kurtoxin   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 2521

Synonyms: Ktx
Comment: From Parabuthus transvaalicus (South African fattail scorpion)
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References
1. Chuang RS, Jaffe H, Cribbs L, Perez-Reyes E, Swartz KJ. (1998)
Inhibition of T-type voltage-gated calcium channels by a new scorpion toxin.
Nat Neurosci, 1 (8): 668-74. [PMID:10196582]
2. Sidach SS, Mintz IM. (2002)
Kurtoxin, a gating modifier of neuronal high- and low-threshold ca channels.
J Neurosci, 22 (6): 2023-34. [PMID:11896142]