Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Binds to sodium channels (Nav) and inhibits the inactivation of the activated channels, thereby blocking neuronal transmission.
Target
voltage-gated sodium channel (Nav)
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Buthus occitanus tunetanus (Common European scorpion) (Buthus tunetanus)
Neurotoxin
Ion channel impairing toxin
Voltage-gated sodium channel impairing toxin
Binds to sodium channels (Nav) and inhibits the inactivation of the activated channels, thereby blocking neuronal transmission.
Neurotoxin 5 (Neurotoxin V)
scorpion
Long (4 C-C) scorpion toxin superfamily, Sodium channel inhibitor family, Alpha subfamily
Evidence at protein level
Direct protein sequencing
Ion channel impairing toxin
Neurotoxin
Secreted
Toxin
Voltage-gated sodium channel impairing toxin
TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed by the venom gland. {ECO:0000305|PubMed:6729843}.