Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Omega-agatoxins are antagonists of voltage-gated calcium channels (Cav). {ECO:0000250}.
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-gated calcium channels (Cav)..
U2-ctenitoxin-Co1a (U2-CNTX-Co1a) (Neurotoxin Oc F22)
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
Neurotoxin
Secreted
Toxin
Voltage-gated calcium channel impairing toxin
TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed by the venom gland. {ECO:0000269|Ref.1}.