Alternative Name(s):

; Delta-theraphotoxin-Hm1a; Delta-TRTX-Hm1a; Heteroscodratoxin-1; HmTx1; Kappa-theraphotoxin-Hm1a; Kappa-TRTX-Hm1a

Species: (Organism)

Heteroscodra maculata (Togo starburst tarantula) (Togo starburst baboon spider)

Gene Names:

N/A

Tag info:

N-terminal 10xHis-SUMO-tagged and C-terminal Myc-tagged

Target Protein AA Sequence:

ECRYLFGGCSSTSDCCKHLSCRSDWKYCAWDGTFS

Expression Region:

1-35aa

Subcellular Location:

Secreted

Tissue Specificity:

Expressed by the venom gland.

Protein Length:

Full Length

Pathway:

Mol. Weight:

24 kDa

Purity:

Greater than 90% as determined by SDS-PAGE.

Form:

Liquid or Lyophilized powder

Buffer:

If the delivery form is liquid, the default storage buffer is Tris/PBS-based buffer, 5%-50% glycerol. If the delivery form is lyophilized powder, the buffer before lyophilization is Tris/PBS-based buffer, 6% Trehalose, pH 8.0.

Research Areas:

Others

Function:

Gating modifier toxin that principally inhibits inactivation of the mammalian voltage-gated sodium channel Nav1.1/SCN1A. When tested against human Nav1.1/SCN1A-Nav1.8/SCN10A alpha subunits heterologously expressed in Xenopus oocytes, the toxin inhibits inactivation of Nav1.1 (EC(50)=38 nM), with substantially weaker effects on Nav1.2/SCN2A (EC(50)=236 nM) and Nav1.3/SCN3A (EC(50)=220 nM). The toxin inhibits several subtypes of voltage-gated potassium channels with significantly lower potency than its effects on Nav1.1/SCN1A

Involvement in disease:

Relevance:

Plays a key role in the activation of the host resting B-cell and stimulation of B-cell proliferation. Acts by up-regulating the expression of viral EBNA1-6, LMP1, LMP2A and LMP2B genes, as well as several host genes including CD21, CD23 and MYC. Activates transcription by acting as an adapter molecule that binds to cellular sequence-specific DNA-binding proteins such as host CBF1, SMARCB1 and SPI1. Once EBNA2 is near promoter sites, its acidic activating domain recruits basal and activation-associated transcription factors TFIIB, TAF40, TFIIH components ERCC2 and ERCC3, and CBP in order to promote transcription. Alternatively, EBNA2 can affect activities of cell cycle regulators and retard cell cycle progression at G2/M phase. It also induces chromosomal instability, by disrupting mitotic checkpoints, multi-nucleation and formation of micronuclei in infected cells (By similarity).

Reconstitution:

We recommend that this vial be briefly centrifuged prior to opening to bring the contents to the bottom. Please reconstitute protein in deionized sterile water to a concentration of 0.1-1.0 mg/mL.We recommend to add 5-50% of glycerol (final concentration) and aliquot for long-term storage at -20℃/-80℃. Our default final concentration of glycerol is 50%. Customers could use it as reference.

Protein Families:

Huwentoxin-1 family, HaTx subfamily

Reference:

"The genome of Epstein-Barr virus type 2 strain AG876."Dolan A., Addison C., Gatherer D., Davison A.J., McGeoch D.J.Virology 350:164-170(2006)