NAV1.6 Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel

Synonyms

NAV1.6 Voltage Gated Sodium Channel

SCN8A Sodium Channel alpha Subunit

Type 8 Voltage Gated Sodium Channel

Type 8 Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel

Voltage Gated Sodium Channel Type 8

Voltage Gated Sodium Channel Type 8 Subunit alpha

Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel Type 8

Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel Type 8 Subunit alpha

A voltage-gated sodium channel subtype found widely expressed in neurons of the central and peripheral nervous systems. Defects in the SCN8A gene which codes for the alpha subunit of this sodium channel are associated with ATAXIA and cognitive deficits.