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Nav1.4

Family: Voltage-gated sodium channels

Contents:
Gene and Protein Information
Previous and Unofficial Names
Database Links
Associated Proteins
Ion Selectivity and Conductance
Voltage Dependence
Activators
Gating Inhibitors
Pore Blockers
Tissue Distribution
Physiological Functions
Phenotypes, Alleles and Disease Models
Clinically-Relevant Mutations and Pathophysiology
References
Gene and Protein Information
Species TM P Loops AA Chromosomal Location Gene Symbol Gene Name Reference
Human 24 1 1836 17q23-25 SCN4A sodium channel, voltage-gated, type IV, alpha subunit 2,11,65
Mouse 24 1 1841 11 E1 Scn4a sodium channel, voltage-gated, type IV, alpha 1,69
Rat 24 1 1840 10q32.1 Scn4a sodium channel, voltage-gated, type IV, alpha subunit 1,58
Previous and Unofficial Names
SkM1
μ1
Nav1.4
HYKPP
HYPP
NCHVS
microI
Sodium channel voltage-gated type IV alpha polypeptide
Sodium channel, voltage-gated, type IV, alpha polypeptide
mu-1
sodium channel protein skeletal muscle subunit alpha
sodium channel protein type 4 subunit alpha
sodium channel protein type IV subunit alpha
sodium channel voltage-gated type 4 alpha polypeptide
sodium channel, voltage-gated, type 4, alpha polypeptide
sodium channel, voltage-gated, type 4, alpha subunit
sodium channel, voltage-gated, type IV, alpha
voltage-gated sodium channel subunit alpha Nav1.4
mH2
Database Links
ChEMBL Target
DrugBank Target
Ensembl
Entrez Gene
GeneCards
GenitoUrinary Development Molecular Anatomy Project
HomoloGene
Human Protein Reference Database
InterPro
KEGG Gene
OMIM
Orphanet Gene
PharmGKB Gene
PhosphoSitePlus
Protein Ontology (PRO)
RefSeq Nucleotide
RefSeq Protein
TreeFam
UniGene Hs.
UniProt
Wikipedia
Search for 3D structures on the PDB
Search by keyword: Voltage-gated sodium channels Nav1.4
Associated Proteins
Heteromeric Pore-forming Subunits
Name References
Not determined
Auxiliary Subunits
Name References
β1 14,24
Other Associated Proteins
Name References
Not determined
Ion Selectivity and Conductance
Species:  Rat
Rank order:  Na+ > K+ > Rb+ > Cs+
References:  57
Voltage Dependence
  V0.5 (mV)  τ (msec)  Reference  Cell type  Species 
Activation  -36.0 – -29.6 (median: -33.0) - 25,38 HEK-293, tsA-201 Human
Inactivation  -80.0 – -72.8 (median: -76.0) 0.6 25,38
  V0.5 (mV)  τ (msec)  Reference  Cell type  Species 
Activation  -32.7 – -22.8 (median: -30.0) - 16,27,64,66 HEK 293 cells. Rat
Inactivation  -88.5 – -66.1 (median: -75.0) - 16,27,64,66
  V0.5 (mV)  τ (msec)  Reference  Cell type  Species 
Activation  -25.9 - 6 CHO cells. Human
Inactivation  -56.0 1.1 6
Activators
Key to terms and symbols View all chemical structures Click column headers to sort
Ligand Sp. Affinity Units Concentration range (M) Holding voltage (mV) Reference
grayanotoxin Rn - - 3x10-4 -120.0 26
veratridine Rn - - 2x10-4 -100.0 67
batrachotoxin Rn - - 5x10-6 -100.0 67
β-scorpion toxin TiTXγ Rn - - 5x10-8 -100.0 34
Gating inhibitors
Key to terms and symbols Click column headers to sort
Ligand Sp. Affinity Units Concentration range (M) Holding voltage (mV) Reference
AFT-II Hs 7.5 pEC50 - -80.0 42
ATX-II Hs 7.0 – 7.3 pEC50 - -100.0 – -80.0 12,42
Bc-III Hs 6.1 pEC50 - -80.0 42
Pore Blockers
Key to terms and symbols View all chemical structures Click column headers to sort
Ligand Sp. Affinity Units Concentration range (M) Holding voltage (mV) Reference
saxitoxin Rn 8.4 pIC50 - -100.0 44
tetrodotoxin Rn 8.3 pIC50 - -120.0 59
tetrodotoxin Hs 7.6 pIC50 - -120.0 11
μ-conotoxin GIIIA Rn 7.3 – 7.7 pIC50 - -120.0 – -100.0 13,53
μ-conotoxin PIIIA Rn 7.4 pIC50 - -120.0 53
μ-conotoxin GIIIA Hs 5.9 pIC50 - -100.0 11
mexilitine Hs 3.4 pIC50 - -140.0 63
lidocaine Rn 2.7 pIC50 - -130.0 33
View species-specific pore blocker tables
Tissue Distribution
Skeletal muscle
Species:  Rat
Technique:  RT-PCR
References:  56
Skeletal muscle
Species:  Rat
Technique:  Northern Blot
References:  58
Physiological Functions
Action potential initiation and transmission
Species:  Human
Tissue:  skeletal muscle
References:  20,59
Physiological Functions Comments
The stated role of Nv1.4 has been reported for mamalian skeletal muscles [58-59].
Phenotypes, Alleles and Disease Models Mouse data from MGI

