NAV1.4 Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel
Synonyms
NAV1.4 Voltage Gated Sodium Channel
NAV1.4 alpha Subunit
SCN4A Sodium Channel alpha Subunit
Sodium Channel, Voltage-Gated, Type IV, alpha 1 Subunit
Subunit, NAV1.4 alpha
Type 4 Voltage Gated Sodium Channel
Type 4 Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel
Voltage Gated Sodium Channel Type 4
Voltage Gated Sodium Channel Type 4 Subunit alpha
Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel Type 4
Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel Type 4 Subunit alpha
alpha Subunit, NAV1.4
A voltage-gated sodium channel subtype that mediates the sodium ion PERMEABILITY of SKELETAL MYOCYTES. Defects in the SCN4A gene, which codes for the alpha subunit of this sodium channel, are associated with several MYOTONIC DISORDERS.