Epitopes identified in Latin American scorpion toxins

Venom animalToxin (UniProt) Epitope peptideEpitope mappingImmunogenReference
Tityus serrulatusTs3 (P01496)L50PDSEPTKTNGKCKS64Spot synthesisPeptide bound to KLH[36]
Ts4 (O77463)G1REGYPADSKGCKIT15, T29LKKGSSGYCAWPAC43, P49DSVKIWTSETNKCG63
Tityus serrulatusTs1 (P15226)K1EGYLMDHEGSKLSSAGC15, I17RPSGYSGRESGIKKAGC31, L47PNWVKVWDRATNKAGC61Spot synthesisPeptide bound to KLH[37]
Ts2 (P68410)K1EGYAMDHEGSKFSSAGC15, V48PDHIKVWDYATNKSAGC62
Ts3 (P01496)K1KDGYPVEYDNSAYIAGC15, W16NAYSDKLSKDKAGC30, G48LPDSEPTKTNGKSKAGC62
Tityus serrulatusTs4 (O77463)G1REGYPAD8-GG-G47LPDSVKI54Spot synthesisPeptide bound to OVA[38]
Tityus trivittatusTt1g (P0DMM8)LPNWVKVWERATNR-AbuInformaticBranched or palmitoylated peptide[53]

Abu: α-aminobutyric acid; KLH: keyhole limpet hemocyanin; OVA: ovalbumin