Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Snake venom phospholipase A2 (PLA2) that inhibits neuromuscular transmission by blocking acetylcholine release from the nerve termini. PLA2 catalyzes the calcium-dependent hydrolysis of the 2-acyl groups in 3-sn-phosphoglycerides.
Source & Reference
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UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
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Gloydius halys (Chinese water mocassin) (Agkistrodon halys)
Neurotoxin
Presynaptic neurotoxin
Snake venom phospholipase A2 (PLA2) that inhibits neuromuscular transmission by blocking acetylcholine release from the nerve termini. PLA2 catalyzes the calcium-dependent hydrolysis of the 2-acyl groups in 3-sn-phosphoglycerides.
Basic phospholipase A2 (svPLA2) (EC 3.1.1.4) (Phosphatidylcholine 2-acylhydrolase)
snake
Phospholipase A2 family, Group II subfamily
Evidence at protein level
Calcium
Direct protein sequencing
Hydrolase
Lipid degradation
Lipid metabolism
Metal-binding
Neurotoxin
Presynaptic neurotoxin
Secreted
Toxin
TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed by the venom gland.