Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Presynaptic neurotoxin that causes massive release of neurotransmitters from vertebrate (but not invertebrate) nerve terminals and endocrine cells via a complex mechanism involving activation of receptor(s) and toxin insertion into the plasma membrane with subsequent pore formation. Binds to neurexin-1-alpha (NRXN1) in a calcium dependent manner, adhesion G protein-coupled receptor L1 (ADGRL1, also termed latrophilin-1 and calcium-independent receptor of latrotoxin (CIRL)), and receptor-type tyrosine-protein phosphatase S (PTPRS), also termed PTP sigma. NRXN1 and PTPRS are suggested to provide a platform for binding and subsequent pore formation events. In contrast, binding to ADGRL1 does not involve oligomerization and channel formation, but direct downstream stimulation of the synaptic fusion machinery. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P23631}.
Target
proton-gated sodium channel / ASIC
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Latrodectus hesperus (Western black widow spider)
Neurotoxin
Presynaptic neurotoxin
Presynaptic neurotoxin that causes massive release of neurotransmitters from vertebrate (but not invertebrate) nerve terminals and endocrine cells via a complex mechanism involving activation of receptor(s) and toxin insertion into the plasma membrane with subsequent pore formation. Binds to neurexin-1-alpha (NRXN1) in a calcium dependent manner, adhesion G protein-coupled receptor L1 (ADGRL1, also termed latrophilin-1 and calcium-independent receptor of latrotoxin (CIRL)), and receptor-type tyrosine-protein phosphatase S (PTPRS), also termed PTP sigma.
Alpha-latrotoxin-Lhe1a (Alpha-LTX-Lhe1a) (Alpha-latrotoxin) (Alpha-LTX)
spider
Cationic peptide 01 (latrotoxin) family, 03 (alpha-latrotoxin) subfamily
Evidence at protein level
ANK repeat
Cleavage on pair of basic residues
Direct protein sequencing
Disulfide bond
Exocytosis
Membrane
Neurotoxin
Presynaptic neurotoxin
Repeat
Secreted
Signal
Target cell membrane
Target membrane
Toxin
Transmembrane
TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed in venom gland, cephalothorax, and abdomen tissues from both males and females. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P0DJE4}.