Three Finger Toxins

**Definition:** A super-family of non-enzymatic proteins found in ELAPIDAE VENOMS. They possess a unique tertiary structure resembling a hand with three fingers and have diverse biological activities due to sequence and structural variations; some are ALPHA-NEUROTOXINS that bind NICOTINIC ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTORS.

**Tree numbers:** - D12.776.831.622 - D20.888.850.325.600 - D23.946.833.850.325.600

**Synonyms:** - 3FTXs - Three-Finger Toxins - Three Finger Toxin