Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Mu-conotoxins block voltage-gated sodium channels (Nav). This toxin reversibly blocks voltage-gated sodium channel in cephalopods (tested on squid giant-fiber-lobe neurons) with an inhibitor constant (Ki) of 15 nmol/l, with no alteration in the voltage dependence of sodium conductance or on the kinetics of inactivation. Has no effect on sodium channels of the two gastropod S.luhuanus and A.californica (which are not natural prey). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21147978}.
Target
voltage-gated sodium channel (Nav)
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Californiconus californicus (California cone) (Conus californicus)
Neurotoxin
Ion channel impairing toxin
Voltage-gated sodium channel impairing toxin
Mu-conotoxins block voltage-gated sodium channels (Nav). This toxin reversibly blocks voltage-gated sodium channel in cephalopods (tested on squid giant-fiber-lobe neurons) with an inhibitor constant (Ki) of 15 nmol/l, with no alteration in the voltage dependence of sodium conductance or on the kinetics of inactivation.
Mu-conotoxin cal12a (Conotoxin Cal 12.1.1a) (Conotoxin CalTx 12.1.1A)
cone snail
Conotoxin O1 superfamily
Evidence at protein level
Bromination
Direct protein sequencing
Disulfide bond
Gamma-carboxyglutamic acid
Hydroxylation
Ion channel impairing toxin
Neurotoxin
Secreted
Signal
Toxin
Voltage-gated sodium channel impairing toxin
TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed by the venom duct. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21147978}.