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UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot entry P61409


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Entry information
Entry name AF2_GRARO
Primary accession number P61409
Secondary accession numbers None
Integrated into Swiss-Prot on May 24, 2004
Sequence was last modified on May 24, 2004 (Sequence version 1)
Annotations were last modified on    October 2, 2007 (Entry version 16)
Name and origin of the protein
Protein name Mechanotoxin-alpha
Synonym Peptide GsAF II
Gene name None
From
Grammostola rosea (Chilean rose tarantula) (Grammostola spatulata) [TaxID: 432528] 
Taxonomy Eukaryota; Metazoa; Arthropoda; Chelicerata; Arachnida; Araneae; Mygalomorphae; Theraphosidae; Grammostola.
Protein existence 1: Evidence at protein level;
References
[1]
PROTEIN SEQUENCE, FUNCTION, AND MASS SPECTROMETRY.
TISSUE=Venom;
Lampe R.A.;
"Analgesic peptides from venom of Grammostola spatulata and use thereof.";
Patent number US5877026, 02-MAR-1999.
[2]
PROTEIN SEQUENCE, FUNCTION, AND MASS SPECTROMETRY.
TISSUE=Venom;
Lampe R.A.;
"Antiarrhythmic peptide from venom of spider Grammostola spatulata.";
Patent number US5968838, 19-OCT-1999.
Comments
  • FUNCTION: Blocks mechanosensitive ion channels and the hypotonic cell swelling induced calcium increase associated with the activation of such channels. It can thus be useful in treating cardiac ventricular disturbances. Also induces analgesia in mammals. This analgesia is probably mediated by a non-opioid receptor related mechanism.
  • SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Secreted.
  • TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed by the venom gland.
  • DOMAIN: The presence of a 'disulfide through disulfide knot' structurally defines this protein as a knottin (By similarity).
  • MASS SPECTROMETRY: Mass=3979.9; Method=Electrospray; Range=1-31; Source=Ref.1, Ref.2;.
  • SIMILARITY: Belongs to the phrixotoxin family.
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Cross-references
3D structure databases
ModBase P61409.
Family and domain databases
BLOCKS P61409.
Other
ProtoNet P61409.
UniRef View cluster of proteins with at least 50% / 90% / 100% identity.
Keywords
Direct protein sequencing; Knottin; Secreted; Toxin.
Features
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KeyFrom  To Length Description FTId
PEPTIDE   1   31  31     Mechanotoxin-alpha. PRO_0000045016
DISULFID   2   16        By similarity. 
DISULFID   9   21        By similarity. 
DISULFID   15   25        By similarity. 
Sequence information
Length: 31 AA [This is the length of the unprocessed precursor] Molecular weight: 3986 Da [This is the MW of the unprocessed precursor] CRC64: BF03EB84DE1AAC1B [This is a checksum on the sequence]
        10         20         30 
YCQKWMWTCD EERKCCEGLV CRLWCKKKIE W 

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