Identification
HMDB Protein ID CDBP04280
Secondary Accession Numbers Not Available
Name Sodium channel protein type 8 subunit alpha
Description Not Available
Synonyms
  1. Sodium channel protein type VIII subunit alpha
  2. Voltage-gated sodium channel subunit alpha Nav1.6
Gene Name SCN8A
Protein Type Transporter
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in ion channel activity
Specific 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
GO Classification
Component
protein complex
sodium channel complex
voltage-gated sodium channel complex
membrane
cell part
ion channel complex
cation channel complex
macromolecular complex
Function
transmembrane transporter activity
substrate-specific transmembrane transporter activity
ion transmembrane transporter activity
sodium channel activity
transporter activity
ion channel activity
voltage-gated sodium channel activity
cation channel activity
Process
ion transport
cation transport
sodium ion transport
establishment of localization
transport
transmembrane transport
monovalent inorganic cation transport
Cellular Location
  1. Isoform 5:Cytoplasmic vesicle
Pathways
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location Chromosome:1
Locus 12q13
SNPs SCN8A
Gene Sequence
>5943 bp
ATGGCAGCGCGGCTGCTTGCACCACCAGGCCCTGATAGTTTCAAGCCTTTCACCCCTGAG
TCACTGGCAAACATTGAGAGGCGCATTGCTGAGAGCAAGCTCAAGAAACCACCAAAGGCC
GATGGCAGTCATCGGGAGGACGATGAGGACAGCAAGCCCAAGCCAAACAGCGACCTGGAA
GCAGGGAAGAGTTTGCCTTTCATCTACGGGGACATCCCCCAAGGCCTGGTTGCAGTTCCC
CTGGAGGACTTTGACCCATACTATTTGACGCAGAAAACCTTTGTAGTATTAAACAGAGGG
AAAACTCTCTTCAGATTTAGTGCCACGCCTGCCTTGTACATTTTAAGTCCTTTTAACCTG
ATAAGAAGAATAGCTATTAAAATTTTGATACATTCAGTATTTAGCATGATCATTATGTGC
ACTATTTTGACCAACTGTGTATTCATGACTTTTAGTAACCCTCCTGACTGGTCGAAGAAT
GTGGAGTACACGTTCACAGGGATTTATACATTTGAATCACTAGTGAAAATCATTGCAAGA
GGTTTCTGCATAGATGGCTTTACCTTTTTACGGGATCCATGGAACTGGTTAGATTTCAGT
GTCATCATGATGGCGTATATAACAGAGTTTGTAAACCTAGGCAATGTTTCAGCTCTACGC
ACTTTCAGGGTACTGAGGGCTTTGAAAACTATTTCGGTAATCCCAGGCCTGAAGACAATT
GTGGGTGCCCTGATTCAGTCTGTGAAGAAACTGTCAGATGTGATGATCCTGACAGTGTTC
