| UniProt functional annotation for P83256 | |||
| UniProt code: P83256. |
| Organism: | Pireneitega luctuosa (Tangled nest spider) (Paracoelotes luctuosus). | |
| Taxonomy: | Eukaryota; Metazoa; Ecdysozoa; Arthropoda; Chelicerata; Arachnida; Araneae; Araneomorphae; Entelegynae; Amaurobiidae; Pireneitega. | |
| Function: | Binds at site 4 of sodium channels (Nav) and inhibits the fast inactivation of cockroach channels. This toxin is active only on insects. Has a potent activity against S.litura larvae. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10971590}. | |
| Subcellular location: | Secreted. | |
| Tissue specificity: | Expressed by the venom gland. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10971590}. | |
| Domain: | The presence of a 'disulfide through disulfide knot' structurally defines this protein as a knottin. | |
| Mass spectrometry: | Mass=4037.9; Method=MALDI; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:10971590}; | |
| Similarity: | Belongs to the neurotoxin 07 (Beta/delta-agtx) family. 02 (aga-3) subfamily. {ECO:0000305}. | |
Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.