Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Toxin that inhibits voltage-gated calcium channels in rat cerebellar granule cells (IC(50)<200 nM) (Ref.1). Is lethal to cockroaches (By similarity). {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P61509, ECO:0000269|Ref.1}.
Target
voltage-gated calcium channel (Cav)
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Aphonopelma sp. (American tarantula)
Neurotoxin
Calcium channel impairing toxin
Ion channel impairing toxin
Voltage-gated calcium channel impairing toxin
Toxin that inhibits voltage-gated calcium channels in rat cerebellar granule cells (IC(50)<200 nM) (Ref.1). Is lethal to cockroaches (By similarity)..
Omega-theraphotoxin-Asp1a (Omega-TRTX-Asp1a) (Peptide 6-6)
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|Ref.1}.