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Symbol SCN9A contributors: mct/npt - updated : 27-10-2017
HGNC name sodium channel, voltage-gated, type IX, alpha subunit
HGNC id 10597
DNA
TYPE functioning gene
STRUCTURE 116.62 kb     30 Exon(s)
10 Kb 5' upstream gene genomic sequence study
regulatory sequence Promoter
text structure
  • a putative SCN9A 5' prime non-coding exon approximately 64,000 nucleotides from the translation start site (Diss 2008)
  • ; possesses numerous core elements of a TATA-less promoter within a well-defined CpG island (Diss 2008)
    MAPPING cloned Y linked N status provisional
    RNA
    TRANSCRIPTS type messenger
    identificationnb exonstypebpproduct
    ProteinkDaAAspecific expressionYearPubmed
    30 - 9771 - 1977 - Han, Singh (2009)
    - - 9400 - - carcinoma cell line Klugbauer, Chatelier (2008)
    - - 6371 - - carcinoma cell line Klugbauer, Chatelier (2008)
    - - 1585 - - in dorsal root ganglia Raymond, Chatelier (2008)
    - - 1618 - 539 in dorsal root ganglia Raymond, Chatelier (2008)
    EXPRESSION
    Type restricted
       expressed in (based on citations)
    organ(s)
    SystemOrgan level 1Organ level 2Organ level 3Organ level 4LevelPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
    Digestivemouth    
    Nervousgangliasensory gangliadorsal root  
    Respiratoryrespiratory tractlarynx   
    Urinarybladder    
    tissue
    SystemTissueTissue level 1Tissue level 2LevelPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
    Epithelialsecretoryglandularendocrine 
    Epithelialsensory   
    cells
    SystemCellPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
    nervousbrain
    Nervousneuron
    cell lineage
    cell lines
    fluid/secretion
    at STAGE
    PROTEIN
    PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    STRUCTURE
    motifs/domains
  • 4 internal repeats, each with 5 hydrophobic segments (S1, S2, S3, S5, S6)and one positively charged segment (S4)
  • a IQ domain
  • HOMOLOGY
    interspecies homolog to murine Scn9a
    ortholog to rattus Pn1 sodium channel
    Homologene
    FAMILY
  • sodium channel family
  • CATEGORY transport channel
    SUBCELLULAR LOCALIZATION     plasma membrane
    basic FUNCTION
  • mediating the voltage-dependent sodium ion permeability of excitable membranes
  • playing a role in pain mechanisms, especially in the development of inflammatory pain
  • with SCN2A, and SCN3A, likely account for the tetrodotoxin-sensitive sodium currents in taste receptor cells (Gao 2009)
  • essential and non-redundant requirement for nociception
  • acting as a critical element of peripheral nociception
  • plays an important role in cell migration, endocytosis, and secretion and have a potential role in the aortic progression of intimal hyperplasia after balloon injury (Meguro 2009)
  • play a crucial role in pain sensation and in nociception (Chatelier 2008)
  • is not only necessary for pain sensation but is also an essential requirement for odour perception
  • CELLULAR PROCESS
    PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS
    PATHWAY
    metabolism
    signaling neurotransmission
    a component
  • beyond the thermosensors, the FGF13c/SCN9A omplex is essential for sustaining the transmission of noxious heat signals
  • INTERACTION
    DNA
    RNA
    small molecule
    protein
  • interacts with NEDD4 and NEDD4L
  • DPYSL2 protein SUMOylation modulates SCN9A channel trafficking
  • diverse modifications of DPYSL2 cross-talk to control SCN9A activity
  • FGF13 interacted with the sodium channel SCN9A in a heat-facilitated manner (FGF13 increased SCN9A sodium currents and maintained the membrane localization of SCN9A during noxious heat stimulation, enabling the sustained firing of action potentials)
  • cell & other
    REGULATION
    ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
    corresponding disease(s) ETHA , CIEP , PEXPD , GEFSP2
    Other morbid association(s)
    TypeGene ModificationChromosome rearrangementProtein expressionProtein Function
    tumoral     --over  
    in prostate cancer (Diss 2008)
    constitutional germinal mutation     loss of function
    loss-of-function mutations in a single gene, SCN9A, cause a general loss of two major senses—nociception and smell
    Susceptibility
    Variant & Polymorphism
    Candidate gene
    Marker
    Therapy target extremely promising target for selective pharmaceutical intervention in the analgesia
    ANIMAL & CELL MODELS