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SCN1A sodium voltage-gated channel alpha subunit 1 [ Homo sapiens (human) ]

Gene ID: 6323, updated on 4-Feb-2026
Official Symbol
SCN1Aprovided by HGNC
Official Full Name
sodium voltage-gated channel alpha subunit 1provided by HGNC
Primary source
HGNC:HGNC:10585
See related
Ensembl:ENSG00000144285 MIM:182389; AllianceGenome:HGNC:10585
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
REVIEWED
Organism
Homo sapiens
Lineage
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo
Also known as
DEE6; DRVT; FEB3; FHM3; NAC1; SCN1; SMEI; DEE6A; DEE6B; EIEE6; FEB3A; HBSCI; GEFSP2; Nav1.1
Summary
Voltage-dependent sodium channels are heteromeric complexes that regulate sodium exchange between intracellular and extracellular spaces and are essential for the generation and propagation of action potentials in muscle cells and neurons. Each sodium channel is composed of a large pore-forming, glycosylated alpha subunit and two smaller beta subunits. This gene encodes a sodium channel alpha subunit, which has four homologous domains, each of which contains six transmembrane regions. Allelic variants of this gene are associated with generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures and epileptic encephalopathy. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. The RefSeq Project has decided to create four representative RefSeq records. Three of the transcript variants are supported by experimental evidence and the fourth contains alternate 5' untranslated exons, the exact combination of which have not been experimentally confirmed for the full-length transcript. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2015]
Expression
Biased expression in brain (RPKM 5.3), lung (RPKM 1.3) and 1 other tissue See more
Orthologs
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Location:
2q24.3
Exon count:
31
Annotation release Status Assembly Chr Location
RS_2025_08 current GRCh38.p14 (GCF_000001405.40) 2 NC_000002.12 (165984641..166149161, complement)
RS_2025_08 current T2T-CHM13v2.0 (GCF_009914755.1) 2 NC_060926.1 (166442174..166606734, complement)
RS_2024_09 previous assembly GRCh37.p13 (GCF_000001405.25) 2 NC_000002.11 (166841151..167005671, complement)

Chromosome 2 - NC_000002.12Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC100506124 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 16728 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 16729 Neighboring gene tetratricopeptide repeat domain 21B Neighboring gene TTC21B antisense RNA 1 Neighboring gene NANOG-H3K27ac hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr2:166810301-166811050 Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC102724058 Neighboring gene SCN1A and SCN9A antisense RNA 1 Neighboring gene RN7SK pseudogene 152 Neighboring gene sodium voltage-gated channel alpha subunit 9 Neighboring gene small nucleolar RNA U13

  • Project title: Tissue-specific circular RNA induction during human fetal development
  • Description: 35 human fetal samples from 6 tissues (3 - 7 replicates per tissue) collected between 10 and 20 weeks gestational time were sequenced using Illumina TruSeq Stranded Total RNA
  • BioProject: PRJNA270632
  • Publication: PMID 26076956
  • Analysis date: Mon Apr 2 22:54:59 2018

GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?

Copy number response

Description
Copy number response
Triplosensitivity

No evidence available (Last evaluated 2012-07-06)

ClinGen Genome Curation Page
Haploinsufficency

Sufficient evidence for dosage pathogenicity (Last evaluated 2012-07-06)

ClinGen Genome Curation PagePubMed

EBI GWAS Catalog

Description
Common variants associated with general and MMR vaccine-related febrile seizures.
EBI GWAS Catalog
Epilepsy, hippocampal sclerosis and febrile seizures linked by common genetic variation around SCN1A.
EBI GWAS Catalog
Genetic determinants of common epilepsies: a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies.
EBI GWAS Catalog
Genome-wide association analysis of genetic generalized epilepsies implicates susceptibility loci at 1q43, 2p16.1, 2q22.3 and 17q21.32
EBI GWAS Catalog
Genome-wide association study of d-amphetamine response in healthy volunteers identifies putative associations, including cadherin 13 (CDH13).
EBI GWAS Catalog
Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