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Allele Composition & genetic background Accession Phenotype Id Phenotype Reference
Scn4a+|Scn4atm1Ljh Scn4atm1Ljh/Scn4a+
B6.129S4-Scn4a
MGI:98250  MP:0002106 abnormal muscle physiology PMID: 18317596 
Scn4a+|Scn4atm1.1Ljh Scn4atm1.1Ljh/Scn4a+
B6.129S4-Scn4a
MGI:98250  MP:0002106 abnormal muscle physiology PMID: 18317596 
Scn4atm1.1Ljh Scn4atm1.1Ljh/Scn4atm1.1Ljh
B6.129S4-Scn4a
MGI:98250  MP:0003084 abnormal skeletal muscle fiber morphology PMID: 18317596 
Scn4atm1Ljh Scn4atm1Ljh/Scn4atm1Ljh
B6.129S4-Scn4a
MGI:98250  MP:0003084 abnormal skeletal muscle fiber morphology PMID: 18317596 
Scn4a+|Scn4atm1Ljh Scn4atm1Ljh/Scn4a+
B6.129S4-Scn4a
MGI:98250  MP:0003084 abnormal skeletal muscle fiber morphology PMID: 18317596 
Scn4a+|Scn4atm1.1Ljh Scn4atm1.1Ljh/Scn4a+
B6.129S4-Scn4a
MGI:98250  MP:0003084 abnormal skeletal muscle fiber morphology PMID: 18317596 
Scn4atm1.1Ljh Scn4atm1.1Ljh/Scn4atm1.1Ljh
B6.129S4-Scn4a
MGI:98250  MP:0001262 decreased body weight PMID: 18317596 
Scn4atm1Ljh Scn4atm1Ljh/Scn4atm1Ljh
B6.129S4-Scn4a
MGI:98250  MP:0001262 decreased body weight PMID: 18317596 
Scn4atm1.1Ljh Scn4atm1.1Ljh/Scn4atm1.1Ljh
B6.129S4-Scn4a
MGI:98250  MP:0008770 decreased survivor rate PMID: 18317596 
Scn4atm1Ljh Scn4atm1Ljh/Scn4atm1Ljh
B6.129S4-Scn4a
MGI:98250  MP:0008770 decreased survivor rate PMID: 18317596 
Scn4a+|Scn4atm1Ljh Scn4atm1Ljh/Scn4a+
B6.129S4-Scn4a
MGI:98250  MP:0003157 impaired muscle relaxation PMID: 18317596 
Scn4a+|Scn4atm1.1Ljh Scn4atm1.1Ljh/Scn4a+
B6.129S4-Scn4a
MGI:98250  MP:0003157 impaired muscle relaxation PMID: 18317596 
Scn4a+|Scn4atm1Ljh Scn4atm1Ljh/Scn4a+
B6.129S4-Scn4a
MGI:98250  MP:0002841 impaired skeletal muscle contractility PMID: 18317596 
Scn4a+|Scn4atm1.1Ljh Scn4atm1.1Ljh/Scn4a+
B6.129S4-Scn4a
MGI:98250  MP:0002841 impaired skeletal muscle contractility PMID: 18317596 
Scn4a+|Scn4atm1Ljh Scn4atm1Ljh/Scn4a+
B6.129S4-Scn4a
MGI:98250  MP:0004037 increased muscle relaxation PMID: 18317596 
Scn4a+|Scn4atm1.1Ljh Scn4atm1.1Ljh/Scn4a+
B6.129S4-Scn4a
MGI:98250  MP:0004037 increased muscle relaxation PMID: 18317596 
Scn4atm1.1Ljh Scn4atm1.1Ljh/Scn4atm1.1Ljh
B6.129S4-Scn4a
MGI:98250  MP:0009403 increased variability of skeletal muscle fiber size PMID: 18317596 
Scn4atm1Ljh Scn4atm1Ljh/Scn4atm1Ljh
B6.129S4-Scn4a
MGI:98250  MP:0009403 increased variability of skeletal muscle fiber size PMID: 18317596 
Scn4a+|Scn4atm1Ljh Scn4atm1Ljh/Scn4a+
B6.129S4-Scn4a
MGI:98250  MP:0009403 increased variability of skeletal muscle fiber size PMID: 18317596 
