[Term]
id: PR:000001088
name: alpha-latrotoxin
def: "A protein that is a constituent neurotoxin of (for example) black widow spider venom, and contains multiple ankyrin repeats (20-22)." [PRO:CNA, PRO:DAN, PMID:18064415, PMID:1888339]
comment: Category=gene. Note: The active form assembles into homotetrameric complexes which harbor a central channel and can insert into target lipid membranes, but relies on the binding to specific receptors in the plasma membrane to exert its function.
synonym: "alpha-LTX" EXACT PRO-short-label [PRO:DNx]
is_a: PR:000000001 ! protein