Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Beta toxins bind voltage-independently at site-4 of sodium channels (Nav) and shift the voltage of activation toward more negative potentials thereby affecting sodium channel activation and promoting spontaneous and repetitive firing (By similarity). This toxin is active against mammals and crustaceans. {ECO:0000250}.
Target
voltage-gated sodium channel (Nav)
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Tityus discrepans (Venezuelan scorpion)
Neurotoxin
Ion channel impairing toxin
Voltage-gated sodium channel impairing toxin
Beta toxins bind voltage-independently at site-4 of sodium channels (Nav) and shift the voltage of activation toward more negative potentials thereby affecting sodium channel activation and promoting spontaneous and repetitive firing (By similarity). This toxin is active against mammals and crustaceans..
Toxin TdII-1
scorpion
Long (4 C-C) scorpion toxin superfamily, Sodium channel inhibitor family, Beta subfamily
Evidence at protein level
Direct protein sequencing
Ion channel impairing toxin
Neurotoxin
Secreted
Toxin
Voltage-gated sodium channel impairing toxin
TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed by the venom gland.