| Dataset | GeneRIF Biological Term Annotations |
| Category | structural or functional annotations |
| Type | biological term |
| Description | sodium channel, voltage gated, type VIII alpha subunit|This gene encodes a member of the sodium channel alpha subunit gene family. The encoded protein forms the ion pore region of the voltage-gated sodium channel. This protein is essential for the rapid membrane depolarization that occurs during the formation of the action potential in excitable neurons. Mutations in this gene are associated with mental retardation, pancerebellar atrophy and ataxia. Alternate splicing results in multiple transcript variants.[provided by RefSeq, May 2010] (NCBI Entrez Gene Database, 6334) |
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2 genes co-occuring with the biological term scn8a in literature-supported statements describing functions of genes from the GeneRIF Biological Term Annotations dataset.