Markers

Gene Ontology Provided by GOA

Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in action potential IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in cardiac muscle cell action potential involved in contraction IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
involved_in cardiac muscle cell action potential involved in contraction IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
involved_in detection of mechanical stimulus involved in sensory perception of pain IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in detection of mechanical stimulus involved in sensory perception of pain ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
involved_in membrane depolarization during action potential IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in membrane depolarization during action potential IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
involved_in membrane depolarization during action potential ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
involved_in monoatomic ion transmembrane transport IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in monoatomic ion transport IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in regulation of presynaptic membrane potential IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in sodium ion transmembrane transport IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
involved_in sodium ion transport IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in sodium ion transport NAS
Non-traceable Author Statement
more info
PubMed 
involved_in transmembrane transport IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
Component Evidence Code Pubs
located_in T-tubule IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
located_in Z disc IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
located_in Z disc ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
located_in axon IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
located_in axon initial segment IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
located_in intercalated disc IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
located_in membrane IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
part_of monoatomic ion channel complex IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
located_in neuronal cell body IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
located_in node of Ranvier IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
is_active_in plasma membrane IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
located_in plasma membrane IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 
located_in plasma membrane IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
part_of sodium channel complex IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
part_of voltage-gated sodium channel complex IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
part_of voltage-gated sodium channel complex IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
Preferred Names
sodium channel protein type 1 subunit alpha
Names
sodium channel protein type I subunit alpha
sodium channel protein, brain I alpha subunit
sodium channel voltage gated type 1 alpha subunit
sodium channel, voltage-gated, type I, alpha polypeptide
sodium channel, voltage-gated, type I, alpha subunit
voltage-gated sodium channel subunit alpha Nav1.1

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RefSeqs maintained independently of Annotated Genomes

These reference sequences exist independently of genome builds. Explain

These reference sequences are curated independently of the genome annotation cycle, so their versions may not match the RefSeq versions in the current genome build. Identify version mismatches by comparing the version of the RefSeq in this section to the one reported in Genomic regions, transcripts, and products above.

Genomic

  1. NG_011906.1 RefSeqGene

    Range
    820..89480
    Download
    GenBank, FASTA, Sequence Viewer (Graphics), LRG_8

mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NM_001165963.4NP_001159435.1  sodium channel protein type 1 subunit alpha isoform 1

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_001159435.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    Source sequence(s)
    AC010127
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS54413.1
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    E9PG49, P35498, Q16172, Q585T7, Q8IUJ6, Q96LA3, Q9C008
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A1W2PPJ3
    Related
    ENSP00000501589.1, ENST00000674923.1
    Conserved Domains (5) summary
    cd13433
    Location:14841536
    Na_channel_gate; Inactivation gate of the voltage-gated sodium channel alpha subunits
    pfam00520
    Location:12171492
    Ion_trans; Ion transport protein
    pfam06512
    Location:10061213
    Na_trans_assoc; Sodium ion transport-associated
    pfam11933
    Location:510705
    Na_trans_cytopl; Cytoplasmic domain of voltage-gated Na+ ion channel
    pfam16905
    Location:18001863
    GPHH; Voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel, IQ-associated
  2. NM_001165964.3NP_001159436.1  sodium channel protein type 1 subunit alpha isoform 3

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_001159436.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    Source sequence(s)
    AC010127
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS54414.1
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A1W2PPJ3
    Conserved Domains (5) summary
    cd13433
    Location:14561508
    Na_channel_gate; Inactivation gate of the voltage-gated sodium channel alpha subunits
    pfam00520
    Location:11891464
    Ion_trans; Ion transport protein
    pfam06512
    Location:9781185
    Na_trans_assoc; Sodium ion transport-associated
    pfam11933
    Location:510677
    Na_trans_cytopl; Cytoplasmic domain of voltage-gated Na+ ion channel
    pfam16905
    Location:17721835
    GPHH; Voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel, IQ-associated
  3. NM_001202435.3NP_001189364.1  sodium channel protein type 1 subunit alpha isoform 1

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_001189364.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    Source sequence(s)
    AC010127, AC107082
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS54413.1
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    E9PG49, P35498, Q16172, Q585T7, Q8IUJ6, Q96LA3, Q9C008
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A1W2PPJ3
    Related
    ENSP00000492945.1, ENST00000641603.1
    Conserved Domains (5) summary
    cd13433
    Location:14841536
    Na_channel_gate; Inactivation gate of the voltage-gated sodium channel alpha subunits
    pfam00520
    Location:12171492
    Ion_trans; Ion transport protein
    pfam06512
    Location:10061213
    Na_trans_assoc; Sodium ion transport-associated
    pfam11933
    Location:510705
    Na_trans_cytopl; Cytoplasmic domain of voltage-gated Na+ ion channel
    pfam16905
    Location:18001863
    GPHH; Voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel, IQ-associated
  4. NM_001353948.2NP_001340877.1  sodium channel protein type 1 subunit alpha isoform 1

    Status: REVIEWED

    Source sequence(s)
    AC010127
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS54413.1
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    E9PG49, P35498, Q16172, Q585T7, Q8IUJ6, Q96LA3, Q9C008
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A1W2PPJ3
    Conserved Domains (5) summary
    cd13433
    Location:14841536
    Na_channel_gate; Inactivation gate of the voltage-gated sodium channel alpha subunits
    pfam00520
    Location:12171492
    Ion_trans; Ion transport protein
    pfam06512
    Location:10061213
    Na_trans_assoc; Sodium ion transport-associated
    pfam11933
    Location:510705
    Na_trans_cytopl; Cytoplasmic domain of voltage-gated Na+ ion channel
    pfam16905
    Location:18001863
    GPHH; Voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel, IQ-associated
  5. NM_001353949.2NP_001340878.1  sodium channel protein type 1 subunit alpha isoform 2

