α-latrotoxin   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 5897

Abbreviated name: alpha-LTX
Synonyms: alpha-latrotoxin | alpha-latrotoxin-Lt1a | alpha-LTX-Lt1a
Comment: From the venom gland of the black widow spider (Latrodectus mactans tredecimguttatus). α-latrotoxin has been reported to bind to several human proteins that are likely to contribute to its toxicity [1-4]. It induces massive release of neurotransmitters from vertebrate nerve terminals and endocrine cells.
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Peptide Sequence Click here for help
EGEDLTLEEKAEICSELELQQKYVDIASNIIGDLSSLPIAGKIAGTIAAAAMTATHVASGRLDIEQTLLGCSDLPFDQIK
EVLENRFNEIDRKLDSHSAALEEITKLVEKSISVVEKTRKQMNKRFDEVMKSIQDAKVSPIISKINNFARYFDTEKERIR
GLKLNDYILKLEEPNGILLHFKESRTPTDDSLQAPLFSIIEEGYAVPKSIDDELAFKVLYALLYGTQTYVSVMFFLLEQY
SFLANHYYEKGYLEKYDEYFNSLNNVFLDFKSSLVGTGTSNNEGLLDRVLQVLMTVKNSEFLGLEKNGVDEMLNEKINLF
NKIKEEIEGKQKMTLSETPENFAQISFDKDITTPIGDWRDGREVRYAVQYASETLFSKISHWSDPVSVREKACPTLRMPV
DQTRRNVLVFRKFDSSKPQLVGEITPYLSNFIDIDRDLYNAASNPDSAVGFKEFTKLNYDGANIRATFDHGRTVFHAAAK
SGNDKIMFGLTFLAKSTELNQPDKKGYTPIHVAADSGNAGIVNLLIQRGVSINSKTYHFLQTPLHLAAQRGFVTTFQRLM
ESPEININERDKDGFTPLHYAIRGGERILEAFLNQISIDVNAKSNTGLTPFHLAIIKNDWPVASTLLGSKKVDINAVDEN
NITALHYAAILGYLETTKQLINLKEINANVVSSPGLLSALHYAILYKHDDVASFLMRSSNVNVNLKALGGITPLHLAVIQ
GRKQILSLMFDIGVNIEQKTDEKYTPLHLAAMSKYPELIQILLDQGSNFEAKTNSGATPLHLATFKGKSQAALILLNNEV
NWRDTDENGQMPIHGAAMTGLLDVAQAIISIDATVVDIEDKNSDTPLNLAAQNSHIDVIKYFIDQGADINTRNKKGLAPL
LAFSKKGNLDMVKYLFDKNANVYIADNDGMNFFYYAVQNGHLNIVKYAMSEKDKFEWSNTDNNRRDECPNEECAISHFAV
CDAVQFDRIEIVKYFVGTLGNFAICGPLHQAARYGHLDIVKYLVEEEFLSVDGSKTDTPLCYASENGHFTVVQYLVSNGA
KVNHDCGNGMTAIDKAITKNHLQVVQFLAANGVDFRRKNSRGTTPFLTAVAENALHIAEYLIREKRQDININEQNVDKDT
ALHLAVYYKNLQMIKLLIKYGIDVTIRNAYDKTALDIAIDAKFSNIVEYLKTKSGKFRR
Post-translational Modification
Predicted disulphide bond formation between cysteine residues at positions 393 and 1046.