Tetanus toxin
Details
- Name
- Tetanus toxin
- Synonyms
- 3.4.24.68
- Tentoxylysin
- Gene Name
- tetX
- Organism
- Clostridium tetani (strain Massachusetts / E88)
- Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0010989|Tetanus toxin MPITINNFRYSDPVNNDTIIMMEPPYCKGLDIYYKAFKITDRIWIVPERYEFGTKPEDFN PPSSLIEGASEYYDPNYLRTDSDKDRFLQTMVKLFNRIKNNVAGEALLDKIINAIPYLGN SYSLLDKFDTNSNSVSFNLLEQDPSGATTKSAMLTNLIIFGPGPVLNKNEVRGIVLRVDN KNYFPCRDGFGSIMQMAFCPEYVPTFDNVIENITSLTIGKSKYFQDPALLLMHELIHVLH GLYGMQVSSHEIIPSKQEIYMQHTYPISAEELFTFGGQDANLISIDIKNDLYEKTLNDYK AIANKLSQVTSCNDPNIDIDSYKQIYQQKYQFDKDSNGQYIVNEDKFQILYNSIMYGFTE IELGKKFNIKTRLSYFSMNHDPVKIPNLLDDTIYNDTEGFNIESKDLKSEYKGQNMRVNT NAFRNVDGSGLVSKLIGLCKKIIPPTNIRENLYNRTASLTDLGGELCIKIKNEDLTFIAE KNSFSEEPFQDEIVSYNTKNKPLNFNYSLDKIIVDYNLQSKITLPNDRTTPVTKGIPYAP EYKSNAASTIEIHNIDDNTIYQYLYAQKSPTTLQRITMTNSVDDALINSTKIYSYFPSVI SKVNQGAQGILFLQWVRDIIDDFTNESSQKTTIDKISDVSTIVPYIGPALNIVKQGYEGN FIGALETTGVVLLLEYIPEITLPVIAALSIAESSTQKEKIIKTIDNFLEKRYEKWIEVYK LVKAKWLGTVNTQFQKRSYQMYRSLEYQVDAIKKIIDYEYKIYSGPDKEQIADEINNLKN KLEEKANKAMININIFMRESSRSFLVNQMINEAKKQLLEFDTQSKNILMQYIKANSKFIG ITELKKLESKINKVFSTPIPFSYSKNLDCWVDNEEDIDVILKKSTILNLDINNDIISDIS GFNSSVITYPDAQLVPGINGKAIHLVNNESSEVIVHKAMDIEYNDMFNNFTVSFWLRVPK VSASHLEQYGTNEYSIISSMKKHSLSIGSGWSVSLKGNNLIWTLKDSAGEVRQITFRDLP DKFNAYLANKWVFITITNDRLSSANLYINGVLMGSAEITGLGAIREDNNITLKLDRCNNN NQYVSIDKFRIFCKALNPKEIEKLYTSYLSITFLRDFWGNPLRYDTEYYLIPVASSSKDV QLKNITDYMYLTNAPSYTNGKLNIYYRRLYNGLKFIIKRYTPNNEIDSFVKSGDFIKLYV SYNNNEHIVGYPKDGNAFNNLDRILRVGYNAPGIPLYKKMEAVKLRDLKTYSVQLKLYDD KNASLGLVGTHNGQIGNDPNRDILIASNWYFNHLKDKILGCDWYFVPTDEGWTND
- Number of residues
- 1315
- Molecular Weight
- 150680.98
- Theoretical pI
- 5.91
- GO Classification
- Functionsmetalloendopeptidase activity / protein transmembrane transporter activity / zinc ion bindingProcessesinhibition of neurotransmitter uptake / negative regulation of neurotransmitter secretion / pathogenesis / protein transmembrane transportComponentsclathrin-coated endocytic vesicle membrane / cytosol / endocytic vesicle membrane / extracellular region / plasma membrane
- General Function
- Zinc ion binding
- Specific Function
- Tetanus toxin acts by inhibiting neurotransmitter release. It binds to peripheral neuronal synapses, is internalized and moves by retrograde transport up the axon into the spinal cord where it can move between postsynaptic and presynaptic neurons. It inhibits neurotransmitter release by acting as a zinc endopeptidase that catalyzes the hydrolysis of the '76-Gln-|-Phe-77' bond of synaptobrevin-2.
