Evidence 1
Activity
Activity
Neurotoxin
FUNCTION: Snake venom phospholipase A2 (PLA2) that inhibits neuromuscular transmission by blocking acetylcholine release from the nerve termini. PLA2 catalyzes the calcium-dependent hydrolysis of the 2-acyl groups in 3-sn-phosphoglycerides.
Source & Reference
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UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Tox-Prot
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Calliophis bivirgatus (Blue Malaysian coral snake) (Maticora bivirgata)
Neurotoxin
Presynaptic neurotoxin
Snake venom phospholipase A2 (PLA2) that inhibits neuromuscular transmission by blocking acetylcholine release from the nerve termini. PLA2 catalyzes the calcium-dependent hydrolysis of the 2-acyl groups in 3-sn-phosphoglycerides.
Phospholipase A2 1 (svPLA2) (EC 3.1.1.4) (Phosphatidylcholine 2-acylhydrolase) (Phospholipase A2 isozyme I)
snake
Phospholipase A2 family, Group I subfamily
Evidence at protein level
Calcium
Direct protein sequencing
Hydrolase
Lipid degradation
Lipid metabolism
Metal-binding
Neurotoxin
Presynaptic neurotoxin
Secreted
Toxin
TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed by the venom gland.