mamba toxin CM-3   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 13153

Synonyms: Adrenergic toxin rho-elapitoxin-Dp1b | rho-EPTX-Dp1b
Comment: This peptide is a toxin component of black mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis) venom [2]. Its sequence diverges from that of muscarinic toxin β by only two amino acids in its C-terminal. CM-3 has antagonist properties at mammalian adrenoceptors [1].
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References
1. Blanchet G, Upert G, Mourier G, Gilquin B, Gilles N, Servent D. (2013)
New α-adrenergic property for synthetic MTβ and CM-3 three-finger fold toxins from black mamba.
Toxicon, 75: 160-7. [PMID:23648423]
2. Joubert FJ. (1985)
The amino acid sequence of protein CM-3 from Dendroaspis polylepis polylepis (black mamba) venom.
Int J Biochem, 17 (6): 695-9. [PMID:4029488]