Structural highlights
Function
NA21_STIHL Binds specifically to voltage-gated sodium channels (Nav), thereby delaying their inactivation during signal transduction (By similarity). Is highly toxic to crabs (by intrahemocoelic injection) (PubMed:2568126, PubMed:22015268), but without effect upon mice (by intraperitoneal injection) (PubMed:2568126).[1] [2]
Evolutionary Conservation
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References
- ↑ Rodríguez AA, Cassoli JS, Sa F, Dong ZQ, de Freitas JC, Pimenta AM, de Lima ME, Konno K, Lee SM, Garateix A, Zaharenko AJ. Peptide fingerprinting of the neurotoxic fractions isolated from the secretions of sea anemones Stichodactyla helianthus and Bunodosoma granulifera. New members of the APETx-like family identified by a 454 pyrosequencing approach. Peptides. 2012 Mar;34(1):26-38. PMID:22015268 doi:10.1016/j.peptides.2011.10.011
- ↑ Kem WR, Parten B, Pennington MW, Price DA, Dunn BM. Isolation, characterization, and amino acid sequence of a polypeptide neurotoxin occurring in the sea anemone Stichodactyla helianthus. Biochemistry. 1989 Apr 18;28(8):3483-9. PMID:2568126 doi:10.1021/bi00434a050
