Names & Taxonomy

Uniprot ID:
Q9UQD0
Entry Name:
SCN8A_HUMAN
Status:
reviewed
Protein Names:
Sodium channel protein type 8 subunit alpha (Sodium channel protein type VIII subunit alpha) (Voltage-gated sodium channel subunit alpha Nav1.6)
Gene Names:
SCN8A MED
Gene Names Primary:
SCN8A
Organism:
Homo sapiens (Human)

Structure

Length:
1980
Sequence:
MAARLLAPPGPDSFKPFTPESLANIERRIAESKLKKPPKADGSHREDDEDSKPKPNSDLEAGKSLPFIYGDIPQGLVAVPLEDFDPYYLTQKTFVVLNRGKTLFRFSATPALYILSPFNLIRRIAIKILIHSVFSMIIMCTILTNCVFMTFSNPPDWSKNVEYTFTGIYTFESLVKIIARGFCIDGFTFLRDPWNWLDFSVIMMAYITEFVNLGNVSALRTFRVLRALKTISVIPGLKTIVGALIQSVKKLSDVMILTVFCLSVFALIGLQLFMGNLRNKCVVWPINFNESYLENGTKGFDWEEYINNKTNFYTVPGMLEPLLCGNSSDAGQCPEGYQCMKAGRNPNYGYTSFDTFSWAFLALFRLMTQDYWENLYQLTLRAAGKTYMIFFVLVIFVGSFYLVNLILAVVAMAYEEQNQATLEEAEQKEAEFKAMLEQLKKQQEEAQAAAMATSAGTVSEDAIEEEGEEGGGSPRSSSEISKLSSKSAKERRNRRKKRKQKELSEGEEKGDPEKVFKSESEDGMRRKAFRLPDNRIGRKFSIMNQSLLSIPGSPFLSRHNSKSSIFSFRGPGRFRDPGSENEFADDEHSTVEESEGRRDSLFIPIRARERRSSYSGYSGYSQGSRSSRIFPSLRRSVKRNSTVDCNGVVSLIGGPGSHIGGRLLPEATTEVEIKKKGPGSLLVSMDQLASYGRKDRINSIMSVVTNTLVEELEESQRKCPPCWYKFANTFLIWECHPYWIKLKEIVNLIVMDPFVDLAITICIVLNTLFMAMEHHPMTPQFEHVLAVGNLVFTGIFTAEMFLKLIAMDPYYYFQEGWNIFDGFIVSLSLMELSLADVEGLSVLRSFRLLRVFKLAKSWPTLNMLIKIIGNSVGALGNLTLVLAIIVFIFAVVGMQLFGKSYKECVCKINQDCELPRWHMHDFFHSFLIVFRVLCGEWIETMWDCMEVAGQAMCLIVFMMVMVIGNLVVLNLFLALLLSSFSADNLAATDDDGEMNNLQISVIRIKKGVAWTKLKVHAFMQAHFKQREADEVKPLDELYEKKANCIANHTGADIHRNGDFQKNGNGTTSGIGSSVEKYIIDEDHMSFINNPNLTVRVPIAVGESDFENLNTEDVSSESDPEGSKDKLDDTSSSEGSTIDIKPEVEEVPVEQPEEYLDPDACFTEGCVQRFKCCQVNIEEGLGKSWWILRKTCFLIVEHNWFETFIIFMILLSSGALAFEDIYIEQRKTIRTILEYADKVFTYIFILEMLLKWTAYGFVKFFTNAWCWLDFLIVAVSLVSLIANALGYSELGAIKSLRTLRALRPLRALSRFEGMRVVVNALVGAIPSIMNVLLVCLIFWLIFSIMGVNLFAGKYHYCFNETSEIRFEIEDVNNKTECEKLMEGNNTEIRWKNVKINFDNVGAGYLALLQVATFKGWMDIMYAAVDSRKPDEQPKYEDNIYMYIYFVIFIIFGSFFTLNLFIGVIIDNFNQQKKKFGGQDIFMTEEQKKYYNAMKKLGSKKPQKPIPRPLNKIQGIVFDFVTQQAFDIVIMMLICLNMVTMMVETDTQSKQMENILYWINLVFVIFFTCECVLKMFALRHYYFTIGWNIFDFVVVILSIVGMFLADIIEKYFVSPTLFRVIRLARIGRILRLIKGAKGIRTLLFALMMSLPALFNIGLLLFLVMFIFSIFGMSNFAYVKHEAGIDDMFNFETFGNSMICLFQITTSAGWDGLLLPILNRPPDCSLDKEHPGSGFKGDCGNPSVGIFFFVSYIIISFLIVVNMYIAIILENFSVATEESADPLSEDDFETFYEIWEKFDPDATQFIEYCKLADFADALEHPLRVPKPNTIELIAMDLPMVSGDRIHCLDILFAFTKRVLGDSGELDILRQQMEERFVASNPSKVSYEPITTTLRRKQEEVSAVVLQRAYRGHLARRGFICKKTTSNKLENGGTHREKKESTPSTASLPSYDSVTKPEKEKQQRAEEGRRERAKRQKEVRESKC
Proteomes:
UP000005640

Subcellular location

Subcellular Location:
Membrane

Function

Function:
Mediates the voltage-dependent sodium ion permeability of excitable membranes. Assuming opened or closed conformations in response to the voltage difference across the membrane, the protein forms a sodium-selective channel through which Na(+) ions may pass in accordance with their electrochemical gradient. In macrophages and melanoma cells, isoform 5 may participate in the control of podosome and invadopodia formation.
Cross Reference Drug Bank:
DB00313
Gene Ontology Go:
axon initial segment
cytoplasmic, membrane-bounded vesicle
integral component of membrane
node of Ranvier
plasma membrane
voltage-gated sodium channel complex
Z disc
ATP binding
voltage-gated sodium channel activity
membrane depolarization during action potential
myelination
nervous system development
neuronal action potential
peripheral nervous system development
sodium ion transmembrane transport
sodium ion transport
Gene Ontology Biological Process:
membrane depolarization during action potential
myelination
nervous system development
neuronal action potential
peripheral nervous system development
sodium ion transmembrane transport
sodium ion transport
Gene Ontology Molecular Function:
ATP binding
voltage-gated sodium channel activity
Gene Ontology Cellular Component:
axon initial segment
cytoplasmic, membrane-bounded vesicle
integral component of membrane
node of Ranvier
plasma membrane
voltage-gated sodium channel complex
Z disc
Keywords:
ATP-binding
Alternative splicing
Complete proteome
Cytoplasmic vesicle
Disease mutation
Epilepsy
Glycoprotein
Ion channel
Ion transport
Membrane
Mental retardation
Nucleotide-binding
Phosphoprotein
Reference proteome
Repeat
Sodium
Sodium channel
Sodium transport
Transmembrane
Transmembrane helix
Transport
Ubl conjugation
Voltage-gated channel

Publication

PubMed ID:
9295353 9828131 19136557 16541075 15282281 16236810 22365152 24352161 24888894 25239001 24874546