Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Toxin that inhibits presynaptic voltage-gated calcium channel (Cav) in Drosophila nerve terminals, most likely through specific block of the Cav2 channel (known as Dmca1A). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:2826721, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8413602}.
Target
voltage-gated calcium channel (Cav)
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Plectreurys tristis (Spider) (Plectreurys bispinosus)
Neurotoxin
Presynaptic neurotoxin
Calcium channel impairing toxin
Ion channel impairing toxin
Voltage-gated calcium channel impairing toxin
Toxin that inhibits presynaptic voltage-gated calcium channel (Cav) in Drosophila nerve terminals, most likely through specific block of the Cav2 channel (known as Dmca1A)..
Omega-plectoxin-Pt1a (Omega-PLTX-Pt1a) (PLTX-II) (Toxin PLTX-2)
spider
Neurotoxin 02 (plectoxin) family, 02 (plectoxin) subfamily
Evidence at protein level
Amidation
Calcium channel impairing toxin
Direct protein sequencing
Disulfide bond
Ion channel impairing toxin
Knottin
Lipoprotein
Neurotoxin
Palmitate
Presynaptic neurotoxin
Secreted
Toxin
Voltage-gated calcium channel impairing toxin
TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed by the venom gland.