SCN7A

ENSG00000136546
Target class
Ion channel
Chromosome
2
Approved drugs
51
Clinical candidates (approved and in development)
57

Approved drugs
51
Clinical candidates (approved and in development)
57

Chemical probe available
No

Target name
SCN7A
Gene name
Sodium voltage-gated channel alpha subunit 7
Gene symbol
SCN7A
Previous gene symbols
  • SCN6A
Protein name
Sodium channel protein type 7 subunit alpha (Atypical sodium channel Nav2.1) (Nax channel) (Sodium channel protein type VII subunit alpha)

  • Nav2.1
  • Nav2.2
  • NaG

Gene biotype
Protein coding
Target class
Ion channel
Target type
Human gene

Tissues expressed in
38
Protein localisation evidence grade
Approved
Highest tissue expression
143.22
Tissue specificity (Gini)
0.75
Tissue specificity (tau)
0.935

KEGG gene identifiers
  • hsa:6332
Protein interaction confidence
0.886667
Protein interaction partners
12

  • R-HSA-445095
  • R-HSA-5576892

End position
166611482
Start position
166403472
Chromosome
2
Strand
Reverse

Ensembl gene ID
ENSG00000136546
HGNC ID
NCBI Gene ID
6332
UniProt ID
Q01118

  • Cell membrane
  • Multi-pass membrane protein .
  • Plasma membrane

Publication evidence

Tissue specificity (tau)
0.935075
Expression inequality (Gini)
0.750174

Expression in transcripts per million

Nerve - Tibial
143.22
Ovary
70.36
Colon - Sigmoid
64.29
Lung
54.41
Esophagus - Muscularis
45.75

Expression in transcripts per million

  • Nerve - Tibial143.22
  • Ovary70.36
  • Colon - Sigmoid64.29
  • Lung54.41
  • Esophagus - Muscularis45.75
  • Esophagus - Gastroesophageal Junction42.83
  • Fallopian Tube22.16
  • Uterus18.95
  • Colon - Transverse17.2
  • Prostate16.3
  • Cervix - Endocervix13.45
  • Heart - Atrial Appendage12.01
  • Artery - Coronary11.38
  • Cervix - Ectocervix11.21
  • Heart - Left Ventricle9.99
  • Vagina9.01
  • Bladder7.57
  • Small Intestine - Terminal Ileum5.47
  • Breast - Mammary Tissue5.02
  • Minor Salivary Gland4.56
  • Testis4.34
  • Esophagus - Mucosa4.28
  • Brain - Hypothalamus4.08
  • Stomach3.34
  • Adrenal Gland2.95

And 29 more, listed on the interactive page.

Biological processes

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