Current–voltage relationships in the absence and presence of 50 μM R-(+)-propranolol.
NaV1.1 is a voltage-gated ion channel essential for the generation and propagation of action potentials, and is expressed in nerve, glial cells and muscle. In neurons NaV1.1 is presumably involved in propagating synaptic signals from dendrites to soma and in integration of electrical signals within the soma prior to the initiation of axonal action potentials. NaV1.1 is the primary voltage-gated Na+ channel in several clases of GABAergic interneurons, and its reduced activity leads to reduced excitability and decreased GABAergic tone. NaV1.1 is TTX-sensitive.