Protein Name sodium voltage-gated channel alpha subunit 9
Organism Rattus norvegicus
Gene ID 78956
Gene Symbol

Scn9a

UniProt O08562 (SCN9A_RAT)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 77
Total Number of Articles : 79
Description

sodium voltage-gated channel alpha subunit 9

Gene Summary

Predicted to enable voltage-gated sodium channel activity. Involved in behavioral response to formalin induced pain and negative regulation of action potential. Located in axon. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in erythromelalgia and paroxysmal extreme pain disorder. Orthologous to human SCN9A (sodium voltage-gated channel alpha subunit 9). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]

synonyms
  • sodium channel protein type 9 subunit alpha
  • peripheral sodium channel 1
  • sodium channel protein type IX subunit alpha
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