Voltage-gated chloride channel impairing toxin

Channel
Voltage-gated chloride channels (ClC) are found from bacteria to man, and represent a unique family of ion channel proteins not related in sequence or structure to any of the other known families. Nine isoforms of ClC channels in humans are involved in various physiological functions. They are expressed either in the plasma membrane or in the membranes of intracellular organelles. In the plasma membrane, certain ClC channels control the resting potential in muscle and some neurons. Others are involved in the reabsorption of NaCl from the kidney into the bloodstream.
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3D-structure view (2PFI) of the chloride channel protein ClC-Ka.

The ClC channels are homodimeric proteins with an overall rhombus-like shape. Each ClC channel has two pores each contained within a single subunit. The ClC subunit consists of two roughly repeated halves that span the membrane with opposite orientations. This antiparallel architecture defines a chloride selectivity filter within the 15-angstrom neck of an hourglass-shaped pore. Three Cl- binding sites within the selectivity filter stabilize ions by interactions with α-helix dipoles and by chemical interactions with nitrogen atoms and hydroxyl groups of residues in the protein (Dutzler, 2004 and references therein).
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Human Snake Scorpion Cone
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Venom protein entries in UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot

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19 entries grouped by family

18 entries

Short scorpion toxin superfamily, Chloride channel inhibitor family

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CTX5A_MESEU Insectotoxin-I5A (BeIT5A) Mesobuthus eupeus (Lesser Asian scorpion) ...
CTXI1_MESEU Insectotoxin-I1 Mesobuthus eupeus (Lesser Asian scorpion) ...
CTXI3_MESEU Insectotoxin-I3 (BeI3) Mesobuthus eupeus (Lesser Asian scorpion) ...
CTXI4_MESEU Insectotoxin-I4 (BeI4) Mesobuthus eupeus (Lesser Asian scorpion) ...
CTXI5_MESEU Insectotoxin-I5 (BeI5) Mesobuthus eupeus (Lesser Asian scorpion) ...
CTXL1_HOTTS Chlorotoxin-like peptide Bs 8 (Bs8) (Peptide I) ... Hottentotta tamulus sindicus (Scorpion) (Buthus ...
CTXL1_LEIHE Toxin GaTx1 Leiurus hebraeus (Deathstalker scorpion) ...
CTXL1_PARSC Toxin PBITx1 (sITx10) Parabuthus schlechteri (Scorpion)
CTXL2_MESEU Chlorotoxin-like peptide MeICT Mesobuthus eupeus (Lesser Asian scorpion) ...
CTXL3_HOTTA Neurotoxin BtITx3 (Neurotoxin BTChl1) Hottentotta tamulus (Eastern Indian scorpion) ...
CTXL8_LEIHE Toxin Lqh 8/6 Leiurus hebraeus (Deathstalker scorpion) ...
CTXLB_MESMA Chlorotoxin-like peptide Bm12-b Mesobuthus martensii (Manchurian scorpion) ...
CTXL_ANDAU Chlorotoxin-like peptide AaCtx Androctonus australis (Sahara scorpion)
CTXL_ANDMA Peptide P2 (AmmP2) Androctonus mauritanicus mauritanicus (Scorpion)
CTXL_HOTTA Lepidopteran-selective toxin (BTChl2) (ButaIT) Hottentotta tamulus (Eastern Indian scorpion) ...
CTXL_HOTTS Chlorotoxin-like peptide Bs 14 (Bs14) Hottentotta tamulus sindicus (Scorpion) (Buthus ...
CTXL_LEIQU Chlorotoxin (CTX) (ClTx) (Tozuleristide) Leiurus quinquestriatus quinquestriatus ...
CTXL_MESMA Chlorotoxin-like BmK CT (BmKCT) (Bm-12) (BmKCL1) ... Mesobuthus martensii (Manchurian scorpion) ...

1 entry

Short scorpion toxin superfamily, Potassium channel inhibitor family, Alpha-KTx 08 subfamily

KAX83_LEIHE Potassium channel toxin alpha-KTx 8.3 (Gating ... Leiurus hebraeus (Deathstalker scorpion) ...