMed:9417043, PubMed:12074021). When tested in mice, induces hyperactivity (PubMed:9417043).

EXTERNAL LINKS

uniprot
enzyme classification

O17A

Kappa-conotoxin PVIIA

O17A

Molecular Synopsis