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Function
TO1A_HADVE Reversibly and voltage-independently blocks both mid-low- (M-LVA) and high-voltage-activated (HVA) calcium channels in cockroach DUM neurons (PubMed:17610847). Is lethal to many insect species but not toxic to mammals (PubMed:9228949, PubMed:16779650). May target the insect high-voltage-activated calcium channel Dmca1D. Also inhibits acarines calcium channels. An extremely high toxin concentration partially inhibits Cav1.2/CACNA1C, Cav2.1/CACNA1A and Cav2.2/CACNA1B calcium channel of rats. As for omega-AcTx-Hv2a, the phenotypic effect of injection of this toxin into lone star ticks (Amblyomma americanum) is curling of all eight legs into closed loops.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Evolutionary Conservation
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References
- ↑ Bloomquist JR. Mode of action of atracotoxin at central and peripheral synapses of insects. Invert Neurosci. 2003 Nov;5(1):45-50. Epub 2003 Nov 8. PMID:14608494 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10158-003-0027-z
- ↑ Tedford HW, Gilles N, Menez A, Doering CJ, Zamponi GW, King GF. Scanning mutagenesis of omega-atracotoxin-Hv1a reveals a spatially restricted epitope that confers selective activity against insect calcium channels. J Biol Chem. 2004 Oct 15;279(42):44133-40. Epub 2004 Aug 11. PMID:15308644 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M404006200
- ↑ Mukherjee AK, Sollod BL, Wikel SK, King GF. Orally active acaricidal peptide toxins from spider venom. Toxicon. 2006 Feb;47(2):182-7. Epub 2005 Dec 5. PMID:16330063 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.toxicon.2005.10.011
- ↑ Tedford HW, Maggio F, Reenan RA, King G. A model genetic system for testing the in vivo function of peptide toxins. Peptides. 2007 Jan;28(1):51-6. Epub 2006 Dec 1. PMID:17141372 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.peptides.2006.08.026
- ↑ Chong Y, Hayes JL, Sollod B, Wen S, Wilson DT, Hains PG, Hodgson WC, Broady KW, King GF, Nicholson GM. The omega-atracotoxins: selective blockers of insect M-LVA and HVA calcium channels. Biochem Pharmacol. 2007 Aug 15;74(4):623-38. Epub 2007 May 25. PMID:17610847 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bcp.2007.05.017
- ↑ Fletcher JI, Smith R, O'Donoghue SI, Nilges M, Connor M, Howden ME, Christie MJ, King GF. The structure of a novel insecticidal neurotoxin, omega-atracotoxin-HV1, from the venom of an Australian funnel web spider. Nat Struct Biol. 1997 Jul;4(7):559-66. PMID:9228949
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