TGCCTGAGTGTTTTTGCCTTGATCGGACTGCAGCTGTTCATGGGGAACCTTCGAAACAAG
TGTGTTGTGTGGCCCATAAACTTCAACGAGAGCTATCTTGAAAATGGCACCAAAGGCTTT
GATTGGGAAGAGTATATCAACAATAAAACAAATTTCTACACAGTTCCTGGCATGCTGGAA
CCTTTACTCTGTGGGAACAGTTCTGATGCTGGGCAATGCCCAGAGGGATACCAGTGTATG
AAAGCAGGAAGGAACCCCAACTATGGTTACACAAGTTTTGACACTTTTAGCTGGGCCTTC
TTGGCATTATTTCGCCTTATGACCCAGGACTATTGGGAAAACTTGTATCAATTGACTTTA
CGAGCAGCCGGGAAAACATACATGATCTTCTTCGTCTTGGTCATCTTTGTGGGTTCTTTC
TATCTGGTGAACTTGATCTTGGCTGTGGTGGCCATGGCTTATGAAGAACAGAATCAGGCA
ACACTGGAGGAGGCAGAACAAAAAGAGGCTGAATTTAAAGCAATGTTGGAGCAACTTAAG
AAGCAACAGGAAGAGGCACAGGCTGCTGCGATGGCCACTTCAGCAGGAACTGTCTCAGAA
GATGCCATAGAGGAAGAAGGTGAAGAAGGAGGGGGCTCCCCTCGGAGCTCTTCTGAAATC
TCTAAACTCAGCTCAAAGAGTGCAAAGGAAAGACGTAACAGGAGAAAGAAGAGGAAGCAA
AAGGAACTCTCTGAAGGAGAGGAGAAAGGGGATCCCGAGAAGGTGTTTAAGTCAGAGTCA
GAAGATGGCATGAGAAGGAAGGCCTTTCGGCTGCCAGACAACAGAATAGGGAGGAAATTT
TCCATCATGAATCAGTCACTGCTCAGCATCCCAGGCTCGCCCTTCCTCTCCCGCCACAAC
AGCAAGAGCAGCATCTTCAGTTTCAGGGGACCTGGGCGGTTCCGAGACCCGGGCTCCGAG
AATGAGTTCGCGGATGACGAGCACAGCACGGTGGAGGAGAGCGAGGGCCGCCGGGACTCC
CTCTTCATCCCCATCCGGGCCCGCGAGCGCCGGAGCAGCTACAGCGGCTACAGCGGCTAC
AGCCAGGGCAGCCGCTCCTCGCGCATCTTCCCCAGCCTGCGGCGCAGCGTGAAGCGCAAC
AGCACGGTGGACTGCAACGGCGTGGTGTCCCTCATCGGCGGCCCCGGCTCCCACATCGGC
GGGCGTCTCCTGCCAGAGGCTACAACTGAGGTGGAAATTAAGAAGAAAGGCCCTGGATCT
CTTTTAGTTTCCATGGACCAATTAGCCTCCTACGGGCGGAAGGACAGAATCAACAGTATA
ATGAGTGTTGTTACAAATACACTAGTAGAAGAACTGGAAGAGTCTCAGAGAAAGTGCCCG
CCATGCTGGTATAAATTTGCCAACACTTTCCTCATCTGGGAGTGCCACCCCTACTGGATA
AAACTGAAAGAGATTGTGAACTTGATAGTTATGGACCCTTTTGTGGATTTAGCCATCACC
ATCTGCATCGTCCTGAATACACTGTTTATGGCAATGGAGCACCATCCTATGACACCACAA
TTTGAACATGTCTTGGCTGTAGGAAATCTGGTTTTCACTGGAATTTTCACAGCGGAAATG
TTCCTGAAGCTCATAGCCATGGATCCCTACTATTATTTCCAAGAAGGTTGGAACATTTTT
GACGGATTTATTGTCTCCCTCAGTTTAATGGAACTGAGTCTAGCAGACGTGGAGGGGCTT
TCAGTGCTGCGATCTTTCCGATTGCTCCGAGTCTTCAAATTGGCCAAATCCTGGCCCACC
CTGAACATGCTAATCAAGATTATTGGAAATTCAGTGGGTGCCCTGGGCAACCTGACACTG
GTGCTGGCCATTATTGTCTTCATCTTTGCCGTGGTGGGGATGCAACTCTTTGGAAAAAGC
TACAAAGAGTGTGTCTGCAAGATCAACCAGGACTGTGAACTCCCTCGCTGGCATATGCAT
