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Summary ExpressionExpr. PhenotypesPheno. Gene Literature (22)Lit. (22) GO Terms (50)GO (50) Nucleotides (116)Nucl. (116) Proteins (59)Prot. (59) Interactants (94)Interact. (94) Wiki
XB-GENEPAGE-1011298
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 scn8a

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sodium channel, voltage gated, type VIII alpha subunit

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ceriii , LOC108707553 , LOC108708999 , nach6 , na(v)1.6 , nav1.6 [+] ( Nomenclature history )

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Voltage-gated Ca2+ channels, alpha1 subunits

AI Protein Function :
scn8a encodes a voltage‑gated sodium channel (Nav1.6) that mediates rapid depolarizing sodium influx during action potentials; it functions in propagation of nerve impulses, regulation of neuronal exci...[+]


InterPro :
Volt channel dom sf, Ion trans dom, VGCC Ca Na, Na channel a8su, [+]

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Diseases: 


Disease Ontology:
early infantile epileptic encephalopathy [+]

MIM:
COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT WITH OR WITHOUT CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CIAT [+]

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