Scn4a+|Scn4atm1.1Ljh Scn4atm1.1Ljh/Scn4a+
B6.129S4-Scn4a
MGI:98250  MP:0009403 increased variability of skeletal muscle fiber size PMID: 18317596 
Scn4atm1.1Ljh Scn4atm1.1Ljh/Scn4atm1.1Ljh
B6.129S4-Scn4a
MGI:98250  MP:0001513 limb grasping PMID: 18317596 
Scn4atm1Ljh Scn4atm1Ljh/Scn4atm1Ljh
B6.129S4-Scn4a
MGI:98250  MP:0001513 limb grasping PMID: 18317596 
Scn4a+|Scn4atm1Ljh Scn4atm1Ljh/Scn4a+
B6.129S4-Scn4a
MGI:98250  MP:0003646 muscle fatigue PMID: 18317596 
Scn4a+|Scn4atm1.1Ljh Scn4atm1.1Ljh/Scn4a+
B6.129S4-Scn4a
MGI:98250  MP:0003646 muscle fatigue PMID: 18317596 
Scn4atm1.1Ljh Scn4atm1.1Ljh/Scn4atm1.1Ljh
B6.129S4-Scn4a
MGI:98250  MP:0000747 muscle weakness PMID: 18317596 
Scn4atm1Ljh Scn4atm1Ljh/Scn4atm1Ljh
B6.129S4-Scn4a
MGI:98250  MP:0000747 muscle weakness PMID: 18317596 
Scn4a+|Scn4atm1Ljh Scn4atm1Ljh/Scn4a+
B6.129S4-Scn4a
MGI:98250  MP:0000747 muscle weakness PMID: 18317596 
Scn4a+|Scn4atm1.1Ljh Scn4atm1.1Ljh/Scn4a+
B6.129S4-Scn4a
MGI:98250  MP:0000747 muscle weakness PMID: 18317596 
Scn4atm1.1Ljh Scn4atm1.1Ljh/Scn4atm1.1Ljh
B6.129S4-Scn4a
MGI:98250  MP:0000751 myopathy PMID: 18317596 
Scn4atm1Ljh Scn4atm1Ljh/Scn4atm1Ljh
B6.129S4-Scn4a
MGI:98250  MP:0000751 myopathy PMID: 18317596 
Scn4a+|Scn4atm1Ljh Scn4atm1Ljh/Scn4a+
B6.129S4-Scn4a
MGI:98250  MP:0000751 myopathy PMID: 18317596 
Scn4a+|Scn4atm1.1Ljh Scn4atm1.1Ljh/Scn4a+
B6.129S4-Scn4a
MGI:98250  MP:0000751 myopathy PMID: 18317596 
Scn4atm1.1Ljh Scn4atm1.1Ljh/Scn4atm1.1Ljh
B6.129S4-Scn4a
MGI:98250  MP:0002081 perinatal lethality PMID: 18317596 
Scn4atm1Ljh Scn4atm1Ljh/Scn4atm1Ljh
B6.129S4-Scn4a
MGI:98250  MP:0002081 perinatal lethality PMID: 18317596 
Scn4atm1.1Ljh Scn4atm1.1Ljh/Scn4atm1.1Ljh
B6.129S4-Scn4a
MGI:98250  MP:0009417 skeletal muscle atrophy PMID: 18317596 
Scn4atm1Ljh Scn4atm1Ljh/Scn4atm1Ljh
B6.129S4-Scn4a
MGI:98250  MP:0009417 skeletal muscle atrophy PMID: 18317596 
Clinically-Relevant Mutations and Pathophysiology
Disease:  Congenital Myasthenic Syndrome
OMIM: 
References:  60
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Type Species Molecular location Description Reference
Missense Human V1442E 60
Disease:  Paramyotonia Congenita (PMC)
OMIM: 
Orphanet: 
References:  9,19,29
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Type Species Molecular location Description Reference
Missense Human F1473S 17
Missense Human G1456E 9
Missense Human R1448S 9
Missense Human R1448P 32
Missense Human R1448H 47
Missense Human R1448C 47
Missense Human L1443R 46
Missense Human T1313M 47
