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Kbot55, purified from Buthus occitanus tunetanus venom, represents the first member of a novel alpha-KTx subfamily
Abstract : Kbot55 is a 39 amino acid peptide isolated from the venom of the Tunisian scorpion Buthus occitanus tunetanus. This peptide is cross-linked by 3 disulfide bridges and has a molecular mass of 4128.65 Da. Kbot55 is very low represented in the venom and thus represents a challenge for biochemical characterization. In this study, Kbot55 has been subjected to a screening on ion channels expressed in Xenopus laevis oocytes. It was found that Kbot55 targets voltage-gated potassium channels with high affinity. Kbot55 shows very low amino acid identity with other scorpion potassium toxins and therefore was considered a bona fide novel type of scorpion toxin. Sequence alignment analysis indicated that Kbot55 is the first representative of the new alpha-Ktx31 subfamily and therefore was classified as alpha-Ktx31.1. (C) 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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Contributor : Institut Pasteur Tunis <>
Submitted on : Monday, January 2, 2017 - 12:50:49 PM
Last modification on : Thursday, February 21, 2019 - 10:30:03 AM