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sodium voltage-gated channel alpha subunit 5

A SCN5A gene belongs to a family of genes that provide instructions for making sodium channels. These channels open and close at specific times to control the flow of positively charged sodium atoms (sodium ions) into cells. The sodium channels containing proteins produced from the SCN5A gene are abundant in heart (cardiac) muscle cells and play key roles in these cells' ability to generate and transmit electrical signals. These channels play a major role in signaling the start of each heartbeat, coordinating the contractions of the upper and lower chambers of the heart, and maintaining a normal heart rhythm.

Normal function

A SCN5A gene belongs to a family of genes that provide instructions for making sodium channels. These channels open and close at specific times to control the flow of positively charged sodium atoms (sodium ions) into cells. The sodium channels containing proteins produced from the SCN5A gene are abundant in heart (cardiac) muscle cells and play key roles in these cells' ability to generate and transmit electrical signals. These channels play a major role in signaling the start of each heartbeat, coordinating the contractions of the upper and lower chambers of the heart, and maintaining a normal heart rhythm.

Conditions referring to this gene or chromosome

Other names

HH1

LQT3

Nav1.5

SCN5A_HUMAN

Sodium channel protein, cardiac muscle alpha-subunit

sodium channel, voltage gated, type V alpha subunit

sodium channel, voltage-gated, type V, alpha (long QT syndrome 3)

sodium channel, voltage-gated, type V, alpha subunit

SSS1

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