Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Conantokins inhibit N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors. This toxin has the highest potency for the NR2B/GRIN2B subunit. It induces sleep in 10-day-old mice when injected intracranially, and hyperactivity in 24-day-old mice. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17962189}.
Target
glutamate receptor
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Conus parius (Cone snail)
Neurotoxin
Postsynaptic neurotoxin
Ion channel impairing toxin
Ionotropic glutamate receptor inhibitor
Conantokins inhibit N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors. This toxin has the highest potency for the NR2B/GRIN2B subunit.
Conantokin-Pr3 (Con-Pr3)
cone snail
Conotoxin B superfamily
Evidence at protein level
Amidation
Calcium
Direct protein sequencing
Gamma-carboxyglutamic acid
Hydroxylation
Ion channel impairing toxin
Ionotropic glutamate receptor inhibitor
Magnesium
Metal-binding
Neurotoxin
Postsynaptic neurotoxin
Secreted
Toxin
TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed by the venom duct. {ECO:0000305|PubMed:17962189}.