Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Insect and vertebrate active toxin. Binds to site 4 of mammalian voltage-gated sodium channels and shifts the activation voltage of the mammalian Nav1.2a/SCN2A channel to more hyperpolarized voltages, whereas the insect channel, DmNav1 (para), is not affected. Competes for binding at site 3 of the insect sodium channel. Causes temporary paralysis when injected into lepidopteran larvae at 8.6 nmol/g. A low intracranial injection dose into mice causes lacrimation, closure of the eyes and sweating. A high injection dose causes extensive lacrimation and death. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12860384}.
Target
voltage-gated sodium channel (Nav)
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Macrothele gigas (Japanese funnel web spider)
Neurotoxin
Ion channel impairing toxin
Voltage-gated sodium channel impairing toxin
Insect and vertebrate active toxin. Binds to site 4 of mammalian voltage-gated sodium channels and shifts the activation voltage of the mammalian Nav1.2a/SCN2A channel to more hyperpolarized voltages, whereas the insect channel, DmNav1 (para), is not affected.
Beta-hexatoxin-Mg1a (Beta-HXTX-Mg1a) (Neurotoxin magi-5)
spider
Neurotoxin 15 family, 01 (magi-5) subfamily
Evidence at protein level
3D-structure
Direct protein sequencing
Disulfide bond
Ion channel impairing toxin
Knottin
Neurotoxin
Secreted
Signal
Toxin
Voltage-gated sodium channel impairing toxin
TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed by the venom gland. {ECO:0000305|PubMed:12860384}.