Research Areas: Others
Uniprot: P60276
Buffer: If the delivery form is liquid, the default storage buffer is Tris/PBS-based buffer, 5%-50% glycerol.If the delivery form is lyophilized powder, the buffer before lyophilization is Tris/PBS-based buffer, 6% Trehalose, pH 8.0.
Form: Liquid or Lyophilized powder
Tag Info: N-terminal 10xHis-tagged and C-terminal Myc-tagged
Purity: Greater than 85% as determined by SDS-PAGE.
Notes: Repeated freezing and thawing is not recommended. Store working aliquots at 4℃ for up to one week.
Molecular Weight: 10.8 kDa
Gene Names: N/A
Organism: Tityus bahiensis(Brazilian scorpion)
Source: Baculovirus
Expression Region: 1-62aa
Protein Length: Full Length
Target Protein Sequence: KEGYAMDHEGCKFSCFIRPSGFCDGYCKTHLKASSGYCAWPACYCYGVPSNIKVWDYATNKC
Endotoxin: Not test.
Relevance: Beta toxins bind voltage-independently at site-4 of sodium channels and shift the voltage of activation toward more negative potentials thereby affecting sodium channel activation and promoting spontaneous and repetitive firing . This toxin is active against both mammals and insects.
Reference: "Purification, amino-acid sequence and partial characterization of two toxins with anti-insect activity from the venom of the South American scorpion Tityus bahiensis (Buthidae)."Pimenta A.M.C., Martin-Eauclaire M.-F., Rochat H., Figueiredo S.G., Kalapothakis E., Afonso L.C.C., De Lima M.E.Toxicon 39:1009-1019(2001)