Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Blocks voltage-gated sodium channels (Nav). Causes rapid general spastic paralysis and death when injected in mice at dose levels of less than 2 ug per mouse. {ECO:0000269|Ref.2}.
Target
voltage-gated sodium channel (Nav)
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Phoneutria reidyi (Brazilian Amazonian armed spider) (Ctenus reidyi)
Neurotoxin
Ion channel impairing toxin
Voltage-gated sodium channel impairing toxin
Blocks voltage-gated sodium channels (Nav). Causes rapid general spastic paralysis and death when injected in mice at dose levels of less than 2 ug per mouse..
Delta-ctenitoxin-Pr2d (Delta-CNTX-Pr2d) (Neurotoxin PRTx32C1)
spider
Neurotoxin 03 (Tx2) family, 06 subfamily
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 gland. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16278100, ECO:0000305}.