Figure 6.

Sequence alignment of Nav1.2, Nav1.4, Nav1.6, and Nav1.8 for segment 5 in domain I, segment 5 in domain II, and segment 6 in domain II. Three amino acids were selected in these areas because these amino acids are different in Nav1.8 from those in Nav1.2, Nav1.4, and Nav1.6 and are in trans-membrane regions close to the extracellular surface. The amino acids of Nav1.8 were introduced into Nav1.2 and Nav1.4, giving the single mutants: M271K, M900K, and M965T (Nav1.2 mutants), and M273K, M719K, and M784T (Nav1.4 mutants).