Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Snake venom phospholipase A2 (PLA2) that inhibits neuromuscular transmission by blocking acetylcholine release from the nerve termini. PLA2 catalyzes the calcium-dependent hydrolysis of the 2-acyl groups in 3-sn-phosphoglycerides (By similarity). {ECO:0000250}.
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Micrurus pyrrhocryptus (Coral snake)
Neurotoxin
Presynaptic neurotoxin
Snake venom phospholipase A2 (PLA2) that inhibits neuromuscular transmission by blocking acetylcholine release from the nerve termini. PLA2 catalyzes the calcium-dependent hydrolysis of the 2-acyl groups in 3-sn-phosphoglycerides (By similarity)..
Phospholipase A2 B1 (svPLA2) (EC 3.1.1.4) (Phosphatidylcholine 2-acylhydrolase)
snake
Phospholipase A2 family, Group II subfamily
Evidence at protein level
Calcium
Direct protein sequencing
Disulfide bond
Hydrolase
Lipid degradation
Lipid metabolism
Metal-binding
Neurotoxin
Presynaptic neurotoxin
Secreted
Toxin
TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed by the venom gland.