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Scorpion acidic alpha-KTx toxin family This family consists of acidic alpha-KTx short chain scorpion toxins. These toxins named parabutoxins, block voltage-gated K channels and have extremely low pI values. Furthermore, they lack the crucial pore-plugging lysine. In addition, the second important residue of the dyad, the hydrophobic residue (Phe or Tyr) is also missing.
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