    Status: REVIEWED

    Source sequence(s)
    AC010127, AC107082
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS33316.1
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A1W2PPJ3
    Related
    ENSP00000490799.1, ENST00000635750.1
    Conserved Domains (5) summary
    cd13433
    Location:14731525
    Na_channel_gate; Inactivation gate of the voltage-gated sodium channel alpha subunits
    pfam00520
    Location:12061481
    Ion_trans; Ion transport protein
    pfam06512
    Location:9951202
    Na_trans_assoc; Sodium ion transport-associated
    pfam11933
    Location:510694
    Na_trans_cytopl; Cytoplasmic domain of voltage-gated Na+ ion channel
    pfam16905
    Location:17891852
    GPHH; Voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel, IQ-associated
  6. NM_001353950.2NP_001340879.1  sodium channel protein type 1 subunit alpha isoform 2

    Status: REVIEWED

    Source sequence(s)
    AC010127, AC107082
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS33316.1
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A1W2PPJ3
    Conserved Domains (5) summary
    cd13433
    Location:14731525
    Na_channel_gate; Inactivation gate of the voltage-gated sodium channel alpha subunits
    pfam00520
    Location:12061481
    Ion_trans; Ion transport protein
    pfam06512
    Location:9951202
    Na_trans_assoc; Sodium ion transport-associated
    pfam11933
    Location:510694
    Na_trans_cytopl; Cytoplasmic domain of voltage-gated Na+ ion channel
    pfam16905
    Location:17891852
    GPHH; Voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel, IQ-associated
  7. NM_001353951.2NP_001340880.1  sodium channel protein type 1 subunit alpha isoform 2

    Status: REVIEWED

    Source sequence(s)
    AC010127
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS33316.1
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A1W2PPJ3
    Conserved Domains (5) summary
    cd13433
    Location:14731525
    Na_channel_gate; Inactivation gate of the voltage-gated sodium channel alpha subunits
    pfam00520
    Location:12061481
    Ion_trans; Ion transport protein
    pfam06512
    Location:9951202
    Na_trans_assoc; Sodium ion transport-associated
    pfam11933
    Location:510694
    Na_trans_cytopl; Cytoplasmic domain of voltage-gated Na+ ion channel
    pfam16905
    Location:17891852
    GPHH; Voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel, IQ-associated
  8. NM_001353952.2NP_001340881.1  sodium channel protein type 1 subunit alpha isoform 2

    Status: REVIEWED

    Source sequence(s)
    AC010127
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS33316.1
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A1W2PPJ3
    Related
    ENSP00000518996.1, ENST00000713692.1
    Conserved Domains (5) summary
    cd13433
    Location:14731525
    Na_channel_gate; Inactivation gate of the voltage-gated sodium channel alpha subunits
    pfam00520
    Location:12061481
    Ion_trans; Ion transport protein
    pfam06512
    Location:9951202
    Na_trans_assoc; Sodium ion transport-associated
    pfam11933
    Location:510694
    Na_trans_cytopl; Cytoplasmic domain of voltage-gated Na+ ion channel
    pfam16905
    Location:17891852
    GPHH; Voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel, IQ-associated
  9. NM_001353954.2NP_001340883.1  sodium channel protein type 1 subunit alpha isoform 4

    Status: REVIEWED

    Source sequence(s)
    AC010127
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS86891.1
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A1W2PPJ3, A0A286YF26
    Related
    ENSP00000492917.1, ENST00000641575.1
    Conserved Domains (5) summary
    cd13433
    Location:14721524
    Na_channel_gate; Inactivation gate of the voltage-gated sodium channel alpha subunits
    pfam00520
    Location:12051480
    Ion_trans; Ion transport protein
    pfam06512
    Location:9941201
    Na_trans_assoc; Sodium ion transport-associated
    pfam11933
    Location:509693
    Na_trans_cytopl; Cytoplasmic domain of voltage-gated Na+ ion channel
    pfam16905
    Location:17881851
    GPHH; Voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel, IQ-associated
  10. NM_001353955.2NP_001340884.1  sodium channel protein type 1 subunit alpha isoform 4

    Status: REVIEWED

    Source sequence(s)
    AC010127
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS86891.1
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A1W2PPJ3, A0A286YF26
    Conserved Domains (5) summary
    cd13433
    Location:14721524
    Na_channel_gate; Inactivation gate of the voltage-gated sodium channel alpha subunits
    pfam00520
    Location:12051480
    Ion_trans; Ion transport protein
    pfam06512
    Location:9941201
    Na_trans_assoc; Sodium ion transport-associated
    pfam11933
    Location:509693
    Na_trans_cytopl; Cytoplasmic domain of voltage-gated Na+ ion channel
    pfam16905
    Location:17881851
    GPHH; Voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel, IQ-associated
  11. NM_001353957.2NP_001340886.1  sodium channel protein type 1 subunit alpha isoform 3

