UniProt functional annotation for Q7YZS9

UniProt code: Q7YZS9.

Organism: Conus virgo (Virgin cone).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Spiralia; Lophotrochozoa; Mollusca; Gastropoda; Caenogastropoda; Neogastropoda; Conoidea; Conidae; Conus; Virgiconus.
 
Function: Kappa-conotoxins bind and inhibit voltage-gated potassium channels. This toxin inhibits the mammalian potassium channels Kv1.1/KCNA1 and Kv1.3/KCNA3. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12893060}.
 
Subcellular location: Secreted {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12893060}.
Tissue specificity: Expressed by the venom duct. {ECO:0000305|PubMed:12893060}.
Domain: The cysteine framework is XI (C-C-CC-CC-C-C). {ECO:0000305}.
Ptm: Contains 4 disulfide bonds. Here are reported disulfide bonds proposed in [PubMed:16268797], even if the connectivity known for the framework XI is I-IV, II-VI, III-VII, V-VIII.
Mass spectrometry: Mass=3933.3; Method=Electrospray; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:12893060};
Miscellaneous: This toxin has no effects on Kv1.2/KCNA2, Kv11/KCNH, and Kir2.1/KCNJ2 potassium channels, and on Nav1.5/SCN5A sodium channels. {ECO:0000305|PubMed:12893060}.
Similarity: Belongs to the conotoxin I2 superfamily. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.