Gene
Entrez ID Entrez Gene ID - the GENE ID in NCBI Gene database.
6332
Gene name Gene Name - the full gene name approved by the HGNC.
Sodium voltage-gated channel alpha subunit 7
Gene symbol Gene Symbol - the official gene symbol approved by the HGNC.
SCN7A
Synonyms (NCBI Gene) Gene synonyms aliases
NaG, Nav2.1, Nav2.2, SCN6A
Chromosome Chromosome number
2
Chromosome location Chromosomal Location - indicates the cytogenetic location of the gene or region on the chromosome.
2q24.3
Summary Summary of gene provided in NCBI Entrez Gene.
This gene encodes one of the many voltage-gated sodium channel proteins. For proper functioning of neurons and muscles during action potentials, voltage-gated sodium channels direct sodium ion diffusion for membrane depolarization. This sodium channel pro
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT716723 hsa-miR-6769a-3p HITS-CLIP 19536157
MIRT716722 hsa-miR-3675-3p HITS-CLIP 19536157
MIRT716721 hsa-miR-6801-3p HITS-CLIP 19536157
MIRT716720 hsa-miR-6810-3p HITS-CLIP 19536157
MIRT716719 hsa-miR-370-3p HITS-CLIP 19536157
Gene ontology (GO) Gene ontology information of associated ontologies with gene provided by GO database.
GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0001518 Component Voltage-gated sodium channel complex IBA 21873635
GO:0005244 Function Voltage-gated ion channel activity IEA
GO:0005248 Function Voltage-gated sodium channel activity IBA 21873635
GO:0006814 Process Sodium ion transport TAS 1317577
GO:0006936 Process Muscle contraction IEA
Other IDs Other ids provides unique ids of gene in databases such as OMIM, HGNC, ENSEMBLE.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
182392 10594 ENSG00000136546
Protein
UniProt ID Q01118
Protein name Sodium channel protein type 7 subunit alpha (Atypical sodium channel Nav2.1) (Nax channel) (Sodium channel protein type VII subunit alpha)
Protein function Sodium leak channel functioning as an osmosensor regulating sodium ion levels in various tissues and organs. While most sodium channels are voltage-gated, SCN7A is not and lets sodium flow through membrane along its concentration gradient (PubMe
PDB 7TJ8 , 7TJ9
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00520 Ion_trans 117 405 Ion transport protein Family
PF00520 Ion_trans 504 738 Ion transport protein Family
PF06512 Na_trans_assoc 742 929 Sodium ion transport-associated Family
PF00520 Ion_trans 933 1202 Ion transport protein Family
PF00520 Ion_trans 1250 1507 Ion transport protein Family
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Heart and uterus. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:1317577}.
Sequence
MLASPEPKGLVPFTKESFELIKQHIAKTHNEDHEEEDLKPTPDLEVGKKLPFIYGNLSQG
MVSEPLEDVDPYYYKKKNTFIVLNKNRTIFRFNAASILCTLSPFNCIRRTTIKVLVHPFF
QLFILISVLIDCVFMSLTNLPKWRPVLENTLLGIYTFEILVKLFARGVWAGSFSFLGDPW
NWLDFSVTVFEVIIRYSPLDFIPTLQTARTLRILKIIPLNQGLKSLVGVLIHCLKQLIGV
IILTLFFLSIFSLIGMGLFMGNLKHKCFRWPQENENETLHNRTGNPYYIRETENFYYLEG
ERYALLCGNRTDAGQCPEGYVCVKAGINPDQGFTNFDSFGWALFALFRLMAQDYPEVLYH
QILYASGKVYMIFFVVVSFLFSFYMASLFLGILAMAYEEEKQRVG
EISKKIEPKFQQTGK
ELQEGNETDEAKTIQIEMKKRSPISTDTSLDVLEDATLRHKEELEKSKKICPLYWYKFAK
TFLIWNCSPCWLKLKEFVHRIIMAPFTDLFLIICIILNVCFLTLEHYPMSKQTNTLLNIG
NLVFIGIFTAEMIFKIIAMHPYGYFQVGWNIFDSMIVFHGLIELCLANVAGMALLRLFRM
LRIFKLGKYWPTFQILMWSLSNSWVALKDLVLLLFTFIFFSAAFGMKLFGKNYEEFVCHI
DKDCQLPRWHMHDFFHSFLNVFRILCGEWVETLWDCMEVAGQSWCIPFYLMVILIGNLLV
LYLFLALVSSFSSCKDVT
AEENNEAKNLQLAVARIKKGINYVLLKILCKTQNVPKDTMDH
VNEVYVKEDISDHTLSELSNTQDFLKDKEKSSGTEKNATENESQSLIPSPSVSETVPIAS
GESDIENLDNKEIQSKSGDGGSKEKIKQSSSSECSTVDIAISEEEEMFYGGERSKHLKNG
CRRGSSLGQISGASKKGKIWQNIRKTCCK
IVENNWFKCFIGLVTLLSTGTLAFEDIYMDQ
RKTIKILLEYADMIFTYIFILEMLLKWMAYGFKAYFSNGWYRLDFVVVIVFCLSLIGKTR
EELKPLISMKFLRPLRVLSQFERMKVVVRALIKTTLPTLNVFLVCLMIWLIFSIMGVDLF
AGRFYECIDPTSGERFPSSEVMNKSRCESLLFNESMLWENAKMNFDNVGNGFLSLLQVAT
FNGWITIMNSAIDSVAVNIQPHFEVNIYMYCYFINFIIFGVFLPLSMLITVIIDNFNKHK
IK
LGGSNIFITVKQRKQYRRLKKLMYEDSQRPVPRPLNKLQGFIFDVVTSQAFNVIVMVL
ICFQAIAMMIDTDVQSLQMSIALYWINSIFVMLYTMECILKLIAFRCFYFTIAWNIFDFM
VVIFSITGLCLPMTVGSYLVPPSLVQLILLSRIIHMLRLGKGPKVFHNLMLPLMLSLPAL
LNIILLIFLVMFIYAVFGMYNFAYVKKEAGINDVSNFETFGNSMLCLFQVAIFAGWDGML
DAIFNSKWSDCDPDKINPGTQVRGDCGNPSVGIFYFVSYILISWLIIVNMYIVVVMEFLN
IASKKKN
KTLSEDDFRKFFQVWKRFDPDRTQYIDSSKLSDFAAALDPPLFMAKPNKGQLI
ALDLPMAVGDRIHCLDILLAFTKRVMGQDVRMEKVVSEIESGFLLANPFKITCEPITTTL
KRKQEAVSATIIQRAYKNYRLRRNDKNTSDIHMIDGDRDVHATKEGAYFDKAKEKSPIQS
QI
Sequence length 1682
Interactions View interactions
Associated diseases Disease information provided by ClinVar, GenCC, and GWAS databases.
Unknown
Disease term Disease name Evidence References Source
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis GWAS
Diabetes Diabetes GWAS
Associations from Text Mining
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Adrenocortical Carcinoma Associate 25490274
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Associate 32619119
Asthma Associate 32512817
Brain Neoplasms Associate 31320627
Carcinogenesis Associate 25490274, 27121919
Cognitive Dysfunction Associate 36406589
Colorectal Neoplasms Inhibit 27121919
Diabetic Neuropathies Associate 37175987
Gingival Diseases Associate 31743516
Lung Neoplasms Associate 26178480