    Status: REVIEWED

    Source sequence(s)
    AC010127
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS54414.1
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A1W2PPJ3
    Conserved Domains (5) summary
    cd13433
    Location:14561508
    Na_channel_gate; Inactivation gate of the voltage-gated sodium channel alpha subunits
    pfam00520
    Location:11891464
    Ion_trans; Ion transport protein
    pfam06512
    Location:9781185
    Na_trans_assoc; Sodium ion transport-associated
    pfam11933
    Location:510677
    Na_trans_cytopl; Cytoplasmic domain of voltage-gated Na+ ion channel
    pfam16905
    Location:17721835
    GPHH; Voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel, IQ-associated
  12. NM_001353958.2NP_001340887.1  sodium channel protein type 1 subunit alpha isoform 3

    Status: REVIEWED

    Source sequence(s)
    AC010127, AC107082
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS54414.1
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A1W2PPJ3
    Related
    ENSP00000386312.1, ENST00000409050.2
    Conserved Domains (5) summary
    cd13433
    Location:14561508
    Na_channel_gate; Inactivation gate of the voltage-gated sodium channel alpha subunits
    pfam00520
    Location:11891464
    Ion_trans; Ion transport protein
    pfam06512
    Location:9781185
    Na_trans_assoc; Sodium ion transport-associated
    pfam11933
    Location:510677
    Na_trans_cytopl; Cytoplasmic domain of voltage-gated Na+ ion channel
    pfam16905
    Location:17721835
    GPHH; Voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel, IQ-associated
  13. NM_001353960.2NP_001340889.1  sodium channel protein type 1 subunit alpha isoform 5

    Status: REVIEWED

    Source sequence(s)
    AC010127
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A1W2PPJ3
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    cd13433
    Location:14551507
    Na_channel_gate; Inactivation gate of the voltage-gated sodium channel alpha subunits
  14. NM_001353961.2NP_001340890.1  sodium channel protein type 1 subunit alpha isoform 6

    Status: REVIEWED

    Source sequence(s)
    AC010127
    Conserved Domains (4) summary
    cd13433
    Location:670722
    Na_channel_gate; Inactivation gate of the voltage-gated sodium channel alpha subunits
    pfam00520
    Location:403678
    Ion_trans; Ion transport protein
    pfam06512
    Location:192399
    Na_trans_assoc; Sodium ion transport-associated
    pfam16905
    Location:9861049
    GPHH; Voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel, IQ-associated
  15. NM_006920.6NP_008851.3  sodium channel protein type 1 subunit alpha isoform 2

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_008851.3

    Status: REVIEWED

    Source sequence(s)
    AC010127
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS33316.1
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A1W2PPJ3
    Related
    ENSP00000490780.1, ENST00000637988.1
    Conserved Domains (5) summary
    cd13433
    Location:14731525
    Na_channel_gate; Inactivation gate of the voltage-gated sodium channel alpha subunits
    pfam00520
    Location:12061481
    Ion_trans; Ion transport protein
    pfam06512
    Location:9951202
    Na_trans_assoc; Sodium ion transport-associated
    pfam11933
    Location:510694
    Na_trans_cytopl; Cytoplasmic domain of voltage-gated Na+ ion channel
    pfam16905
    Location:17891852
    GPHH; Voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel, IQ-associated

RNA

  1. NR_148667.2 RNA Sequence

    Status: REVIEWED

    Source sequence(s)
    AC010127
    Related
    ENST00000641996.1

RefSeqs of Annotated Genomes: GCF_000001405.40-RS_2025_08

The following sections contain reference sequences that belong to a specific genome build. Explain

Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_000002.12 Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

    Range
    165984641..166149161 complement
    Download
    GenBank, FASTA, Sequence Viewer (Graphics)

mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. XM_047445392.1XP_047301348.1  sodium channel protein type 1 subunit alpha isoform X1

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A1W2PPJ3
  2. XM_047445393.1XP_047301349.1  sodium channel protein type 1 subunit alpha isoform X2

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A1B0GUN7
    Related
    ENSP00000490184.2, ENST00000637038.2

Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

Genomic

  1. NC_060926.1 Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

    Range
    166442174..166606734 complement
    Download
    GenBank, FASTA, Sequence Viewer (Graphics)

mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. XM_054343301.1XP_054199276.1  sodium channel protein type 1 subunit alpha isoform X1

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A1W2PPJ3
  2. XM_054343302.1XP_054199277.1  sodium channel protein type 1 subunit alpha isoform X2

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A1B0GUN7