Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: This toxin activates voltage-gated sodium channels (Nav1.3/SCN3A (EC(50)=3.98 nM), Nav1.4/SCN4A (EC(50)=4.99 nM), Nav1.6/SCN8A (EC(50)=1.27 nM) and Nav1.7/SCN9A (EC(50)=2.42 nM)). It shifts the voltage-dependence of activation to more hyperpolarized potentials but has only little effect on channel inactivation. In vivo, it induces nocifensive or pain-like behaviors in mice when injected intraplantarly. This is coherent with the specific defensive role deduced from its proximal position in the venom gland. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:26156767}.
Target
voltage-gated sodium channel (Nav)
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Conus suturatus (Sutured cone)
Neurotoxin
Ion channel impairing toxin
Voltage-gated sodium channel impairing toxin
This toxin activates voltage-gated sodium channels (Nav1.3/SCN3A (EC(50)=3.98 nM), Nav1.4/SCN4A (EC(50)=4.99 nM), Nav1.6/SCN8A (EC(50)=1.27 nM) and Nav1.7/SCN9A (EC(50)=2.42 nM)). It shifts the voltage-dependence of activation to more hyperpolarized potentials but has only little effect on channel inactivation.
Delta-conotoxin SuVIA (Delta-SuVIA)
cone snail
Conotoxin O1 superfamily
Evidence at protein level
Direct protein sequencing
Disulfide bond
Ion channel impairing toxin
Knottin
Neurotoxin
Secreted
Toxin
Voltage-gated sodium channel impairing toxin
TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed by the venom duct, in the proximal part (indicative of a defensive role). {ECO:0000305}.