SCN9A

ENSG00000169432
Target class
Ion channel
Chromosome
2
Approved drugs
51
Clinical candidates (approved and in development)
64

Approved drugs
51
ClinGen gene-disease validity
Refuted
Clinical candidates (approved and in development)
64

Chemical probe available
Yes

Target name
SCN9A
Gene name
Sodium voltage-gated channel alpha subunit 9
Gene symbol
SCN9A
Protein name
Sodium channel protein type 9 subunit alpha (Neuroendocrine sodium channel) (hNE-Na) (Peripheral sodium channel 1) (PN1) (Sodium channel protein type IX subunit alpha) (Voltage-gated sodium channel subunit alpha Nav1.7)

  • Nav1.7
  • PN1
  • NE-NA
  • NENA
  • ETHA

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

Tissues expressed in
23
Protein localisation evidence grade
Approved
Highest tissue expression
8.94
Tissue specificity (Gini)
0.57
Tissue specificity (tau)
0.843

KEGG gene identifiers
  • hsa:6335
Protein interaction confidence
0.807875
Protein interaction partners
24

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

End position
166376001
Start position
166195185
Chromosome
2
Strand
Reverse

Ensembl gene ID
ENSG00000169432
HGNC ID
NCBI Gene ID
6335
UniProt ID
Q15858

  • Cell membrane
  • Multi-pass membrane protein . Cell projection, neuron projection . Cell projection, axon . Note=Localizes to neuron terminals (PubMed:30765606, PubMed:30795902). Also detected at Nodes of Ranvier (PubMed:30795902). .
  • Actin filaments
  • Focal adhesion sites
  • Plasma membrane

Tissue specificity (tau)
0.842704
Expression inequality (Gini)
0.569664

Expression in transcripts per million

Testis
8.94
Nerve - Tibial
8.91
Brain - Hypothalamus
7.51
Colon - Sigmoid
6.29
Spleen
5.3

Expression in transcripts per million

  • Testis8.94
  • Nerve - Tibial8.91
  • Brain - Hypothalamus7.51
  • Colon - Sigmoid6.29
  • Spleen5.3
  • Colon - Transverse4.24
  • Pituitary3.24
  • Liver2.08
  • Cells - Cultured fibroblasts2.03
  • Brain - Nucleus accumbens (basal ganglia)1.99
  • Esophagus - Gastroesophageal Junction1.9
  • Esophagus - Muscularis1.78
  • Lung1.73
  • Small Intestine - Terminal Ileum1.55
  • Brain - Substantia nigra1.43
  • Adipose - Subcutaneous1.4
  • Adipose - Visceral (Omentum)1.3
  • Brain - Amygdala1.29
  • Pancreas1.28
  • Brain - Anterior cingulate cortex (BA24)1.07
  • Cervix - Endocervix1.05
  • Artery - Coronary1.03
  • Cervix - Ectocervix1
  • Brain - Caudate (basal ganglia)0.98
  • Brain - Spinal cord (cervical c-1)0.96

And 29 more, listed on the interactive page.

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