Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Spider venom neurotoxin that blocks voltage-gated sodium channel Nav1.3/SCN3A in human (IC(50)=1 uM) and rat (IC(50)=1 uM). Partially inhibits human Kv11.1/KCNH2/ERG (40% at 10 uM). {ECO:0000269|Ref.1}.
Target
voltage-gated sodium channel (Nav)
voltage-gated potassium channel (Kv)
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Pterinochilus murinus (Mombasa golden starburst baboon spider)
Neurotoxin
Ion channel impairing toxin
Potassium channel impairing toxin
Voltage-gated potassium channel impairing toxin
Voltage-gated sodium channel impairing toxin
Spider venom neurotoxin that blocks voltage-gated sodium channel Nav1.3/SCN3A in human (IC(50)=1 uM) and rat (IC(50)=1 uM). Partially inhibits human Kv11.1/KCNH2/ERG (40% at 10 uM)..
Beta/kappa-theraphotoxin-Pmu2a (Beta/kappa-TRTX-Pmu2a) (Beta/kappa-theraphotoxin-Pm2a) (Beta/kappa-TRTX-Pm2a) (Pterinotoxin-2)
spider
Neurotoxin 30 (phrixotoxin) family
Evidence at protein level
Amidation
Direct protein sequencing
Disulfide bond
Ion channel impairing toxin
Knottin
Neurotoxin
Potassium channel impairing toxin
Secreted
Toxin
Voltage-gated potassium channel impairing toxin
Voltage-gated sodium channel impairing toxin
TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed by the venom gland. {ECO:0000305}.