Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Neurotoxin. Causes spastic paralysis and death in mice. Does not inhibit L-type calcium channels. {ECO:0000269|Ref.2}.
Target
voltage-gated calcium channel (Cav)
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Phoneutria keyserlingi (Brazilian wandering spider) (Ctenus keyserlingii)
Neurotoxin
Neurotoxin. Causes spastic paralysis and death in mice.
U6-ctenitoxin-Pk1a (U6-CNTX-Pk1a) (Neurotoxin PKTx32C4)
spider
Neurotoxin 10 (Hwtx-1) family, 53 (PNTx27C4) subfamily
Evidence at protein level
Direct protein sequencing
Disulfide bond
Knottin
Neurotoxin
Secreted
Toxin
TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed by the venom gland. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16278100, ECO:0000269|Ref.2, ECO:0000305}.