| Gene Symbol |
PIEZO2
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| Entrez Gene |
63895
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| Alt Symbol |
C18orf30, C18orf58, DA3, DA5, FAM38B, FAM38B2, HsT748, HsT771, MWKS
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| Species |
Human
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| Gene Type |
protein-coding
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| Description |
piezo-type mechanosensitive ion channel component 2
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| Other Description |
family with sequence similarity 38, member A pseudogene|family with sequence similarity 38, member B2|piezo-type mechanosensitive ion channel component 1 pseudogene|protein PIEZO2
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| Swissprots |
Q9H5R4 Q9H5I5 Q8N787 Q8NAR6 B7Z812 Q6ZS91 M4GPJ9
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| Accessions |
Q9H5I5 AK026797 BAB15556 AK027056 BAB15641 AK092226 BAC03832 AK095053 AK127627 BAC87063 AK302764 BAH13798 BC148379 AAI48380 BF509086 BI829775 BM974712 CN287196 CR747105 DB319508 DV080248 DV080444 DV080488 EG327967 JN790819 AFC88283 XM_011525723 XP_011524025 XM_011525724 XP_011524026 XM_011525725 XP_011524027 XM_011525726 XP_011524028 XM_011525727 XP_011524029 NM_173817 NM_022068 NP_071351
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| Function |
Component of a mechanosensitive channel required for rapidly adapting mechanically activated (MA) currents. Required for Merkel-cell mechanotransduction. Plays a major role in light- touch mechanosensation. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q8CD54}.
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| Subcellular Location |
Membrane {ECO:0000305}; Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000305}.
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