Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Heterotrimer: blocks the voltage-dependent L-type calcium channels from the heart, and the small conductance calcium-activated potassium channels in the chromaffin cells and in the brain. In vivo, shows high toxicity to mice. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9242659}.
FUNCTION: Monomer: Snake venom phospholipase A2 (PLA2) that has neurotoxic activities. Voltage-dependently affects ionic currents in chick (Gallus domesticus) dorsal root ganglion cells (PubMed:1373076). PLA2 catalyzes the calcium-dependent hydrolysis of the 2-acyl groups in 3-sn-phosphoglycerides (PubMed:1373076). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:1373076}.
Target
voltage-gated potassium channel (Kv)
voltage-gated calcium channel (Cav)
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Oxyuranus scutellatus scutellatus (Australian taipan) (Coastal taipan)
Neurotoxin
Calcium-activated potassium channel impairing toxin
Ion channel impairing toxin
Potassium channel impairing toxin
Heterotrimer: blocks the voltage-dependent L-type calcium channels from the heart, and the small conductance calcium-activated potassium channels in the chromaffin cells and in the brain. In vivo, shows high toxicity to mice..
FUNCTION: Monomer: Snake venom phospholipase A2 (PLA2) that has neurotoxic activities.
Phospholipase A2 taicatoxin (TCX) (svPLA2) (EC 3.1.1.4) (Phosphatidylcholine 2-acylhydrolase)
snake
Phospholipase A2 family, Group I subfamily
Evidence at protein level
Calcium
Calcium-activated potassium channel impairing toxin
Direct protein sequencing
Disulfide bond
Hydrolase
Ion channel impairing toxin
Lipid degradation
Lipid metabolism
Metal-binding
Neurotoxin
Potassium channel impairing toxin
Secreted
Toxin
TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed by the venom gland. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:1373076, ECO:0000269|PubMed:1485334}.