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Facts about Piezo-type mechanosensitive ion channel component 2.
Plays a significant role in light- touch mechanosensation. .
Human | |
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Gene Name: | PIEZO2 |
Uniprot: | Q9H5I5 |
Entrez: | 63895 |
Belongs to: |
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PIEZO (TC 1.A.75) family |
C18orf30; C18orf58; FAM38B; FAM38B2; family with sequence similarity 38, member B; family with sequence similarity 38, member B2; FLJ23144; FLJ23403; FLJ25916; FLJ34907; FLJ37734; FLJ45725; HsT748; HsT771; piezo-type mechanosensitive ion channel component 2; protein PIEZO2
Mass (kDA):
318.064 kDA
Human | |
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Location: | 18p11.22-p11.21 |
Sequence: | 18; NC_000018.10 (10670237..11149585, complement) |
Membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein.
PMID: 27607563 by Mahmud A.A., et al. Loss of the proprioception and touch sensation channel PIEZO2 in siblings with a progressive form of contractures.
PMID: 27653382 by Chesler A.T., et al. The Role of PIEZO2 in Human Mechanosensation.