NAV1.5 Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel
Synonyms
NAV1.5 Voltage Gated Sodium Channel
SCN5A Sodium Channel alpha Subunit
Sodium Channel Protein Type 5 Subunit alpha
Sodium Channel, Voltage-Gated, Type V, alpha Subunit
Type 5 Voltage Gated Sodium Channel
Type 5 Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel
Voltage Gated Sodium Channel Type 5
Voltage Gated Sodium Channel Type 5 Subunit alpha
Voltage-Gated Na+ Channel Na(v)1.5a
Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel Type 5
Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel Type 5 Subunit alpha
A voltage-gated sodium channel subtype that mediates the sodium ion PERMEABILITY of CARDIOMYOCYTES. Defects in the SCN5A gene, which codes for the alpha subunit of this sodium channel, are associated with a variety of CARDIAC DISEASES that result from loss of sodium channel function.