Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Lethal toxin with multiple biological activities. Inhibits voltage-gated TTX-sensitive sodium channels in DRG neurons (IC(50)=55 nM) and also shows activity when directly tested on Nav1.7/SCN9A (IC(50)=25.1-630 nM) (PubMed:17451655, PubMed:21731778, PubMed:31234412). Inhibits N-type calcium channels (Cav2.2/CACNA1B (IC(50)=100 nM)) (PubMed:11024489, PubMed:17451655). Also blocks neuromuscular transmission (PubMed:10736477, PubMed:8212049, PubMed:9028007). In vivo, intrathecal injected toxin shows analgesic activity in the rat formalin-induced pain model, without induction of motor dysfunction in rats. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15581678}.
Target
voltage-gated sodium channel (Nav)
voltage-gated calcium channel (Cav)
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Cyriopagopus schmidti (Chinese bird spider) (Haplopelma schmidti)
Neurotoxin
Postsynaptic neurotoxin
Presynaptic neurotoxin
Calcium channel impairing toxin
Ion channel impairing toxin
Voltage-gated calcium channel impairing toxin
Voltage-gated sodium channel impairing toxin
Lethal toxin with multiple biological activities. Inhibits voltage-gated TTX-sensitive sodium channels in DRG neurons (IC(50)=55 nM) and also shows activity when directly tested on Nav1.7/SCN9A (IC(50)=25.1-630 nM) (PubMed:17451655, PubMed:21731778, PubMed:31234412).
Mu/omega-theraphotoxin-Hs1a (Mu/omega-TRTX-Hs1a) (Huwentoxin-1) (HwTx-1) (Huwentoxin-I) (HwTx-I)
spider
Neurotoxin 10 (Hwtx-1) family, 23 (HwTx-I) subfamily
Evidence at protein level
3D-structure
Calcium channel impairing toxin
Direct protein sequencing
Disulfide bond
Ion channel impairing toxin
Knottin
Neurotoxin
Postsynaptic neurotoxin
Presynaptic neurotoxin
Secreted
Signal
Toxin
Voltage-gated calcium channel impairing toxin
Voltage-gated sodium channel impairing toxin
TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed by the venom gland. {ECO:0000305|PubMed:8136023, ECO:0000305|Ref.3}.