Missense Human L266V 68
Missense Human V1293I 21
Missense Human N1297K 18
Missense Human T1313M 15
Missense Human T1313A 7
Missense Human M1370V 41
Missense Human I1393T 3
Missense Human R1448S 5
Missense Human V1458F 30
Disease:  Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis (HyperPP)
OMIM: 
Orphanet: 
References:  9,19,29
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Type Species Molecular location Description Reference
Missense Human M1592V 39,51
Missense Human I1495F 9
Missense Human M1493I 9
Missense Human I1490L 9
Missense Human P1158S 9
Missense Human A1156T 9,29
Missense Human T704M 39,48
Missense Human I693T 9
Missense Human L689I 9
Missense Human L689V 4
Missense Human M1360V 62
Disease:  Potassium-Aggravated Myotonia (PAM)
OMIM: 
Orphanet: 
References:  9,19,29
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Type Species Molecular location Description Reference
Missense Human V1589M 23
Missense Human G1306V 31,37
Missense Human G1306A 31
Missense Human I1160V 49
Missense Human S804F 36,50
Missense Human V445M 52
Missense Human N129K
Missense Human I141V 45
Missense Human R225W 28
Missense Human L250P 55
Missense Human G1306E 22,40
Disease:  Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis (HypoPP)
OMIM: 
Orphanet: 
References:  9,19,29
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Type Species Molecular location Description Reference
Missense Human R672S 9,54
Missense Human R672H 9,25,54
Missense Human R672G 9,54
Missense Human R669H 8-9,54
Missense Human R222W 43
Missense Human R1132Q 10
Missense Human R1135H 35
Disease:  Postsynaptic congenital myasthenic syndrome
OMIM: 
Orphanet: 
References: 
Mutations not determined
Disease:  Normokalemic Periodic Paralysis
OMIM: 
References:  61
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Type Species Molecular location Description Reference
Missense Human R675G/E/W 61
Clinically-Relevant Mutations and Pathophysiology Comments
The majority of Nav1.4 mutations in these diseases alter the inactivation properties of the channel leading to susceptability to periods of hyperactivity (causing myotonia) or inactivation (causing paralysis).

REFERENCES

To cite this database page, please use the following:

William A. Catterall, Alan L. Goldin, Stephen G. Waxman.
Voltage-gated sodium channels: Nav1.4. Last modified on 04/01/2013. Accessed on 23/05/2013. IUPHAR database (IUPHAR-DB), http://www.iuphar-db.org/DATABASE/ObjectDisplayForward?objectId=581.


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