Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Conantokins inhibit N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors. {ECO:0000250}.
Target
glutamate receptor
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Conus quercinus (Oak cone)
Neurotoxin
Postsynaptic neurotoxin
Ion channel impairing toxin
Ionotropic glutamate receptor inhibitor
Conantokins inhibit N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors..
Conantokin-Qu (Con-Qu)
cone snail
Evidence at protein level
Gamma-carboxyglutamic acid
Ion channel impairing toxin
Ionotropic glutamate receptor inhibitor
Neurotoxin
Postsynaptic neurotoxin
Secreted
Toxin
TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed by the venom duct. {ECO:0000305}.