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vanillotoxin-2   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 5543

Synonyms: tau-theraphotoxin-Pc1b | tau-TRTX-Pc2a | VaTx2
Compound class: Peptide
Comment: From the venom of Psalmopoeus cambridgei (Trinidad chevron tarantula)
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References
1. Siemens J, Zhou S, Piskorowski R, Nikai T, Lumpkin EA, Basbaum AI, King D, Julius D. (2006)
Spider toxins activate the capsaicin receptor to produce inflammatory pain.
Nature, 444 (7116): 208-12. [PMID:17093448]