Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Potent venom presynaptic neurotoxin that promotes a long-lasting increase in spontaneous neurotransmitter release at the peripheral and central synapses by selective activation of Cav2.2/CACNA1B (N-type) channels (PubMed:12485994). In addition, it drastically enhances synaptic-vesicle recycling, an effect that is prevented by the Cav2.2-specific inhibitor conotoxin-MVIIA (PubMed:20215402). It activates Cav2.2/CACNA1B by shifting the current-voltage relationship of channels towards more hyperpolarized potentiels in a reversible manner (PubMed:12485994). May have two separate sites of action on Cav2.2: one high affinity linked to changes in gating properties, and a second low affinity that results in block of current activity (PubMed:12485994). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12485994, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20215402}.
Target
voltage-gated calcium channel (Cav)
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Glycera tridactyla (Glycerine worm) (Glycera convoluta)
Neurotoxin
Presynaptic neurotoxin
Calcium channel impairing toxin
Ion channel impairing toxin
Voltage-gated calcium channel impairing toxin
Potent venom presynaptic neurotoxin that promotes a long-lasting increase in spontaneous neurotransmitter release at the peripheral and central synapses by selective activation of Cav2.2/CACNA1B (N-type) channels (PubMed:12485994). In addition, it drastically enhances synaptic-vesicle recycling, an effect that is prevented by the Cav2.2-specific inhibitor conotoxin-MVIIA (PubMed:20215402).
Glycerotoxin paralog 1 (GLTx paralog 1)
other
Evidence at protein level
Calcium
Calcium channel impairing toxin
Direct protein sequencing
Disulfide bond
EGF-like domain
Glycoprotein
Ion channel impairing toxin
Neurotoxin
Presynaptic neurotoxin
Repeat
Secreted
Sushi
Toxin
Voltage-gated calcium channel impairing toxin
TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed exclusively in the four pharyngeal lobes and in tissue located at the base of the teeth. No distinct expression is visible in the putative venom glands or elsewhere in the pharynx. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:28259138}.