Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Reversibly and voltage-independently blocks both mid-low- (M-LVA) and high-voltage-activated (HVA) calcium channels in cockroach DUM neurons (PubMed:17610847). Is lethal to many insect species but not toxic to mammals (PubMed:16779650, PubMed:9228949). May target the insect high-voltage-activated calcium channel Dmca1D. Also inhibits acarines calcium channels. An extremely high toxin concentration partially inhibits Cav1.2/CACNA1C, Cav2.1/CACNA1A and Cav2.2/CACNA1B calcium channel of rats. As for omega-AcTx-Hv2a, the phenotypic effect of injection of this toxin into lone star ticks (Amblyomma americanum) is curling of all eight legs into closed loops. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14608494, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15308644, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16330063, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17141372, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17610847, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9228949}.
Target
voltage-gated calcium channel (Cav)
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Hadronyche versuta (Blue mountains funnel-web spider) (Atrax versutus)
Neurotoxin
Calcium channel impairing toxin
Ion channel impairing toxin
Voltage-gated calcium channel impairing toxin
Reversibly and voltage-independently blocks both mid-low- (M-LVA) and high-voltage-activated (HVA) calcium channels in cockroach DUM neurons (PubMed:17610847). Is lethal to many insect species but not toxic to mammals (PubMed:16779650, PubMed:9228949).
Omega-hexatoxin-Hv1a (Omega-HXTX-Hv1a) (Omega-atracotoxin-Hv1a) (Omega-ACTX-Hv1) (Omega-AcTx-Hv1a) (Omega-atracotoxin-Hv1) (Omega/kappa-atracotoxin-Hv1a) (Omega/kappa-HXTX-Hv1a)
spider
Neurotoxin 08 (Shiva) family, 01 (omega toxin) subfamily
Evidence at protein level
3D-structure
Calcium channel impairing toxin
Direct protein sequencing
Disulfide bond
Ion channel impairing toxin
Knottin
Neurotoxin
Secreted
Toxin
Voltage-gated calcium channel impairing toxin
TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed by the venom gland. {ECO:0000305|PubMed:9228949}.