UniProt functional annotation for Q9PTT0

UniProt code: Q9PTT0.

Organism: Naja naja (Indian cobra).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Lepidosauria; Squamata; Bifurcata; Unidentata; Episquamata; Toxicofera; Serpentes; Colubroidea; Elapidae; Elapinae; Naja.
 
Function: Binds to muscle nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) and inhibit acetylcholine from binding to the receptor, thereby impairing neuromuscular transmission. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P60775}.
 
Subcellular location: Secreted {ECO:0000269|PubMed:8443154}.
Tissue specificity: Expressed by the venom gland. {ECO:0000305}.
Similarity: Belongs to the snake three-finger toxin family. Short-chain subfamily. Type I alpha-neurotoxin sub-subfamily. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.