Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Reversible inhibitor of neuronal sodium channels (Nav1.2/ SCN2A) that binds in proximity to site 1 and displays increasing affinity as the membrane potential is depolarized. Induces excitatory symptoms and spastic paralysis in mice. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16505156, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16908187, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9723834}.
Target
voltage-gated sodium channel (Nav)
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Phoneutria nigriventer (Brazilian armed spider) (Ctenus nigriventer)
Neurotoxin
Ion channel impairing toxin
Voltage-gated sodium channel impairing toxin
Reversible inhibitor of neuronal sodium channels (Nav1.2/ SCN2A) that binds in proximity to site 1 and displays increasing affinity as the membrane potential is depolarized. Induces excitatory symptoms and spastic paralysis in mice..
Mu-ctenitoxin-Pn1a (Mu-CNTX-Pn1a) (Toxin Tx1) (PNTx1) (PhTx1)
spider
Neurotoxin 04 (omega-agtx) family, 02 (Tx1) subfamily
Evidence at protein level
Amidation
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:0000269|PubMed:16278100}.