Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Blocks contraction of smooth muscle elicited by high potassium-induced depolarization, but does not block caffeine-stimulated contraction. May target voltage-gated calcium channels on smooth muscle (By similarity). {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q8JI40}.
Target
voltage-gated calcium channel (Cav)
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Daboia russelii (Russel's viper) (Vipera russelii)
Neurotoxin
Calcium channel impairing toxin
Ion channel impairing toxin
Blocks contraction of smooth muscle elicited by high potassium-induced depolarization, but does not block caffeine-stimulated contraction. May target voltage-gated calcium channels on smooth muscle (By similarity)..
Cysteine-rich venom protein (CRVP) (Cysteine-rich secretory protein) (CRISP)
snake
CRISP family
Evidence at protein level
Calcium channel impairing toxin
Direct protein sequencing
Disulfide bond
Ion channel impairing toxin
Neurotoxin
Secreted
Toxin
TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed by the venom gland. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:20203422}.