Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Binds to sodium channels (Nav) and affects the channel activation process. {ECO:0000250}.
Target
voltage-gated sodium channel (Nav)
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Androctonus crassicauda (Arabian fat-tailed scorpion)
Neurotoxin
Ion channel impairing toxin
Voltage-gated sodium channel impairing toxin
Binds to sodium channels (Nav) and affects the channel activation process..
Toxin a (Subcomponent a)
scorpion
Long (3 C-C) scorpion toxin superfamily
Evidence at protein level
Direct protein sequencing
Ion channel impairing toxin
Neurotoxin
Secreted
Toxin
Voltage-gated sodium channel impairing toxin
TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed by the venom gland. {ECO:0000305|PubMed:16762386}.