A tarantula-venom peptide antagonizes the TRPA1 nociceptor ion channel by binding to the S1-S4 gating domain.
Gui, J., Liu, B., Cao, G., Lipchik, A.M., Perez, M., Dekan, Z., Mobli, M., Daly, N.L., Alewood, P.F., Parker, L.L., King, G.F., Zhou, Y., Jordt, S.E., Nitabach, M.N.(2014) Curr Biol 24: 473-483
- PubMed: 24530065 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2014.01.013
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
2M9L - PubMed Abstract: 
The venoms of predators have been an excellent source of diverse highly specific peptides targeting ion channels. Here we describe the first known peptide antagonist of the nociceptor ion channel transient receptor potential ankyrin 1 (TRPA1).
Organizational Affiliation: 
Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA; Department of Genetics, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA; Program in Cellular Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration, and Repair, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.