Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Omega-agatoxins are antagonists of voltage-sensitive calcium channels (Cav) (By similarity). Toxic to mice by intracerebroventricular injection. {ECO:0000250, ECO:0000269|Ref.1}.
Target
voltage-gated calcium channel (Cav)
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Ctenus ornatus (Brazilian spider) (Oligoctenus ornatus)
Neurotoxin
Calcium channel impairing toxin
Ion channel impairing toxin
Voltage-gated calcium channel impairing toxin
Omega-agatoxins are antagonists of voltage-sensitive calcium channels (Cav) (By similarity). Toxic to mice by intracerebroventricular injection..
U17-ctenitoxin-Co1a (U17-CNTX-Co1a) (Neurotoxin Oct F27-10)
spider
Neurotoxin 04 (omega-agtx) family, 03 (type II/III omega-agtx) subfamily
Evidence at protein level
Calcium channel impairing toxin
Direct protein sequencing
Disulfide bond
Ion channel impairing toxin
Knottin
Neurotoxin
Secreted
Toxin
Voltage-gated calcium channel impairing toxin
TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed by the venom gland. {ECO:0000269|Ref.1}.