Gene Information
Gene NameASIC1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length528
Protein NamesAcid-sensing ion channel 1 (ASIC1) (Amiloride-sensitive cation channel 2, neuronal) (Brain sodium channel 2) (BNaC2)
Target Nameacid-sensing ion channel 1
Target TypeSuccessful target
Gene Age987 ( ENSG00000110881 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBP78348
Gene CardASIC1
Uniprot IDP78348
PfamPF00858
In ASDyes
Allosteric Predictionyes (1.000089318)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ ASIC1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ ASIC1 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ ASIC1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ ASIC1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Asic1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ ASIC1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Asic1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ ASIC1 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsASIC2, ASIC4, ASIC3
ParalogsASIC5, SCNN1B, SCNN1G, ASIC4, SCNN1A, SCNN1D, ASIC2, ASIC3
Tissuebrain
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in most or all neurons.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 6L6I  (X-ray  3.24A  6L6N  (X-ray  2.86A  7CFS  (EM  3.56A  7CFT  (EM  3.90A  7RNN  (EM  2.86A 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12578970, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21036899, ECO:0000269|PubMed:22760635};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12578970, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21036899, ECO:0000269|PubMed:22760635}. Note=Localizes in synaptosomes at dendritic synapses of neurons. Colocalizes with DLG4 (By similarity). {ECO:0000250}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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