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=Sodium Channel= | |||
[[Sodium channels]] <ref name ="sod">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_channel</ref> are voltage gated integral membrane proteins found in muscles and neurons that selectively allow for the diffusion of sodium ions across the membrane. These proteins important for all cells but are specifically responsible initiating electrical signaling in these cells <ref name = "crystal">doi: 10.1038/nature10238</ref> and are commonly targets of drugs and mutation. Each sodium channel is composed of two subunits: the alpha subunit, which is the ion channel transmembrane domain <ref name = "sod"/>, and two beta subunits that modulate channel gating and regulate the channel expression in the membrane <ref name ="beta">PMID: 11486343</ref>. The alpha subunit is able to function independently of the beta subunit<ref name = "beta"/> . | |||
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