Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Neurotoxin (PubMed:33060291). In vivo, induces contraction paralysis followed by death (within 2 hours) on zebrafish larvae (PubMed:33060291). Also induces body contraction in Nematostella 11-dpf polyps (PubMed:33060291). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:33060291}.
Target
proton-gated sodium channel / ASIC
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Nematostella vectensis (Starlet sea anemone)
Neurotoxin
Neurotoxin (PubMed:33060291). In vivo, induces contraction paralysis followed by death (within 2 hours) on zebrafish larvae (PubMed:33060291).
Neurotoxin ShK-like1
sea anemone
Evidence at protein level
Cleavage on pair of basic residues
Direct protein sequencing
Disulfide bond
Nematocyst
Neurotoxin
Secreted
Signal
Toxin
TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed in nematocytes (in planulae and primary polyps). Is localized predominantly in the body column nematocytes and not in the tentacles (in primary polyps). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:33060291}.