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Tx2-6

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Tx2-6 is a toxin found in the venom of the Brazilian wandering spider, Phoneutria nigriventer (Keyserling). It is a peptide of 48 residues, molecular weight 5291.3.^[1] This peptide is cleaved from a longer precursor with a signal peptide and a glutamine-rich propeptide. It can cause priapism. Tests on rats indicate that the toxin causes nitric oxide release, and its effect on erection is blocked by the nitric oxide synthase inhibitor L-NAME. However, it fully restored erectile function in rats developing hypertension due to injection of deoxycorticosterone acetate.^[2] A study is underway at the Medical College of Georgia looking at possible uses for the chemical in erectile dysfunction medication. Scientists and Gregory Ochs (Dobbs 2) are collaborating on this study.^[3]

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1. ^{{cite journal | pmid = 1397265 | volume=310 | issue=2 | title=The purification and amino acid sequences of four Tx2 neurotoxins from the venom of the Brazilian 'armed' spider Phoneutria nigriventer (Keys) |date=September 1992 |vauthors=Cordeiro Mdo N, Diniz CR, Valentim Ado C, von Eickstedt VR, Gilroy J, Richardson M | journal=FEBS Lett. | pages=153–6 | doi=10.1016/0014-5793(92)81318-G}}
2. ^{{cite journal | title = Tx2-6 toxin of the Phoneutria nigriventer spider potentiates rat erectile function | author = Nunes, Kenia P.| journal = Toxicon | year = 2008 | volume = 51 | issue = 7 | pages = 1197–1206 | doi = 10.1016/j.toxicon.2008.02.010 | pmid = 18397797 | pmc=3019117|display-authors=etal}}
3. ^{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6625397.stm | work=BBC News | first=Vladimir | last=Hernandez | title=Spider venom could boost sex life | date=4 May 2007}}

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Spider venom for Erectile Dysfunction (27 September 2009)

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