Rabbit anti-Human ASIC3 Polyclonal Antibody

Uniprot Id

Q9UHC3

Target Species

Human

Target Name

ASIC3

Target Full Name

Acid-sensing ion channel 3

Target Function

Cation channel with high affinity for sodium, which is gated by extracellular protons and inhibited by the diuretic amiloride. Generates a biphasic current with a fast inactivating and a slow sustained phase. In sensory neurons is proposed to mediate the pain induced by acidosis that occurs in ischemic, damaged or inflamed tissue. May be involved in hyperalgesia. May play a role in mechanoreception. Heteromeric channel assembly seems to modulate channel properties.

Target Subcellular Location

Cell membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein. Cytoplasm.

Target Protein Families

Amiloride-sensitive sodium channel (TC 1.A.6) family, ASIC3 subfamily

Target Tissue Specificity

Expressed by sensory neurons. Strongly expressed in brain, spinal chord, lung, lymph nodes, kidney, pituitary, heart and testis.

Target Synonyms

ACCN 3; Accn3; ACCN3_HUMAN; Acid sensing ion channel 3; Acid-sensing ion channel 3; Amiloride sensitive cation channel 3; Amiloride sensitive cation channel 3 testis; Amiloride-sensitive cation channel 3; ASIC 3; ASIC3; DRASIC; hASIC 3; hASIC3; hTNaC 1; hTNaC1; Modulatory subunit of ASIC 2a; Modulatory subunit of ASIC2a; Neuronal amiloride sensitive cation channel 3; Neuronal amiloride-sensitive cation channel 3; Proton gated cation channel subunit; SLNAC 1; SLNAC1; Testis sodium channel 1; TNaC 1; TNaC1

Target Background

This gene encodes a member of the degenerin/epithelial sodium channel (DEG/ENaC) superfamily. The members of this family are amiloride-sensitive sodium channels that contain intracellular N and C termini, two hydrophobic transmembrane regions, and a large extracellular loop, which has many cysteine residues with conserved spacing. The member encoded by this gene is an acid sensor and may play an important role in the detection of lasting pH changes. In addition, a heteromeric association between this member and acid-sensing (proton-gated) ion channel 2 has been observed as proton-gated channels sensitive to gadolinium. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been described.