Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Inhibits voltage-gated calcium channels (Cav) in rat cerebellar granule cells (By similarity). Has insecticidal activity to crickets (Acheta domesticus) (PubMed:19374957). Is not toxic to mice (PubMed:19374957). {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P0DL81, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19374957}.
Target
voltage-gated calcium channel (Cav)
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Brachypelma albiceps (Mexican golden redrump tarantula) (Brachypelma ruhnaui)
Neurotoxin
Calcium channel impairing toxin
Ion channel impairing toxin
Voltage-gated calcium channel impairing toxin
Inhibits voltage-gated calcium channels (Cav) in rat cerebellar granule cells (By similarity). Has insecticidal activity to crickets (Acheta domesticus) (PubMed:19374957).
Omega-theraphotoxin-Ba1a (Omega-TRTX-Ba1a) (Ba1)
spider
Neurotoxin 12 (Hwtx-2) family, 06 (TXP1) subfamily
Evidence at protein level
Calcium channel impairing toxin
Direct protein sequencing
Disulfide bond
Ion channel impairing toxin
Neurotoxin
Secreted
Toxin
Voltage-gated calcium channel impairing toxin
TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed by the venom gland. {ECO:0000305|PubMed:19374957}.