Description
Product Characteristics:
Sodium permeable non-voltage-sensitive ion channel inhibited by the diuretic amiloride. Mediates the electrodiffusion of the luminal sodium (and water, which follows osmotically) through the apical membrane of epithelial cells. Plays an essential role in electrolyte and blood pressure homeostasis, but also in airway surface liquid homeostasis, which is important for proper clearance of mucus. Controls the reabsorption of sodium in kidney, colon, lung and sweat glands. Also plays a role in taste perception.
Subcellular location: Cell membrane
Synonyms: BESC1, ENaCb, SCNEB, ENaCbeta, Amiloride-sensitive sodium channel subunit beta, Beta-NaCH, Epithelial Na(+) channel subunit beta, Beta-ENaC, Nonvoltage-gated sodium channel 1 subunit beta, SCNN1B
Target Information: Nonvoltage-gated, amiloride-sensitive, sodium channels control fluid and electrolyte transport across epithelia in many organs. These channels are heteromeric complexes consisting of 3 subunits: alpha, beta, and gamma. This gene encodes the beta subunit, and mutations in this gene have been associated with pseudohypoaldosteronism type 1 (PHA1), and Liddle syndrome. [provided by RefSeq, Apr 2009]