Protein Name sodium voltage-gated channel alpha subunit 9
Organism Homo sapiens
Gene ID 6335
Gene Symbol

SCN9A

UniProt Q15858 (SCN9A_HUMAN)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 195
Total Number of Articles : 265
Description

sodium voltage-gated channel alpha subunit 9

Gene Summary

This gene encodes a voltage-gated sodium channel which plays a significant role in nociception signaling. Mutations in this gene have been associated with primary erythermalgia, channelopathy-associated insensitivity to pain, and paroxysmal extreme pain disorder. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2009]

synonyms
  • sodium channel protein type 9 subunit alpha
  • hNE-Na
  • neuroendocrine sodium channel
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Properties