Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Epsilon-conotoxins act at presynaptic membranes, blocking the calcium channels or G protein-coupled receptors. Causes hyperactivity upon intracranial injection into mice. Causes dorsal fins drooping in fish. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10318957}.
Target
voltage-gated calcium channel (Cav)
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Conus textile (Cloth-of-gold cone)
Neurotoxin
Presynaptic neurotoxin
Calcium channel impairing toxin
Ion channel impairing toxin
Epsilon-conotoxins act at presynaptic membranes, blocking the calcium channels or G protein-coupled receptors. Causes hyperactivity upon intracranial injection into mice.
Epsilon-conotoxin TxVA (Epsilon-TxIX) (Tx-012) (Tx5.2) (tx5a)
cone snail
Conotoxin T superfamily
Evidence at protein level
3D-structure
Bromination
Calcium channel impairing toxin
Direct protein sequencing
Disulfide bond
Gamma-carboxyglutamic acid
Glycoprotein
Hydroxylation
Ion channel impairing toxin
Neurotoxin
Presynaptic neurotoxin
Secreted
Signal
Toxin
TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed by the venom duct. {ECO:0000305|PubMed:10521453}.