Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Mu-conotoxins block voltage-gated sodium channels. This synthetic peptide reversibly inhibits the brain sodium channel rNav1.2/SCN2A (IC(50) is 40 nM) and the skeletal muscle sodium channel rNav1.4/SCN4A (IC(50) is 9 nM). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17142296}.
Target
voltage-gated sodium channel (Nav)
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Conus striatus (Striated cone)
Neurotoxin
Ion channel impairing toxin
Voltage-gated sodium channel impairing toxin
Mu-conotoxins block voltage-gated sodium channels. This synthetic peptide reversibly inhibits the brain sodium channel rNav1.2/SCN2A (IC(50) is 40 nM) and the skeletal muscle sodium channel rNav1.4/SCN4A (IC(50) is 9 nM)..
Mu-conotoxin SIIIC (Mu-conotoxin TIIIA-like)
cone snail
Conotoxin M superfamily
Evidence at protein level
Amidation
Direct protein sequencing
Disulfide bond
Hydroxylation
Ion channel impairing toxin
Neurotoxin
Secreted
Toxin
Voltage-gated sodium channel impairing toxin
TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed by the venom duct. {ECO:0000305|PubMed:17142296}.