Omega-conotoxins act at presynaptic membranes, they bind and block voltage-gated calcium channels (Cav). This toxin blocks N-type calcium channels (Cav2.2/CACNA1B) with a high potency (it displaces [125I]GVIA with an IC(50)=3.7-38 pM) (PubMed:10938268, PubMed:11724570). Expressed by the venom duct. The presence of a 'disulfide through disulfide knot' structurally defines this protein as a knottin. The cysteine framework is VI/VII (C-C-CC-C-C). Has a very low activity on Cav2.1 (it displaces [125I]MVIIC with an IC(50)=1.05 uM) (PubMed:10938268). Belongs to the conotoxin O1 superfamily.