Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Allosteric modulator of the GABA(A) receptor (GABR), possibly increasing receptor affinity for the agonist, thus enhancing receptor opening and macroscopic desensitization. In vivo, intracerebroventricular injection into mice results in periods of reduced basal activity, followed by bursts of intense seizures and death. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:25675485}.
Source & Reference
NA
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
Other
Micrurus mipartitus (Red-tailed coral snake)
Neurotoxin
Chloride channel impairing toxin
Ion channel impairing toxin
Allosteric modulator of the GABA(A) receptor (GABR), possibly increasing receptor affinity for the agonist, thus enhancing receptor opening and macroscopic desensitization. In vivo, intracerebroventricular injection into mice results in periods of reduced basal activity, followed by bursts of intense seizures and death..
Micrurotoxin 1 (MmTX1)
snake
Three-finger toxin family, Ancestral subfamily
Evidence at protein level
Chloride channel impairing toxin
Direct protein sequencing
Disulfide bond
Ion channel impairing toxin
Neurotoxin
Secreted
Toxin
TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed by the venom gland. {ECO:0000305|PubMed:25675485}.