SCN2A

ENSG00000136531
Target class
Ion channel
Chromosome
2
Approved drugs
51
Clinical candidates (approved and in development)
58

Approved drugs
51
ClinGen gene-disease validity
Definitive
Clinical candidates (approved and in development)
58

Chemical probe available
Yes

Target name
SCN2A
Gene name
Sodium voltage-gated channel alpha subunit 2
Gene symbol
SCN2A
Protein name
Sodium channel protein type 2 subunit alpha (HBSC II) (Sodium channel protein brain II subunit alpha) (Sodium channel protein type II subunit alpha) (Voltage-gated sodium channel subunit alpha Nav1.2)

  • Nav1.2
  • HBSCII
  • HBSCI

  • SCN2A1
  • SCN2A2

Gene biotype
Protein coding
Gene family
Sodium voltage-gated channel alpha subunits
Target class
Ion channel
Target type
Human gene

Tissues expressed in
16
Highest tissue expression
70.28
Tissue specificity (Gini)
0.866
Tissue specificity (tau)
0.958

KEGG gene identifiers
  • hsa:6326
Protein interaction confidence
0.837104
Protein interaction partners
48

  • R-HSA-445095
  • R-HSA-5576892
  • R-HSA-9717207

End position
165392310
Start position
165194993
Chromosome
2
Strand
Forward

Ensembl gene ID
ENSG00000136531
HGNC ID
NCBI Gene ID
6326
UniProt ID
Q99250

  • Cell membrane
  • Multi-pass membrane protein .

Tissue specificity (tau)
0.957834
Expression inequality (Gini)
0.865603

Expression in transcripts per million

Brain - Cerebellar Hemisphere
70.28
Brain - Cerebellum
65.2
Brain - Frontal Cortex (BA9)
19.28
Brain - Cortex
11.46
Brain - Nucleus accumbens (basal ganglia)
9.12

Expression in transcripts per million

  • Brain - Cerebellar Hemisphere70.28
  • Brain - Cerebellum65.2
  • Brain - Frontal Cortex (BA9)19.28
  • Brain - Cortex11.46
  • Brain - Nucleus accumbens (basal ganglia)9.12
  • Brain - Anterior cingulate cortex (BA24)8.35
  • Brain - Caudate (basal ganglia)6.56
  • Brain - Hypothalamus6.15
  • Brain - Hippocampus5.15
  • Brain - Putamen (basal ganglia)4.8
  • Pituitary4.22
  • Brain - Amygdala4.21
  • Kidney - Cortex1.98
  • Brain - Substantia nigra1.77
  • Kidney - Medulla1.55
  • Brain - Spinal cord (cervical c-1)1.39
  • Nerve - Tibial0.66
  • Uterus0.49
  • Testis0.36
  • Vagina0.35
  • Cervix - Endocervix0.31
  • Artery - Coronary0.29
  • Cervix - Ectocervix0.28
  • Adrenal Gland0.26
  • Ovary0.24

And 29 more, listed on the interactive page.

Biological processes

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