- Pfam Domain Function
- Transmembrane Regions
- Not Available
- Cellular Location
- Cytoplasmic
- Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0002800|3948 bp ATGCCAATAACCATAAATAATTTTAGATATAGTGATCCTGTTAATAATGATACAATTATT ATGATGGAGCCACCATACTGTAAGGGTCTAGATATCTATTATAAGGCTTTCAAAATAACA GATCGTATTTGGATAGTGCCGGAAAGGTATGAATTTGGGACAAAACCTGAAGATTTTAAC CCACCATCTTCATTAATAGAAGGTGCATCTGAGTATTACGATCCAAATTATTTAAGGACT GATTCTGATAAAGATAGATTTTTACAAACCATGGTAAAACTGTTTAACAGAATTAAAAAC AATGTAGCAGGTGAAGCCTTATTAGATAAGATAATAAATGCCATACCTTACCTTGGAAAT TCATATTCCTTACTAGACAAGTTTGATACAAACTCTAATTCAGTATCTTTTAATTTATTA GAACAAGACCCCAGTGGAGCAACTACAAAATCAGCAATGCTGACAAATTTAATAATATTT GGACCTGGGCCTGTTTTAAATAAAAATGAGGTTAGAGGTATTGTATTGAGGGTAGATAAT AAAAATTACTTCCCATGTAGAGATGGTTTTGGCTCAATAATGCAAATGGCATTTTGCCCA GAATATGTACCTACCTTTGATAATGTAATAGAAAATATTACGTCACTCACTATTGGCAAA AGCAAATATTTTCAAGATCCAGCATTACTATTAATGCACGAACTTATACATGTACTACAT GGTTTATACGGAATGCAGGTATCAAGCCATGAAATTATTCCATCCAAACAAGAAATTTAT ATGCAGCATACATATCCAATAAGTGCTGAAGAACTATTCACTTTTGGCGGACAGGATGCT AATCTTATAAGTATTGATATAAAAAACGATTTATATGAAAAAACTTTAAATGATTATAAA GCTATAGCTAACAAACTTAGTCAAGTCACTAGCTGCAATGATCCCAACATTGATATTGAT AGCTACAAACAAATATATCAACAAAAATATCAATTCGATAAAGATAGCAATGGACAATAT ATTGTAAATGAGGATAAATTTCAGATACTATATAATAGCATAATGTATGGTTTTACAGAG ATTGAATTGGGAAAAAAATTTAATATAAAAACTAGACTTTCTTATTTTAGTATGAATCAT GACCCTGTAAAAATTCCAAATTTATTAGATGATACAATTTACAATGATACAGAAGGATTT AATATAGAAAGCAAAGATCTGAAATCTGAATATAAAGGACAAAATATGAGGGTAAATACA AATGCTTTTAGAAATGTTGATGGATCAGGCCTAGTTTCAAAACTTATTGGCTTATGTAAA AAAATTATACCACCAACAAATATAAGAGAAAATTTATATAATAGAACTGCATCATTAACA GATTTAGGAGGAGAATTATGTATAAAAATTAAAAATGAAGATTTAACTTTTATAGCTGAA AAAAATAGCTTTTCAGAAGAACCATTTCAAGATGAAATAGTTAGTTATAATACAAAAAAT AAACCATTAAATTTTAATTATTCGCTAGATAAAATTATTGTAGATTATAATCTACAAAGT AAAATTACATTACCTAATGATAGGACAACCCCAGTTACAAAAGGAATTCCATATGCTCCA GAATATAAAAGTAATGCTGCAAGTACAATAGAAATACATAATATTGATGACAATACAATA TATCAATATTTGTATGCTCAAAAATCTCCTACAACTCTACAAAGAATAACTATGACTAAT TCTGTTGATGACGCATTAATAAATTCCACCAAAATATATTCATATTTTCCATCTGTAATC AGTAAAGTTAACCAAGGTGCACAAGGAATTTTATTCTTACAGTGGGTGAGAGATATAATT GATGATTTTACCAATGAATCTTCACAAAAAACTACTATTGATAAAATTTCAGATGTATCC ACTATTGTTCCTTATATAGGACCCGCATTAAACATTGTAAAACAAGGCTATGAGGGAAAC TTTATAGGCGCTTTAGAAACTACCGGAGTGGTTTTATTATTAGAATATATTCCAGAAATT ACTTTACCAGTAATTGCAGCTTTATCTATAGCAGAAAGTAGCACACAAAAAGAAAAGATA ATAAAAACAATAGATAACTTTTTAGAAAAAAGATATGAAAAATGGATTGAAGTATATAAA CTAGTAAAAGCAAAATGGTTAGGCACAGTTAATACGCAATTCCAAAAAAGAAGTTATCAA