NAV1.2 Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel
Synonyms
NAV1.2 Voltage Gated Sodium Channel
NAV1.2 alpha Subunit
SCN2A Sodium Channel alpha Subunit
Sodium Channel Protein Type 2 Subunit alpha
Sodium Channel, Voltage-Gated, Type II, alpha 1
Sodium Channel, Voltage-Gated, Type II, alpha 1 Subunit
Type 2 Voltage Gated Sodium Channel
Type 2 Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel
Voltage Gated Sodium Channel Type 2
Voltage Gated Sodium Channel Type 2 Subunit alpha
Voltage Gated Sodium Channel Type 2 alpha Subunit
Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel Type 2
Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel Type 2 Subunit alpha
Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel Type 2 alpha Subunit
A voltage-gated sodium channel subtype that mediates the sodium ion permeability of excitable membranes. Defects in the SCN2A gene which codes for the alpha subunit of this sodium channel are associated with benign familial infantile seizures type 3, and early infantile epileptic encephalopathy type 11.