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Scn3a Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Scn3a
  • Name
    sodium channel, voltage-gated, type III, alpha
  • Synonyms
    LOC381367, Nav1.3
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:98249
    NCBI Gene: 20269
  • Alliance
    gene page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    6 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr2:65288607-65397971 bp, - strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 2, 38.55 cM
  • Mapping Data
    11 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    3451 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
  • RFLP
    1
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_98249
 protein coding gene Chr2:65287462-65397971 (-)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0025779
 protein coding gene Chr2:65269686-65387542 (-)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0025755
 protein coding gene Chr2:62750780-62860425 (-)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0025725
 protein coding gene Chr2:64429427-64544182 (-)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0025750
 protein coding gene Chr2:62903590-63014052 (-)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0025511
 protein coding gene Chr2:64602451-64724548 (-)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0026197
 protein coding gene Chr2:67190300-67314136 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0023601
 protein coding gene Chr2:60120291-60234259 (-)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0024975
 protein coding gene Chr2:64655701-64776260 (-)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0025491
 protein coding gene Chr2:69721942-69846212 (-)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0025622
 protein coding gene Chr2:62376039-62490860 (-)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0025584
 protein coding gene Chr2:61804780-61915001 (-)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0025710
 protein coding gene Chr2:65081547-65176203 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0025615
 protein coding gene Chr2:71678331-71799456 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0026254
 protein coding gene Chr2:64490007-64602688 (-)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0024716
 protein coding gene Chr2:62177592-62317176 (-)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0024523
 protein coding gene Chr2:64639514-64774489 (-)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0025043
 protein coding gene Chr2:64866637-64989151 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    SCN3A, sodium voltage-gated channel alpha subunit 3
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    SCN3A, sodium voltage-gated channel alpha subunit 3
  • Synonyms
    DEE62, EIEE62, FFEVF4, NAC3, Nav1.3
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 6328
    UniProt: Q9NY46

  • Chr Location
    2q24.3; chr2:165087526-165204050 (-)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    2 with human SCN3A associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
IDs
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Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    6 phenotypes from 3 alleles in 3 genetic backgrounds
    16 phenotype references
Phenotype Overview

adipose tissue
behavior/neurological
cardiovascular system
cellular
craniofacial
digestive/alimentary system
embryo
endocrine/exocrine glands
growth/size/body
hearing/vestibular/ear
hematopoietic system
homeostasis/metabolism
integument
immune system
limbs/digits/tail
liver/biliary system
mortality/aging
muscle
nervous system
pigmentation
renal/urinary system
reproductive system
respiratory system
skeleton
taste/olfaction
neoplasm
vision/eye

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Homozygous mutation of this gene results in lethality of most mutants by weaning. Heterozygous mice exhibit improved glucose tolerance.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    19
  • GO References
    5
Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding
cytoskeletal protein binding
DNA binding
enzyme regulator
hydrolase
ligase
lipid binding
oxidoreductase
RNA binding
signaling receptor activity
signaling receptor binding
transcription
transferase
transporter
Biological Process

carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell differentiation
cell population proliferation
cellular component organization
DNA-templated transcription
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
programmed cell death
protein metabolic process
response to stimulus
signaling
system development
Cellular Component

cell projection
cytoplasmic vesicle
cytoskeleton
cytosol
endoplasmic reticulum
endosome
extracellular region
Golgi apparatus
mitochondrion
membraneless organelle
nucleus
organelle envelope
organelle lumen
plasma membrane
protein-containing complex
synapse
vacuole
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Expression
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Expression Overview

early conceptus
embryo ectoderm
embryo endoderm
embryo mesoderm
embryo mesenchyme
extraembryonic component
alimentary system
auditory system
branchial arches
cardiovascular system
connective tissue
endocrine system
exocrine system
hemolymphoid system
integumental system
limbs
liver and biliary system
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
olfactory system
reproductive system
respiratory system
urinary system
visual system
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  • Assay Results
    739
  • Tissues
    11
  • cDNA Data
    22
  • Literature Summary
    5
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000057182 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 109365 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000100069 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 8550 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000097647 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 1947 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    • UniProt
      10 Sequences
    • Protein Ontology
      PR:000002099 sodium channel protein type 3 subunit alpha
      (term hierarchy)
    • InterPro Domains
      IPR005821 Ion transport domain
      IPR010526 Sodium ion transport-associated domain
      IPR027359 Voltage-dependent channel domain superfamily
      IPR043203 Voltage-gated cation channel calcium and sodium
      IPR024583 Voltage-gated Na+ ion channel, cytoplasmic domain
      IPR001696 Voltage gated sodium channel, alpha subunit
      IPR044564 Voltage-gated sodium channel alpha subunit, inactivation gate
    • GlyGen
      A2ASI5 10 sites, 5 N-linked glycans (3 sites)
    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 32
      cDNA 23
      Primer pair 9

      Microarray probesets 5
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-14322, MGI:2685846
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 61
      Developmental Gene Expression 5
      Gene Ontology 5
      Phenotypes 16
    • Earliest
      J:11420 Malo D, et al., Three brain sodium channel alpha-subunit genes are clustered on the proximal segment of mouse chromosome 2. Genomics. 1991 Jul;10(3):666-72
    • Latest
      J:362505 Ambroziak W, et al., Thermally induced neuronal plasticity in the hypothalamus mediates heat tolerance. Nat Neurosci. 2025 Feb;28(2):346-360
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    Mouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Models of Human Cancer database (MMHCdb) (formerly Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB)), Gene Ontology (GO)
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    03/25/2025
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