ATGTATAGATCTTTAGAATATCAAGTAGATGCAATAAAAAAAATAATAGACTATGAATAT AAAATATATTCAGGACCTGATAAGGAACAAATTGCCGACGAAATTAATAATCTGAAAAAC AAACTTGAAGAAAAGGCTAATAAAGCAATGATAAACATAAATATATTTATGAGGGAAAGT TCTAGATCATTTTTAGTTAATCAAATGATTAACGAAGCTAAAAAGCAGTTATTAGAGTTT GATACTCAAAGCAAAAATATTTTAATGCAGTATATAAAAGCAAATTCTAAATTTATAGGT ATAACTGAACTAAAAAAATTAGAATCAAAAATAAACAAAGTTTTTTCAACACCAATTCCA TTTTCTTATTCTAAAAATCTGGATTGTTGGGTTGATAATGAAGAAGATATAGATGTTATA TTAAAAAAGAGTACAATTTTAAATTTAGATATTAATAATGATATTATATCAGATATATCT GGGTTTAATTCATCTGTAATAACATATCCAGATGCTCAATTGGTGCCCGGAATAAATGGC AAAGCAATACATTTAGTAAACAATGAATCTTCTGAAGTTATAGTGCATAAAGCTATGGAT ATTGAATATAATGATATGTTTAATAATTTTACCGTTAGCTTTTGGTTGAGGGTTCCTAAA GTATCTGCTAGTCATTTAGAACAATATGGCACAAATGAGTATTCAATAATTAGCTCTATG AAAAAACATAGTCTATCAATAGGATCTGGTTGGAGTGTATCACTTAAAGGTAATAACTTA ATATGGACTTTAAAAGATTCCGCGGGAGAAGTTAGACAAATAACTTTTAGGGATTTACCT GATAAATTTAATGCTTATTTAGCAAATAAATGGGTTTTTATAACTATTACTAATGATAGA TTATCTTCTGCTAATTTGTATATAAATGGAGTACTTATGGGAAGTGCAGAAATTACTGGT TTAGGAGCTATTAGAGAGGATAATAATATAACATTAAAACTAGATAGATGTAATAATAAT AATCAATACGTTTCTATTGATAAATTTAGGATATTTTGCAAAGCATTAAATCCAAAAGAG ATTGAAAAATTATACACAAGTTATTTATCTATAACCTTTTTAAGAGACTTCTGGGGAAAC CCTTTACGATATGATACAGAATATTATTTAATACCAGTAGCTTCTAGTTCTAAAGATGTT CAATTGAAAAATATAACAGATTATATGTATTTGACAAATGCGCCATCGTATACTAACGGA AAATTGAATATATATTATAGAAGGTTATATAATGGACTAAAATTTATTATAAAAAGATAT ACACCTAATAATGAAATAGATTCTTTTGTTAAATCAGGTGATTTTATTAAATTATATGTA TCATATAACAATAATGAGCACATTGTAGGTTATCCGAAAGATGGAAATGCCTTTAATAAT CTTGATAGAATTCTAAGAGTAGGTTATAATGCCCCAGGTATCCCTCTTTATAAAAAAATG GAAGCAGTAAAATTGCGTGATTTAAAAACCTATTCTGTACAACTTAAATTATATGATGAT AAAAATGCATCTTTAGGACTAGTAGGTACCCATAATGGTCAAATAGGCAACGATCCAAAT AGGGATATATTAATTGCAAGCAACTGGTACTTTAATCATTTAAAAGATAAAATTTTAGGA TGTGATTGGTACTTTGTACCTACAGATGAAGGATGGACAAATGATTAA
- Chromosome Location
- Not Available
- Locus
- Not Available
- External Identifiers
Resource Link UniProtKB ID P04958 UniProtKB Entry Name TETX_CLOTE GenBank Protein ID 40770 GenBank Gene ID X04436 - General References
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Drug Relations
- Drug Relations
DrugBank ID Name Drug group Pharmacological action? Actions Details DB02265 Ethyl-Trimethyl-Silane experimental unknown Details DB03721 N-acetyl-alpha-neuraminic acid experimental unknown Details DB02379 Beta-D-Glucose experimental unknown Details DB04265 N-acetyl-beta-neuraminic acid experimental unknown Details DB11604 Tetanus immune globulin, human approved yes antibody Details