phrixotoxin 1   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 2582

Synonyms: PaTX 1
Comment: From Paraphysa scrofa (Chilean copper tarantula)
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References
1. Carrasquillo Y, Burkhalter A, Nerbonne JM. (2012)
A-type K+ channels encoded by Kv4.2, Kv4.3 and Kv1.4 differentially regulate intrinsic excitability of cortical pyramidal neurons.
J Physiol (Lond.), 590 (Pt 16): 3877-90. [PMID:22615428]
2. Chagot B, Escoubas P, Villegas E, Bernard C, Ferrat G, Corzo G, Lazdunski M, Darbon H. (2004)
Solution structure of Phrixotoxin 1, a specific peptide inhibitor of Kv4 potassium channels from the venom of the theraphosid spider Phrixotrichus auratus.
Protein Sci, 13 (5): 1197-208. [PMID:15096626]
3. Wang H, Shi H, Zhang L, Pourrier M, Yang B, Nattel S, Wang Z. (2000)
Nicotine is a potent blocker of the cardiac A-type K(+) channels. Effects on cloned Kv4.3 channels and native transient outward current.
Circulation, 102 (10): 1165-71. [PMID:10973847]