Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Antagonist of L-type calcium channels (Cav1/CACNA1). {ECO:0000250}.
Target
voltage-gated calcium channel (Cav)
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Phoneutria nigriventer (Brazilian armed spider) (Ctenus nigriventer)
Neurotoxin
Calcium channel impairing toxin
Ion channel impairing toxin
Voltage-gated calcium channel impairing toxin
Antagonist of L-type calcium channels (Cav1/CACNA1)..
U7-ctenitoxin-Pn1b (U7-CNTX-Pn1b) (Neurotoxin Tx3)
spider
Evidence at protein level
Calcium channel impairing toxin
Direct protein sequencing
Ion channel impairing toxin
Neurotoxin
Secreted
Toxin
Voltage-gated calcium channel impairing toxin
TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed by the venom gland. {ECO:0000305}.