Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Alpha-conotoxins act on postsynaptic membranes, they bind to the nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChR) and thus inhibit them. {ECO:0000250}.
Target
nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR)
acetylcholine receptor
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Conus stercusmuscarum (Fly-specked cone)
Neurotoxin
Postsynaptic neurotoxin
Acetylcholine receptor inhibiting toxin
Alpha-conotoxins act on postsynaptic membranes, they bind to the nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChR) and thus inhibit them..
Alpha-conotoxin-like Sm1.4
cone snail
Conotoxin A superfamily
Evidence at protein level
Acetylcholine receptor inhibiting toxin
Amidation
Direct protein sequencing
Disulfide bond
Neurotoxin
Oxidation
Postsynaptic neurotoxin
Secreted
Toxin
TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed by the venom duct. {ECO:0000305|PubMed:22709442}.