Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Iota-conotoxins bind to voltage-gated sodium channels (Nav) and act as agonists by shifting the voltage-dependence of activation to more hyperpolarized levels. Produces general excitatory symptoms (By similarity). {ECO:0000250}.
Target
voltage-gated sodium channel (Nav)
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Conus magus (Magical cone)
Neurotoxin
Ion channel impairing toxin
Voltage-gated sodium channel impairing toxin
Iota-conotoxins bind to voltage-gated sodium channels (Nav) and act as agonists by shifting the voltage-dependence of activation to more hyperpolarized levels. Produces general excitatory symptoms (By similarity)..
Iota-conotoxin-like M11.1
cone snail
Conotoxin I1 superfamily
Evidence at transcript level
D-amino acid
Disulfide bond
Ion channel impairing toxin
Neurotoxin
Secreted
Toxin
Voltage-gated sodium channel impairing toxin
TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed by the venom duct.