TABLE 1

Receptor sites on sodium channels

Receptor Site Toxin or Drug Domains
Neurotoxin receptor site 1 Tetrodotoxin, saxitoxin, μ-conotoxin IS5—S6, IIS5—S6, IIIS5—S6, IVS5—S6
Neurotoxin receptor site 2 Veratridine, batrachotoxin, grayanotoxin IS6, IVS6
Neurotoxin receptor site 3 α-Scorpion toxins, sea anemone toxins IS5—IS6, IVS3—S4, IVS5—S6
Neurotoxin receptor site 4 β-Scorpion toxins IIS1—S2, IIS3—S4
Neurotoxin receptor site 5 Brevetoxins, ciguatoxins IS6, IVS5
Neurotoxin receptor site 6 δ-conotoxins Not established
Local anesthetic receptor site Local anesthetic drugs, antiarrhythmic drugs, antiepileptic drugs IS6, IIIS6, IVS6