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. 2021 Dec 13;2:750583. doi: 10.3389/fpain.2021.750583

Table 2.

List of toxins that modulate Nav1.7 channel activity.

Toxin name Abbreviation(s) Biological source
Inhibitors of channel function
μ-theraphotoxin-Pn3a Pn3a Tarantula Pamphobeteus nigricolor
Phoneutria nigriventer toxin 1 PnTx1 Brazilian spider Phoneutria nigriventer
Grammostola porter Toxin 1 GpTx-1 Rose hair or Chilean tarantula Grammostola porteri
Jingzhaotoxin-V JzTx-V Chinese tarantula Chilobrachys jingzhao
μ-theraphotoxin-Tp1a μ -TRTX-Tp1a (also known as Tp1a or ProTX-III) Peruvian green velvet Thrixopelma pruriens
Theraphosa apophysis Toxin 1a Tap1a Venezuelan tarantula Theraphosa apophysis
Davus fasciatus Toxin 1a μ-TRTX-Df1a (also known as Df1a) Costa Rican tiger rump tarantula Davus fasciatus
Huwentoxin-IV HWTX-IV Chinese bird spider Haplopelma schmidti
Hainantoxins HNTX I and III Chinese bird spider Ornithoctonus hainana
Activator of channel function
α-scorpion toxin OD1 OD1 Scorpion Odonthobuthus doriae