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This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about SCN8A: its mechanistic relationships (Knowledge Graph edges), hypotheses targeting it, analyses mentioning it, and supporting scientific papers. The interactive graph below shows its immediate neighbors. All content is AI-synthesized from peer-reviewed literature.
SCN8A is a gene implicated in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: associated with, therapeutic target, activates. Associated with Als, Ataxia, Migraine. Connected to 26 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.
| Gene Symbol | SCN8A |
| Full Name | Sodium Voltage-Gated Channel Alpha Subunit 8 |
| Aliases | SCN8A/Nav1.6 gene |
| Chromosome | 12q13.13 |
| Function | The SCN8A gene encodes the alpha subunit of the voltage-gated sodium channel Nav1.6. |
| Primary Expression | Brain, Cerebellum, Hippocampus, Cortex |
| Molecular Weight | 260 kDa |
| Pathways | Akt |
| UniProt ID | Q9UQD0 |
| NCBI Gene ID | 6334 |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000175550 |
| OMIM | 600402 |
| GeneCards | SCN8A |
| Human Protein Atlas | SCN8A |
| Associated Diseases | Ataxia, Inflammation, Ms, Parkinson |
| Interactions | RAF1, GRM5, FGF13, CDK5R2, SLC17A7, STAT1 |
| KG Connections | 107 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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SCN8A["<b>SCN8A</b>"]
Parkinson{"Parkinson"}
SCN8A -->|"associated with"| Parkinson
Ms{"Ms"}
SCN8A -->|"associated with"| Ms
Ataxia{"Ataxia"}
SCN8A -->|"associated with"| Ataxia
SCN8A -->|"inhibits"| Ms
Migraine{"Migraine"}
SCN8A -->|"inhibits"| Migraine
AKT1["AKT1"]
SCN8A -->|"therapeutic target"| AKT1
SCN2A["SCN2A"]
SCN8A -->|"therapeutic target"| SCN2A
APOPTOSIS["APOPTOSIS"]
SCN8A -->|"associated with"| APOPTOSIS
SCN4A["SCN4A"]
SCN8A -->|"therapeutic target"| SCN4A
GBA["GBA"]
SCN8A -->|"therapeutic target"| GBA
Apoptosis(["Apoptosis"])
SCN8A -->|"associated with"| Apoptosis
Akt(["Akt"])
SCN8A -->|"therapeutic target"| Akt
PARKINSON_S_DISEASE["PARKINSON'S DISEASE"]
PARKINSON_S_DISEASE -->|"associated with"| SCN8A
DOCK2["DOCK2"]
DOCK2 -->|"associated with"| SCN8A
TRPA1["TRPA1"]
TRPA1 -->|"inhibits"| SCN8A
SRC["SRC"]
SRC -->|"inhibits"| SCN8A
style SCN8A fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Encephalitis | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Parkinson | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Ataxia | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Migraine | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Inflammation | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Neuroinflammation | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Epilepsy | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Hypertension | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| AKT1 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| SCN2A | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| SCN4A | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| GBA | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| AKT1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| TRPM3 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| CREBBP | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| RAF1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| DOCK2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| STAT1 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| FGF13 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| SCN2B | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| CDK5R2 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| ISG15 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| FGF13 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| SLC17A7 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CDK5R2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| GRM5 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| SLC17A7 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| GRM5 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| PPAR | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| TNF | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| Cdk5 | therapeutic_target | protein | 0.60 |
| STAT1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| SLC17A7 | targets | gene | 0.60 |
| STAT1 | targets | gene | 0.60 |
| STAT1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| STXBP1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| WWOX | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| epilepsy | activates | disease | 0.60 |
| APOPTOSIS | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| Apoptosis | associated_with | pathway | 0.60 |
| Akt | therapeutic_target | pathway | 0.60 |
| Akt | regulates | pathway | 0.60 |
| Mapk | activates | pathway | 0.60 |
| PARKINSON'S DISEASE | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| PARKINSON | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOCK2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| TRPA1 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| SRC | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| GBA | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| SLC17A7 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| GRM5 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| SCN2B | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| STAT1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ISG15 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| STAT1 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| FGF13 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| CDK5R2 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| SCN2B | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| ISG15 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| CDK5R2 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| FGF13 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| GRM5 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CDK5R2 | targets | gene | 0.60 |
| FGF13 | targets | gene | 0.60 |
| GRM5 | targets | gene | 0.60 |
| ISG15 | targets | gene | 0.60 |
| SCN2B | targets | gene | 0.60 |
| CDK5R2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| FGF13 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| GRM5 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CDKL5 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| HCN1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| KCNQ2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PLCB1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| SCN1A | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| SCN2A | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PARKINSON'S DISEASE | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CREB | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ERK | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| GENES | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ISG15 | interacts_with | gene | 0.50 |
| STAT1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.50 |
| SCN2B | interacts_with | gene | 0.50 |
Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target
| Hypothesis | Score | Disease | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| No targeting hypotheses | |||
Scientific analyses that reference this entity
No analyses mention this entity
Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity
| Title & PMID | Authors | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No papers found | ||||