This is one of the three pore-forming subunits of the heterotrimeric epithelial sodium channel (ENaC), a critical regulator of sodium balance and fluid homeostasis (PubMed:30251954, PubMed:32729833, PubMed:7550319, PubMed:7762608, PubMed:9792722). ENaC operates in epithelial tissues, where it mediates the electrodiffusion of sodium ions from extracellular fluid through the apical membrane of cells, with water following osmotically (PubMed:24124190). It plays a key role in maintaining sodium homeostasis through electrogenic sodium reabsorption in the kidneys (PubMed:12107247, PubMed:7550319, PubMed:8640238). Additionally, ENaC is essential for airway surface liquid homeostasis, which is crucial for proper mucus clearance (PubMed:18507830, PubMed:19017867, PubMed:24124190). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12107247, ECO:0000269|PubMed:18507830, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19017867, ECO:0000269|PubMed:24124190, ECO:0000269|PubMed:30251954, ECO:0000269|PubMed:32729833, ECO:0000269|PubMed:7550319, ECO:0000269|PubMed:7762608, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8640238, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9792722}. This is the function of Ensembl gene identifier ENSG00000166828 (SCNN1G, sodium channel epithelial 1 subunit gamma).