GACTTTTTCCATTCCTTCCTCATTGTCTTTCGAGTGTTGTGCGGGGAGTGGATTGAGACC
ATGTGGGACTGCATGGAAGTGGCAGGCCAGGCCATGTGCCTCATTGTCTTTATGATGGTC
ATGGTGATTGGCAACTTGGTGGTGCTGAACCTGTTTCTGGCCTTGCTCCTGAGCTCCTTC
AGTGCAGACAACCTGGCTGCCACAGATGACGATGGGGAAATGAACAACCTCCAGATCTCA
GTGATCCGTATCAAGAAGGGTGTGGCCTGGACCAAACTAAAGGTGCACGCCTTCATGCAG
GCCCACTTTAAGCAGCGTGAGGCTGATGAGGTGAAGCCTCTGGATGAGTTGTATGAAAAG
AAGGCCAACTGTATCGCCAATCACACCGGTGCAGACATCCACCGGAATGGTGACTTCCAG
AAGAATGGCAATGGCACAACCAGCGGCATTGGCAGCAGCGTGGAGAAGTACATCATTGAT
GAGGACCACATGTCCTTCATCAACAACCCCAACTTGACTGTACGGGTACCCATTGCTGTG
GGCGAGTCTGACTTTGAGAACCTCAACACAGAGGATGTTAGCAGCGAGTCGGATCCTGAA
GGCAGCAAAGATAAACTAGATGACACCAGCTCCTCTGAAGGAAGCACCATTGATATCAAA
CCAGAAGTAGAAGAGGTCCCTGTGGAACAGCCTGAGGAATACTTGGATCCAGATGCCTGC
TTCACAGAAGGTTGTGTCCAGCGGTTCAAGTGCTGCCAGGTCAACATCGAGGAAGGGCTA
GGCAAGTCTTGGTGGATCCTGCGGAAAACCTGCTTCCTCATCGTGGAGCACAACTGGTTT
GAGACCTTCATCATCTTCATGATTCTGCTGAGCAGTGGCGCCCTGGCCTTCGAGGACATC
TACATTGAGCAGAGAAAGACCATCCGCACCATCCTGGAATATGCTGACAAAGTCTTCACC
TATATCTTCATCCTGGAGATGTTGCTCAAGTGGACAGCCTATGGCTTCGTCAAGTTCTTC
ACCAATGCCTGGTGTTGGCTGGACTTCCTCATTGTGGCTGTCTCTTTAGTCAGCCTTATA
GCTAATGCCCTGGGCTACTCGGAACTAGGTGCCATAAAGTCCCTTAGGACCCTAAGAGCT
TTGAGACCCTTAAGAGCCTTATCACGATTTGAAGGGATGAGGGTGGTGGTGAATGCCTTG
GTGGGCGCCATCCCCTCCATCATGAATGTGCTGCTGGTGTGTCTCATCTTCTGGCTGATT
TTCAGCATCATGGGAGTTAACTTGTTTGCGGGAAAGTACCACTACTGCTTTAATGAGACT
TCTGAAATCCGATTTGAAATTGAAGATGTCAACAATAAAACTGAATGTGAAAAGCTTATG
GAGGGGAACAATACAGAGATCAGATGGAAGAACGTGAAGATCAACTTTGACAATGTTGGG
GCAGGATACCTGGCCCTTCTTCAAGTAGCAACCTTCAAAGGCTGGATGGACATCATGTAT
GCAGCTGTAGATTCCCGGAAGCCTGATGAGCAGCCTAAGTATGAGGACAATATCTACATG
TACATCTATTTTGTCATCTTCATCATCTTCGGCTCCTTCTTCACCCTGAACCTGTTCATT
GGTGTCATCATTGATAACTTCAATCAACAAAAGAAAAAGTTCGGAGGTCAGGACATCTTC
ATGACCGAAGAACAGAAGAAGTACTACAATGCCATGAAAAAGCTGGGCTCAAAGAAGCCA
CAGAAACCCATTCCCCGCCCCTTGAACAAAATCCAAGGAATCGTCTTTGATTTTGTCACT
CAGCAAGCCTTTGACATTGTTATCATGATGCTCATCTGCCTTAACATGGTGACAATGATG
GTGGAGACAGACACTCAAAGCAAGCAGATGGAGAACATCCTCTACTGGATTAACCTGGTG
TTTGTTATCTTCTTCACCTGTGAGTGTGTGCTCAAAATGTTTGCGTTGAGGCACTACTAC
