DDESC: Dragon database for exploration of sodium channels in human.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sodium channels are heteromultimeric, integral membrane proteins that belong to a superfamily of ion channels. The mutations in genes encoding for sodium channel proteins have been linked with several inherited genetic disorders such as febrile epilepsy, Brugada syndrome, ventricular fibrillation, long QT syndrome, or channelopathy associated insensitivity to pain. In spite of these significant effects that sodium channel proteins/genes could have on human health, there is no publicly available resource focused on sodium channels that would support exploration of the sodium channel related information.

Results

We report here Dragon Database for Exploration of Sodium Channels in Human (DDESC), which provides comprehensive information related to sodium channels rega

SUBMITTER: Sagar S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2631582 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature