SCN2A

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
Gene gene Q18031394
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SCN2A

Summary

SCN2A is a gene[1]. SCN2A ranks in the top 1% of gene entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • SCN2A's instance of is recorded as gene[3].
  • SCN2A is a type of protein-coding gene[4].
  • SCN2A's Commons category is recorded as NAV1.2 voltage-gated sodium channel[5].
  • SCN2A's HomoloGene ID is recorded as 75001[6].
  • SCN2A's genomic start is recorded as 166095912[7].
  • SCN2A's genomic start is recorded as 165194993[8].
  • SCN2A's genomic end is recorded as 166248818[9].
  • SCN2A's genomic end is recorded as 165392310[10].
  • SCN2A's ortholog is recorded as Scn2a[11].
  • SCN2A's ortholog is recorded as Scn2a[12].
  • SCN2A's ortholog is recorded as scn1lab[13].
  • SCN2A's ortholog is recorded as para[14].
  • SCN2A's encodes is recorded as Sodium voltage-gated channel alpha subunit 2[15].
  • SCN2A's found in taxon is recorded as Homo sapiens[16].
  • SCN2A's chromosome is recorded as human chromosome 2[17].
  • SCN2A's genetic association is recorded as periodontitis[18].
  • SCN2A's strand orientation is recorded as forward strand[19].
  • SCN2A's exact match is recorded as http://identifiers.org/ncbigene/6326[20].
  • SCN2A's cytogenetic location is recorded as 2q24.3[21].
  • SCN2A's expressed in is recorded as middle temporal gyrus[22].
  • SCN2A's expressed in is recorded as Brodmann area 23[23].
  • SCN2A's expressed in is recorded as cerebellar vermis[24].
  • SCN2A's expressed in is recorded as entorhinal cortex[25].
  • SCN2A's expressed in is recorded as cerebellar hemisphere[26].
  • SCN2A's expressed in is recorded as parietal lobe[27].

Why It Matters

SCN2A ranks in the top 1% of gene entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month).[2] SCN2A is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Ensembl Release 87. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Q20641742. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . HomoloGene build68. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Phenocarta. Retrieved . gemma.msl.ubc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Identifiers.org. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Q20641742. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Lizzlang · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image Protein SCN2A PDB 1byy.png
    Homologene id 75001
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P593]]: 6326"
  2. 7d ago · Jorditty · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Strand orientation forward strand
    Aliases
    Subclass of
    Genetic association periodontitis
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Solution structure of the human Voltage-gated Sodium Channel, brain isoform (Nav1.2).jpg"
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