TTCACCATTGGCTGGAACATCTTCGACTTCGTGGTAGTCATCCTCTCCATTGTGGGAATG
TTCCTGGCAGATATAATTGAGAAATACTTTGTTTCCCCAACCCTATTCCGAGTCATCCGA
TTGGCCCGTATTGGGCGCATCTTGCGTCTGATCAAAGGCGCCAAAGGGATTCGTACCCTG
CTCTTTGCCTTAATGATGTCCTTGCCTGCCCTGTTCAACATCGGCCTTCTGCTCTTCCTG
GTCATGTTCATCTTCTCCATTTTTGGGATGTCCAATTTTGCATATGTGAAGCACGAGGCT
GGTATCGATGACATGTTCAACTTTGAGACATTTGGCAACAGCATGATCTGCCTGTTTCAA
ATCACAACCTCAGCTGGTTGGGATGGCCTGCTGCTGCCCATCCTAAACCGCCCCCCTGAC
TGCAGCCTAGATAAGGAACACCCAGGGAGTGGCTTTAAGGGAGATTGTGGGAACCCCTCA
GTGGGCATCTTCTTCTTTGTAAGCTACATCATCATCTCTTTCCTAATTGTCGTGAACATG
TACATTGCCATCATCCTGGAGAACTTCAGTGTAGCCACAGAGGAAAGTGCAGACCCTCTG
AGTGAGGATGACTTTGAGACCTTCTATGAGATCTGGGAGAAGTTCGACCCCGATGCCACC
CAGTTCATTGAGTACTGTAAGCTGGCAGACTTTGCAGATGCCTTGGAGCATCCTCTCCGA
GTGCCCAAGCCAAATACCATTGAGCTCATCGCTATGGATCTGCCAATGGTGAGCGGGGAT
CGCATCCACTGCTTGGACATCCTTTTTGCCTTCACCAAGCGGGTCCTGGGAGATAGCGGG
GAGTTGGACATCCTGCGGCAGCAGATGGAAGAGCGGTTCGTGGCATCCAATCCTTCCAAA
GTGTCTTACGAGCCAATCACAACCACACTGCGTCGCAAGCAGGAGGAGGTATCTGCAGTG
GTCCTGCAGCGTGCCTACCGGGGACATTTGGCAAGGCGGGGCTTCATCTGCAAAAAGACA
ACTTCTAATAAGCTGGAGAATGGAGGCACACACCGGGAGAAAAAAGAGAGCACCCCATCT
ACAGCCTCCCTCCCGTCCTATGACAGTGTAACTAAACCTGAAAAGGAGAAACAGCAGCGG
GCAGAGGAAGGAAGAAGGGAAAGAGCCAAAAGACAAAAAGAGGTCAGAGAATCCAAGTGT
TAG
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 1980
Molecular Weight 225278.0
Theoretical pI 6.18
Pfam Domain Function
Signals
  • ["None"]
Transmembrane Regions
  • ["128-151", "160-179", "193-211", "218-237", "253-277", "388-413", "748-772", "784-807", "816-835", "842-862", "878-898", "952-977", "1194-1217", "1231-1256", "1263-1284", "1289-1310", "1330-1351", "1438-1464", "1518-1541", "1553-1576", "1583-1606", "1617-1638", "1654-1676", "1742-1766"]
Protein Sequence
>Sodium channel protein type 8 subunit alpha
MAARLLAPPGPDSFKPFTPESLANIERRIAESKLKKPPKADGSHREDDEDSKPKPNSDLE
AGKSLPFIYGDIPQGLVAVPLEDFDPYYLTQKTFVVLNRGKTLFRFSATPALYILSPFNL
IRRIAIKILIHSVFSMIIMCTILTNCVFMTFSNPPDWSKNVEYTFTGIYTFESLVKIIAR
GFCIDGFTFLRDPWNWLDFSVIMMAYITEFVNLGNVSALRTFRVLRALKTISVIPGLKTI
VGALIQSVKKLSDVMILTVFCLSVFALIGLQLFMGNLRNKCVVWPINFNESYLENGTKGF
