Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Blocks neuromuscular transmission. Acts cooperatively to potentiate the activity of huwentoxin-I. Paralyzes locusts and kills mice following intracerebroventricular injection.
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Cyriopagopus schmidti (Chinese bird spider) (Haplopelma schmidti)
Neurotoxin
Postsynaptic neurotoxin
Blocks neuromuscular transmission. Acts cooperatively to potentiate the activity of huwentoxin-I.
U1-theraphotoxin-Hs1f (U1-TRTX-Hs1f) (Huwentoxin-8) (Huwentoxin-VIII) (HwTx-VIII)
spider
Neurotoxin 12 (Hwtx-2) family, 02 (Hwtx-2) subfamily
Evidence at protein level
Direct protein sequencing
Disulfide bond
Neurotoxin
Postsynaptic neurotoxin
Secreted
Toxin
TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed by the venom gland.