Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Conorfamide As2a: this amidated form is active on both ASIC channels and nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) (PubMed:31028742). Potentiates ASIC1a (EC(50)=10.9 uM) (PubMed:31028742). Inhibits desensitization of ASIC1a and to a lesser degree ASIC3 currents, resulting in a sustained opening of channels in the presence of low pH (PubMed:31028742). Inhibits with a slow reversibility human alpha-7/CHRNA7 nAChRs (IC(50)=689-3867 nM) and with a rapid reversibility human alpha-1-beta-1-delta-epsilon (CHRNA1-CHRNB1-CHRND-CHRNE) nAChRs (IC(50)=208 nM) (PubMed:31028742). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:31028742}.
FUNCTION: Conorfamide As2b: this non-amidated form is only weakly active on both ASIC channels and nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) (PubMed:31028742). Shows a very weak inhibition of peak current of rat ASIC1a and ASIC3 (PubMed:31028742). No inhibition or very weak desensitization of both rat ASIC1a and ASIC3 are observed (PubMed:31028742). Reversibly inhibits both human alpha-7/CHRNA7 nAChRs (IC(50)=2971-7036 nM) and human alpha-1-beta-1-delta-epsilon (CHRNA1-CHRNB1-CHRND-CHRNE) nAChRs (IC(50)=707 nM) (PubMed:31028742). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:31028742}.
Target
nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR)
acetylcholine receptor
voltage-gated sodium channel (Nav)
proton-gated sodium channel / ASIC
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Conus cancellatus (Cancellate cone) (Conus austini)
Neurotoxin
Postsynaptic neurotoxin
Acetylcholine receptor inhibiting toxin
Ion channel impairing toxin
Proton-gated sodium channel impairing toxin
Conorfamide As2a: this amidated form is active on both ASIC channels and nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) (PubMed:31028742). Potentiates ASIC1a (EC(50)=10.9 uM) (PubMed:31028742).
Conorfamide-As2 (Conorfamide-As2a) (CNF-As2a) (Cono-RFamide-As2a) (Conorfamide-As2b) (CNF-As2b) (Cono-RFamide-As2b)
cone snail
FARP (FMRFamide related peptide) family
Evidence at protein level
Acetylcholine receptor inhibiting toxin
Amidation
Direct protein sequencing
Ion channel impairing toxin
Neurotoxin
Postsynaptic neurotoxin
Proton-gated sodium channel impairing toxin
Secreted
Toxin
TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed by the venom duct. {ECO:0000305|PubMed:31028742}.