Protein Details: Voltage-gated sodium channel subunit alpha Nav1.8
Protein ID
ICDB_Pro_1046
Protein Name
Voltage-gated sodium channel subunit alpha Nav1.8
Gene Name
Scn10a; Sns
Organism
Rattus norvegicus (Rat)
Length
1956 amino acids
AlphaFoldDB
AF-Q62968-F1-model_v4.pdb
Function
Tetrodotoxin-resistant channel that mediates the voltage-dependent sodium ion permeability of excitable membranes. Assuming opened or closed conformations in response to the voltage difference across the membrane; the protein forms a sodium-selective channel through which sodium ions may pass in accordance with their electrochemical gradient. Plays a role in neuropathic pain mechanisms.
Sequence
MELPFASVGTTNFRRFTPESLAEIEKQIAAHRAAKKARTKHRGQEDKGEKPRPQLDLKACNQLPKFYGELPAELVGEPLEDLDPFYSTHRTFMVLNKSRTISRFSATWALWLFSPFNLIRRTAIKVSVHSWFSIFITITILVNCVCMTRTDLPEKVEYVFTVIYTFEALIKILARGFCLNEFTYLRDPWNWLDFSVITLAYVGAAIDLRGISGLRTFRVLRALKTVSVIPGLKVIVGALIHSVRKLADVTILTVFCLSVFALVGLQLFKGNLKNKCIRNGTDPHKADNLSSEMAEYIFIKPGTTDPLLCGNGSDAGHCPGGYVCLKTPDNPDFNYTSFDSFAWAFLSLFRLMTQDSWERLYQQTLRASGKMYMVFFVLVIFLGSFYLVNLILAVVTMAYEEQSQATIAEIEAKEKKFQEALEVLQKEQEVLAALGIDTTSLQSHSGSPLASKNANERRPRVKSRVSEGSTDDNRSPQSDPYNQRRMSFLGLSSGRRRASHGSVFHFRAPSQDISFPDGITDDGVFHGDQESRRGSILLGRGAGQTGPLPRSPLPQSPNPGRRHGEEGQLGVPTGELTAGAPEGPALDTTGQKSFLSAGYLNEPFRAQRAMSVVSIMTSVIEELEESKLKCPPCLISFAQKYLIWECCPKWRKFKMALFELVTDPFAELTITLCIVVNTVFMAMEHYPMTDAFDAMLQAGNIVFTVFFTMEMAFKIIAFDPYYYFQKKWNIFDCVIVTVSLLELSASKKGSLSVLRTFRLLRVFKLAKSWPTLNTLIKIIGNSVGALGNLTFILAIIVFIFALVGKQLLSEDYGCRKDGVSVWNGEKLRWHMCDFFHSFLVVFRILCGEWIENMWVCMEVSQKSICLILFLTVMVLGNLVVLNLFIALLLNSFSADNLTAPEDDGEVNNLQLALARIQVLGHRASRAIASYISSHCRFRWPKVETQLGMKPPLTSSEAKNHIATDAVSAAVGNLTKPALSSPKENHGDFITDPNVWVSVPIAEGESDLDELEEDMEQASQSSWQEEDPKGQQEQLPQVQKCENHQAARSPASMMSSEDLAPYLGESWKRKDSPQVPAEGVDDTSSSEGSTVDCPDPEEILRKIPELADDLDEPDDCFTEGCTRRCPCCNVNTSKSPWATGWQVRKTCYRIVEHSWFESFIIFMILLSSGALAFEDNYLEEKPRVKSVLEYTDRVFTFIFVFEMLLKWVAYGFKKYFTNAWCWLDFLIVNISLTSLIAKILEYSDVASIKALRTLRALRPLRALSRFEGMRVVVDALVGAIPSIMNVLLVCLIFWLIFSIMGVNLFAGKFSKCVDTRNNPFSNVNSTMVNNKSECHNQNSTGHFFWVNVKVNFDNVAMGYLALLQVATFKGWMDIMYAAVDSGEINSQPNWENNLYMYLYFVVFIIFGGFFTLNLFVGVIIDNFNQQKKKLGGQDIFMTEEQKKYYNAMKKLGSKKPQKPIPRPLNKYQGFVFDIVTRQAFDIIIMVLICLNMITMMVETDEQGEEKTKVLGRINQFFVAVFTGECVMKMFALRQYYFTNGWNVFDFIVVILSIGSLLFSAILKSLENYFSPTLFRVIRLARIGRILRLIRAAKGIRTLLFALMMSLPALFNIGLLLFLVMFIYSIFGMASFANVVDEAGIDDMFNFKTFGNSMLCLFQITTSAGWDGLLSPILNTGPPYCDPNLPNSNGSRGNCGSPAVGIIFFTTYIIISFLIVVNMYIAVILENFNVATEESTEPLSEDDFDMFYETWEKFDPEATQFIAFSALSDFADTLSGPLRIPKPNQNILIQMDLPLVPGDKIHCLDILFAFTKNVLGESGELDSLKTNMEEKFMATNLSKASYEPIATTLRWKQEDLSATVIQKAYRSYMLHRSLTLSNTLHVPRAEEDGVSLPGEGYVTFMANSGLPDKSETASATSFPPSYDSVTRGLSDRANINPSSSMQNEDEVAAKEGNSPGPQ
PDB Structures
Ligand Binding
Binding Site
Disease
Location
Expressed in dorsal root ganglia; trigeminal ganglia; nodose ganglia and sciatic nerve
DOI ID
10.1074/jbc.271.11.5953; 10.1074/jbc.m401281200; 10.1523/jneurosci.21-16-06077.2001; 10.1038/nature00781
RefSeq
NP_058943.1 [Q62968-1]