Function
Mediates the voltage-dependent sodium ion permeability of excitable membranes (PubMed:16921370, PubMed:17928448, PubMed:27281198). Assuming opened or closed conformations in response to the voltage difference across the membrane, the protein forms a sodium-selective channel through which Na(+) ions may pass in accordance with their electrochemical gradient. Plays a key role in brain, probably by regulating the moment when neurotransmitters are released in neurons (PubMed:16921370, PubMed:22914087). Involved in sensory perception of mechanical pain: activation in somatosensory neurons induces pain without neurogenic inflammation and produces hypersensitivity to mechanical, but not thermal stimuli (PubMed:27281198).
Sequence
MEQTVLVPPGPDSFNFFTRESLAAIERRIAEEKAKNPKPDKKDDDENGPKPNSDLEAGKNLPFIYGDIPPEMVSEPLEDLDPYYINKKTFIVLNKGKAIFRFSATSALYILTPFNPLRKIAIKILVHSLFSMLIMCTILTNCVFMTMSNPPDWTKNVEYTFTGIYTFESLIKIIARGFCLEDFTFLRDPWNWLDFTVITFAYVTEFVDLGNVSALRTFRVLRALKTISVIPGLKTIVGALIQSVKKLSDVMILTVFCLSVFALIGLQLFMGNLRNKCVQWPPTNASLEEHSIEKNITMDYNGTLVNETVFEFDWKSYIQDSRYHYFLEGVLDALLCGNSSDAGQCPEGYMCVKAGRNPNYGYTSFDTFSWAFLSLFRLMTQDFWENLYQLTLRAAGKTYMIFFVLVIFLGSFYLINLILAVVAMAYEEQNQATLEEAEQKEAEFQQMLEQLKKQQEAAQQAAATTASEHSREPSAAGRLSDSSSEASKLSSKSAKERRNRRKKRKQKEQSGGEEKDDDEFHKSESEDSIRRKGFRFSIEGNRLTYEKRYSSPHQSLLSIRGSLFSPRRNSRTSLFSFRGRAKDVGSENDFADDEHSTFEDNESRRDSLFVPRRHGERRNSNLSQTSRSSRMLAVFPANGKMHSTVDCNGVVSLVGGPSVPTSPVGQLLPEVIIDKPATDDNGTTTETEMRKRRSSSFHVSMDFLEDPSQRQRAMSIASILTNTVEELEESRQKCPPCWYKFSNIFLIWDCSPYWLKVKHIVNLVVMDPFVDLAITICIVLNTLFMAMEHYPMTEHFNHVLTVGNLVFTGIFTAEMFLKIIAMDPYYYFQEGWNIFDGFIVTLSLVELGLANVEGLSVLRSFRLLRVFKLAKSWPTLNMLIKIIGNSVGALGNLTLVLAIIVFIFAVVGMQLFGKSYKDCVCKIATDCKLPRWHMNDFFHSFLIVFRVLCGEWIETMWDCMEVAGQAMCLTVFMMVMVIGNLVVLNLFLALLLSSFSADNLAATDDDNEMNNLQIAVDRMHKGIAYVKRKIYEFIQQSFVKKQKILDEIKPLDDLNNRKDNCISNHTTEIGKDLDCLKDVNGTTSGIGTGSSVEKYIIDESDYMSFINNPSLTVTVPIAVGESDFENLNTEDFSSESDLEESKEKLNESSSSSEGSTVDIGAPAEEQPVIEPEETLEPEACFTEGCVQRFKCCQISVEEGRGKQWWNLRRTCFRIVEHNWFETFIVFMILLSSGALAFEDIYIDQRKTIKTMLEYADKVFTYIFILEMLLKWVAYGYQTYFTNAWCWLDFLIVDVSLVSLTANALGYSELGAIKSLRTLRALRPLRALSRFEGMRVVVNALLGAIPSIMNVLLVCLIFWLIFSIMGVNLFAGKFYHCVNTTTGDIFEISEVNNHSDCLKLIERNETARWKNVKVNFDNVGFGYLSLLQVATFKGWMDIMYAAVDSRNVELQPKYEESLYMYLYFVIFIIFGSFFTLNLFIGVIIDNFNQQKKKFGGQDIFMTEEQKKYYNAMKKLGSKKPQKPIPRPGNKFQGMVFDFVTRQVFDISIMILICLNMVTMMVETDDQSDYVTSILSRINLVFIVLFTGECVLKLISLRHYYFTIGWNIFDFVVVILSIVGMFLAELIEKYFVSPTLFRVIRLARIGRILRLIKGAKGIRTLLFALMMSLPALFNIGLLLFLVMFIYAIFGMSNFAYVKREVGIDDMFNFETFGNSMICLFQITTSAGWDGLLAPILNSKPPDCDPNKVNPGSSVKGDCGNPSVGIFFFVSYIIISFLVVVNMYIAVILENFSVATEESAEPLSEDDFEMFYEVWEKFDPDATQFMEFEKLSQFAAALEPPLNLPQPNKLQLIAMDLPMVSGDRIHCLDILFAFTKRVLGESGEMDALRIQMEERFMASNPSKVSYQPITTTLKRKQEEVSAVIIQRAYRRHLLKRTVKQASFTYNKNKLKGGANLLVKEDMLIDRINENSITEKTDLTMSTAACPPSYDRVTKPIVEKHEQEGKDEKAKGK