DWEEYINNKTNFYTVPGMLEPLLCGNSSDAGQCPEGYQCMKAGRNPNYGYTSFDTFSWAF
LALFRLMTQDYWENLYQLTLRAAGKTYMIFFVLVIFVGSFYLVNLILAVVAMAYEEQNQA
TLEEAEQKEAEFKAMLEQLKKQQEEAQAAAMATSAGTVSEDAIEEEGEEGGGSPRSSSEI
SKLSSKSAKERRNRRKKRKQKELSEGEEKGDPEKVFKSESEDGMRRKAFRLPDNRIGRKF
SIMNQSLLSIPGSPFLSRHNSKSSIFSFRGPGRFRDPGSENEFADDEHSTVEESEGRRDS
LFIPIRARERRSSYSGYSGYSQGSRSSRIFPSLRRSVKRNSTVDCNGVVSLIGGPGSHIG
GRLLPEATTEVEIKKKGPGSLLVSMDQLASYGRKDRINSIMSVVTNTLVEELEESQRKCP
PCWYKFANTFLIWECHPYWIKLKEIVNLIVMDPFVDLAITICIVLNTLFMAMEHHPMTPQ
FEHVLAVGNLVFTGIFTAEMFLKLIAMDPYYYFQEGWNIFDGFIVSLSLMELSLADVEGL
SVLRSFRLLRVFKLAKSWPTLNMLIKIIGNSVGALGNLTLVLAIIVFIFAVVGMQLFGKS
YKECVCKINQDCELPRWHMHDFFHSFLIVFRVLCGEWIETMWDCMEVAGQAMCLIVFMMV
MVIGNLVVLNLFLALLLSSFSADNLAATDDDGEMNNLQISVIRIKKGVAWTKLKVHAFMQ
AHFKQREADEVKPLDELYEKKANCIANHTGADIHRNGDFQKNGNGTTSGIGSSVEKYIID
EDHMSFINNPNLTVRVPIAVGESDFENLNTEDVSSESDPEGSKDKLDDTSSSEGSTIDIK
PEVEEVPVEQPEEYLDPDACFTEGCVQRFKCCQVNIEEGLGKSWWILRKTCFLIVEHNWF
ETFIIFMILLSSGALAFEDIYIEQRKTIRTILEYADKVFTYIFILEMLLKWTAYGFVKFF
TNAWCWLDFLIVAVSLVSLIANALGYSELGAIKSLRTLRALRPLRALSRFEGMRVVVNAL
VGAIPSIMNVLLVCLIFWLIFSIMGVNLFAGKYHYCFNETSEIRFEIEDVNNKTECEKLM
EGNNTEIRWKNVKINFDNVGAGYLALLQVATFKGWMDIMYAAVDSRKPDEQPKYEDNIYM
YIYFVIFIIFGSFFTLNLFIGVIIDNFNQQKKKFGGQDIFMTEEQKKYYNAMKKLGSKKP
QKPIPRPLNKIQGIVFDFVTQQAFDIVIMMLICLNMVTMMVETDTQSKQMENILYWINLV
FVIFFTCECVLKMFALRHYYFTIGWNIFDFVVVILSIVGMFLADIIEKYFVSPTLFRVIR
LARIGRILRLIKGAKGIRTLLFALMMSLPALFNIGLLLFLVMFIFSIFGMSNFAYVKHEA
GIDDMFNFETFGNSMICLFQITTSAGWDGLLLPILNRPPDCSLDKEHPGSGFKGDCGNPS
VGIFFFVSYIIISFLIVVNMYIAIILENFSVATEESADPLSEDDFETFYEIWEKFDPDAT
QFIEYCKLADFADALEHPLRVPKPNTIELIAMDLPMVSGDRIHCLDILFAFTKRVLGDSG
ELDILRQQMEERFVASNPSKVSYEPITTTLRRKQEEVSAVVLQRAYRGHLARRGFICKKT
TSNKLENGGTHREKKESTPSTASLPSYDSVTKPEKEKQQRAEEGRRERAKRQKEVRESKC
GenBank ID Protein 4958860
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID Q9UQD0
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name SCN8A_HUMAN
PDB IDs
GenBank Gene ID AB027567
GeneCard ID SCN8A
GenAtlas ID SCN8A
HGNC ID HGNC:10596
References
General References Not Available