The Drosophila Sodium Channel 1 (DSC1): The founding member of a new family of voltage-gated cation channels

- DSC1 (Drosophila Sodium Channel 1) encodes voltage-gated cation channels.
- The role of the DSC1 channel is distinct from that of the voltage-gated sodium channel.
- Orthologs of the DSC1 gene are found in other insect species.