Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Blocks voltage-gated sodium channels (Nav). Causes tail erection, scratching and a reduction in mobility at a dose level of 1.40 mg/mouse. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:1397265}.
Target
voltage-gated sodium channel (Nav)
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Phoneutria nigriventer (Brazilian armed spider) (Ctenus nigriventer)
Neurotoxin
Ion channel impairing toxin
Voltage-gated sodium channel impairing toxin
Blocks voltage-gated sodium channels (Nav). Causes tail erection, scratching and a reduction in mobility at a dose level of 1.40 mg/mouse..
U5-ctenitoxin-Pn1a (U5-CNTX-Pn1a) (Neurotoxin Tx2-9)
spider
Neurotoxin 10 (Hwtx-1) family, 60 (Tx2-9) subfamily
Evidence at protein level
Direct protein sequencing
Disulfide bond
Ion channel impairing toxin
Knottin
Neurotoxin
Secreted
Toxin
Voltage-gated sodium channel impairing toxin
TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed by the venom gland. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:1397265, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16278100}.