Names & Taxonomy

Uniprot ID:
Q01118
Entry Name:
SCN7A_HUMAN
Status:
reviewed
Protein Names:
Sodium channel protein type 7 subunit alpha (Putative voltage-gated sodium channel subunit alpha Nax) (Sodium channel protein cardiac and skeletal muscle subunit alpha) (Sodium channel protein type VII subunit alpha)
Gene Names:
SCN7A SCN6A
Gene Names Primary:
SCN7A
Organism:
Homo sapiens (Human)

Structure

Length:
1682
Sequence:
MLASPEPKGLVPFTKESFELIKQHIAKTHNEDHEEEDLKPTPDLEVGKKLPFIYGNLSQGMVSEPLEDVDPYYYKKKNTFIVLNKNRTIFRFNAASILCTLSPFNCIRRTTIKVLVHPFFQLFILISVLIDCVFMSLTNLPKWRPVLENTLLGIYTFEILVKLFARGVWAGSFSFLGDPWNWLDFSVTVFEVIIRYSPLDFIPTLQTARTLRILKIIPLNQGLKSLVGVLIHCLKQLIGVIILTLFFLSIFSLIGMGLFMGNLKHKCFRWPQENENETLHNRTGNPYYIRETENFYYLEGERYALLCGNRTDAGQCPEGYVCVKAGINPDQGFTNFDSFGWALFALFRLMAQDYPEVLYHQILYASGKVYMIFFVVVSFLFSFYMASLFLGILAMAYEEEKQRVGEISKKIEPKFQQTGKELQEGNETDEAKTIQIEMKKRSPISTDTSLDVLEDATLRHKEELEKSKKICPLYWYKFAKTFLIWNCSPCWLKLKEFVHRIIMAPFTDLFLIICIILNVCFLTLEHYPMSKQTNTLLNIGNLVFIGIFTAEMIFKIIAMHPYGYFQVGWNIFDSMIVFHGLIELCLANVAGMALLRLFRMLRIFKLGKYWPTFQILMWSLSNSWVALKDLVLLLFTFIFFSAAFGMKLFGKNYEEFVCHIDKDCQLPRWHMHDFFHSFLNVFRILCGEWVETLWDCMEVAGQSWCIPFYLMVILIGNLLVLYLFLALVSSFSSCKDVTAEENNEAKNLQLAVARIKKGINYVLLKILCKTQNVPKDTMDHVNEVYVKEDISDHTLSELSNTQDFLKDKEKSSGTEKNATENESQSLIPSPSVSETVPIASGESDIENLDNKEIQSKSGDGGSKEKIKQSSSSECSTVDIAISEEEEMFYGGERSKHLKNGCRRGSSLGQISGASKKGKIWQNIRKTCCKIVENNWFKCFIGLVTLLSTGTLAFEDIYMDQRKTIKILLEYADMIFTYIFILEMLLKWMAYGFKAYFSNGWYRLDFVVVIVFCLSLIGKTREELKPLISMKFLRPLRVLSQFERMKVVVRALIKTTLPTLNVFLVCLMIWLIFSIMGVDLFAGRFYECIDPTSGERFPSSEVMNKSRCESLLFNESMLWENAKMNFDNVGNGFLSLLQVATFNGWITIMNSAIDSVAVNIQPHFEVNIYMYCYFINFIIFGVFLPLSMLITVIIDNFNKHKIKLGGSNIFITVKQRKQYRRLKKLMYEDSQRPVPRPLNKLQGFIFDVVTSQAFNVIVMVLICFQAIAMMIDTDVQSLQMSIALYWINSIFVMLYTMECILKLIAFRCFYFTIAWNIFDFMVVIFSITGLCLPMTVGSYLVPPSLVQLILLSRIIHMLRLGKGPKVFHNLMLPLMLSLPALLNIILLIFLVMFIYAVFGMYNFAYVKKEAGINDVSNFETFGNSMLCLFQVAIFAGWDGMLDAIFNSKWSDCDPDKINPGTQVRGDCGNPSVGIFYFVSYILISWLIIVNMYIVVVMEFLNIASKKKNKTLSEDDFRKFFQVWKRFDPDRTQYIDSSKLSDFAAALDPPLFMAKPNKGQLIALDLPMAVGDRIHCLDILLAFTKRVMGQDVRMEKVVSEIESGFLLANPFKITCEPITTTLKRKQEAVSATIIQRAYKNYRLRRNDKNTSDIHMIDGDRDVHATKEGAYFDKAKEKSPIQSQI
Proteomes:
UP000005640

Subcellular location

Subcellular Location:
Membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein.

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.
Cross Reference Drug Bank:
DB00313
Gene Ontology Go:
glial cell projection
plasma membrane
voltage-gated sodium channel complex
voltage-gated sodium channel activity
membrane depolarization during action potential
muscle contraction
neuronal action potential
sodium ion homeostasis
sodium ion transport
Gene Ontology Biological Process:
membrane depolarization during action potential
muscle contraction
neuronal action potential
sodium ion homeostasis
sodium ion transport
Gene Ontology Molecular Function:
voltage-gated sodium channel activity
Gene Ontology Cellular Component:
glial cell projection
plasma membrane
voltage-gated sodium channel complex
Keywords:
Complete proteome
Glycoprotein
Ion channel
Ion transport
Membrane
Phosphoprotein
Polymorphism
Reference proteome
Repeat
Sodium
Sodium channel
Sodium transport
Transmembrane
Transmembrane helix
Transport
Voltage-gated channel

Publication

PubMed ID:
1317577 15815621 24275569