Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Delta-conotoxins bind to site 6 of voltage-gated sodium channels (Nav) and inhibit the inactivation process. Potent paralytic toxin in vertebrate and invertebrate systems. Its binding appears to be voltage-dependent.
Target
voltage-gated sodium channel (Nav)
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Conus nigropunctatus (Black-spot cone)
Neurotoxin
Ion channel impairing toxin
Voltage-gated sodium channel impairing toxin
Delta-conotoxins bind to site 6 of voltage-gated sodium channels (Nav) and inhibit the inactivation process. Potent paralytic toxin in vertebrate and invertebrate systems.
Delta-conotoxin NgVIA
cone snail
Conotoxin O1 superfamily
Evidence at protein level
Direct protein sequencing
Disulfide bond
Hydroxylation
Ion channel impairing toxin
Knottin
Neurotoxin
Secreted
Toxin
Voltage-gated sodium channel impairing toxin
TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed by the venom duct.