UNC79

Gene Information
  • Official Symbol: UNC79
  • Official Name: unc-79 homolog, NALCN channel complex subunit
  • Aliases and Previous Symbols: N/A
  • Entrez ID: 57578
  • UniProt: Q9P2D8
  • Interactions: BioGRID
  • PubMed articles: Open PubMed
  • OMIM: Open OMIM
Function Summary
  • Entrez Summary: The NALCN channel is responsible for Na(+) leak currents. The protein encoded by this gene, along with UNC80, is an accessory subunit of the NALCN channel that contributes to the Ca(2+) sensitivity of the channel. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2016].
  • UniProt Summary: Component of the NALCN sodium channel complex, a cation channel activated either by neuropeptides substance P or neurotensin that controls neuronal excitability. {ECO:0000250}.

Pfam Domains GO Terms


CRISPR Data

Compound Hit Most Correlated Genes in Chemogenomics Tissues where Essential in the Avana Dataset (DepMap 20Q1)

Essentiality in NALM6
  • Essentiality Rank: 4805
  • Expression level (log2 read counts): 1.83

Expression Distribution

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