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. 2014 Jun 20;9(6):e100682. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0100682

Table 1. Main features of toxins from the venom gland transcriptome of the tarantula O.huwena.

superfamily signalpeptides families previousdata cysteineframework Functionidentity
I MKASMFLAFAGLVLLFVVCYA HWTX-I HWTX-I -c-c-cc-c-c- (I) mammalian HVA Ca2+ channel initor and TTX-S Na+ channel inhibitor [34], [35]
HWTX-III HWTX-III -c-c-cc-c-c- (I) insect Na+ channel inhibitor [54]
HWTX-IV HWTX-IV -c-c-cc-c-c- (I) mammalian TTX-S Na+ channel inhibitor [51], [56]
HWTX-V HWTX-V -c-c-cc-c-c- (I) insect Ca2+ channel inhibitor [58]
SHL SHL-I -c-c-cc-c-c- (I) lectin [53]
II MKVTLIAILTCAAVLVLHTTAA HWTX-II HWTX-II -c-c-c-c-c-c- (II)
HWTX-VII HWTX-VII -c-c-c-c-c-c- (II)
X MNMKILVLVAVLCLVVSTHA HWTX-X HWTX-X -c-c-cc-c-c- (I) mammalian N-type Ca2+ channel inhibitor [36]
XI MGIARILSAVLFLSVLFVVTFPALLSAD HWTX-XI HWTX-XI -c-c-c-c-c-c- (II) K+ channel inhibitor [37]
XIII MKYAIVLCVIVIVVTVVRA HWTX-XIII HWTX-XIII -c-c-cc-c-c- (I)
XIV MKVVLLVCLVWMMAMMELVSC HWTX-XIV HWTX-XIV -c-c-cc-c-c-c-c-c-c- (VI)
XV MKHFASCIFSVLTVAICGVSQT HWTX-XV HWTX-XV -c-c-cc-c-c-c-c- (III)
HWTX-XXVIII -c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c- (V)
XVI MNTVRVTFLLVFVLAVSLGQA HWTX-XVI HWTX-XVI -c-c-cc-c-c- (I)
XVII MKIATFLGLSFLLIASYVLICEA HWTX-XVII HWTX-XVII -c-c-cc-c-c-c-c- (III)
XVIII MKLSLIIIATSLVIAVVA HWTX-XVIII HWTX-XVIII -c-c-c-cc-c-c-c- (IV)
XX MKLSNFAVVLVGILFVSVPLFA HWTX-XX -c-c-cc-c-c-c-c-cc-c-c- (VII)
HWTX-XIX -c-c-cc-c-c- (I)
XXI MLATFIVLFVPIFRNPLCCFQCQVYG HWTX-XXI -c-c-c-c-c-c-c- (X)
XXII MTWLLMVPLMLLSPLLQIAC HWTX-XXII -c-c-c-c- (IX)
XXIII MIVLGGMAFSVTSMVVACVV HWTX-XXIII -c-c-c-c-c- (VIII)
XXIV MVCATRRLIRLLSSSG HWTX-XXIV -c-c-c-c-c-c- (II)
XXV HWTX-XXV -c-c-c-cc-c-c- (XI)
HWTX-XXVI -c-c-c-c- (IX)