Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: In neuromuscular preparation of crustaceans, the toxin increased neurotransmitter release, causing repetitive firing of the axons. May affect sodium channels (Nav). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:2567180, ECO:0000269|PubMed:7510258}.
Target
voltage-gated sodium channel (Nav)
proton-gated sodium channel / ASIC
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Calliactis parasitica (Sea anemone) (Actinia parasitica)
Neurotoxin
Ion channel impairing toxin
Voltage-gated sodium channel impairing toxin
In neuromuscular preparation of crustaceans, the toxin increased neurotransmitter release, causing repetitive firing of the axons. May affect sodium channels (Nav)..
Delta-hormotoxin-Cpt1b (Delta-HRTX-Cpt1b) (Calitoxin) (CLX) (Calitoxin-1) (CLX-1) (Neurotoxic peptide)
sea anemone
Sea anemone sodium channel inhibitory toxin family
Evidence at protein level
Cleavage on pair of basic residues
Direct protein sequencing
Disulfide bond
Ion channel impairing toxin
Nematocyst
Neurotoxin
Secreted
Signal
Toxin
Voltage-gated sodium channel impairing toxin