Basic Information

Symbol
SCN1A
RNA class
mRNA
Alias
Sodium Voltage-Gated Channel Alpha Subunit 1 NAC1 Nav1.1 GEFSP2 HBSCI SMEI SCN1 Sodium Channel, Voltage-Gated, Type I, Alpha Subunit Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel Subunit Alpha Nav1.1 Sodium Channel Protein Type 1 Subunit Alpha Sodium Channel Protein Type I Subunit Alpha FEB3 Sodium Channel, Voltage-Gated, Type I, Alpha Polypeptide Sodium Channel, Voltage Gated, Type I Alpha Subunit Sodium Channel Voltage Gated Type 1 Alpha Subunit Sodium Channel Protein, Brain I Alpha Subunit Sodium Channel Protein Brain I Subunit Alpha Febrile Convulsions 3 DEE6A DEE6B EIEE6 FEB3A DEE6 DRVT FHM3
Location (GRCh38)
Forensic tag(s)
Mechanical injury analysis

MANE select

Transcript ID
NM_001165963.4
Sequence length
11940.0 nt
GC content
0.3905

Transcripts

ID Sequence Length GC content
ACCAUAGAGUGAGGCGAGGAUGAAGCCGAGAGGAUACUGCAGAGGUCUC… 11940 nt 0.3905
ACCAUAGAGUGAGGCGAGGAUGAAGCCGAGAGGAUACUGCAGAGGUCUC… 12941 nt 0.3882
AAGUGUAGGAGACACACUGCUGGCCUGUGGAAACUCAUGGAACUGUUCC… 12890 nt 0.3883
ACCAUAGAGUGAGGCGAGGAUGAAGCCGAGAGGAUACUGCAGAGGUCUC… 12933 nt 0.3888
AAGUGUAGGAGACACACUGCUGGCCUGUGGAAACUCAUGGAACUGUUCC… 12765 nt 0.3883
AAGUGUAGGAGACACACUGCUGGCCUGUGGAAACUCAUGGAACUGUUCC… 12857 nt 0.3883
ACCAUAGAGUGAGGCGAGGAUGAAGCCGAGAGGAUACUGCAGAGGUCUC… 12900 nt 0.3888
ACCAUAGAGUGAGGCGAGGAUGAAGCCGAGAGGAUACUGCAGAGGUCUC… 12992 nt 0.3889
ACCAUAGAGUGAGGCGAGGAUGAAGCCGAGAGGAUACUGCAGAGGUCUC… 12989 nt 0.3888
ACCAUAGAGUGAGGCGAGGAUGAAGCCGAGAGGAUACUGCAGAGGUCUC… 12897 nt 0.3888
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Summary

Voltage-dependent sodium channels are heteromeric complexes that regulate sodium exchange between intracellular and extracellular spaces and are essential for the generation and propagation of action potentials in muscle cells and neurons. Each sodium channel is composed of a large pore-forming, glycosylated alpha subunit and two smaller beta subunits. This gene encodes a sodium channel alpha subunit, which has four homologous domains, each of which contains six transmembrane regions. Allelic variants of this gene are associated with generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures and epileptic encephalopathy. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. The RefSeq Project has decided to create four representative RefSeq records. Three of the transcript variants are supported by experimental evidence and the fourth contains alternate 5' untranslated exons, the exact combination of which have not been experimentally confirmed for the full-length transcript. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2015]

Forensic Context

A study in rats demonstrated that the SCN1A (Scn1a) was validated by RT-PCR as a significantly altered gene following traumatic spinal cord injury of varying severities, with its expression changes confirmed through microarray analysis [De Biase et al. DOI:10.1152/physiolgenomics.00081.2005].