Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Inhibits sodium channels (Nav) inactivation. Shows two types of inhibitory activities on channels. Inhibition of hNav1.6/SCN8A shows a large increase in the steady-state current component without any increase in the slow component, whereas inhibition of hNav1.1/SCN1A, hNav1.2/SCN2A, hNav1.3/SCN3A and hNav1.7/SCN9A shows a large increase in the slow component with only a small steady-state component (PubMed:20059541). Is 5-fold less potent than beta-PMTX for inducing repetitive action potentials in lobster neuromuscular junctions. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10886337, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20059541, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9756356}.
Target
voltage-gated sodium channel (Nav)
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Anoplius samariensis (Solitary wasp)
Neurotoxin
Presynaptic neurotoxin
Ion channel impairing toxin
Voltage-gated sodium channel impairing toxin
Inhibits sodium channels (Nav) inactivation. Shows two types of inhibitory activities on channels.
Alpha-pompilidotoxin (Alpha-PMTX)
insect
Evidence at protein level
Amidation
Direct protein sequencing
Ion channel impairing toxin
Neurotoxin
Presynaptic neurotoxin
Secreted
Signal
Toxin
Voltage-gated sodium channel impairing toxin
TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed by the venom gland. {ECO:0000305}.