Recombinant Phoneutria nigriventer Delta-ctenitoxin-Pn1a (PNTx4)

• Product Name Alternative:

  Insecticidal neurotoxin Tx4 (6-1) Short name:PNTx4 (6-1)

• Abbreviation:

  Recombinant Phoneutria nigriventer PNTx4 protein

• Gene Name:

  PNTx4

• UniProt:

  P59368

• Expression Region:

  35-82aa

• Organism:

  Phoneutria nigriventer (Brazilian armed spider) (Ctenus nigriventer)

• Target Sequence:

  CGDINAACKEDCDCCGYTTACDCYWSKSCKCREAAIVIYTAPKKKLTC

• Tag:

  N-terminal 6xHis-tagged

• Type:

  Developed Protein

• Source:

  Yeast

• Field of Research:

  Others

• Relevance:

  This neurotoxin binds at site 3 of insect voltage-activated sodium channels (Nav) and prolongs evoked axonal action potentials by a slowing down of sodium current inactivation. The toxin inhibits glutamate uptake from rat brain synaptosomes. It is highly toxic to house fly (Musca domestica), toxic to cockroach, but has no effect when intracerebroventricularly injected into mice.

• Endotoxin:

  Not test

• Purity:

  Greater than 90% as determined by SDS-PAGE.

• Activity:

  Not Test

• 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.

• 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°C/-80°C. Our default final concentration of glycerol is 50%. Customers could use it as reference.

• Function:

  This neurotoxin binds at site 3 of insect voltage-activated sodium channels (Nav) and prolongs evoked axonal action potentials by a slowing down of sodium current inactivation. The toxin inhibits glutamate uptake from rat brain synaptosomes. It is highly toxic to house fly (Musca domestica), toxic to cockroach, but has no effect when intracerebroventricularly injected into mice.

• Molecular Weight:

  7.3 kDa

• References & Citations:

  "Molecular cloning of cDNAs encoding insecticidal neurotoxic peptides from the spider Phoneutria nigriventer."Penaforte C.L., Prado V.F., Prado M.A.M., Romano-Silva M.A., Guimaraes P.E.M., De Marco L., Gomez M.V., Kalapothakis E.Toxicon 38:1443-1449 (2000)

• Storage Conditions:

  The shelf life is related to many factors, storage state, buffer ingredients, storage temperature and the stability of the protein itself. Generally, the shelf life of liquid form is 6 months at -20°C/-80°C. The shelf life of lyophilized form is 12 months at -20°C/-80°C.

• Protein Length:

  Full Length of Mature Protein