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PIEZO2

Piezo-type mechanosensitive ion channel component 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PIEZO2 gene. The PIEZO2 protein has a role in mechanotransduction. Mechanical activation of the channel leads to depolarization of the plasma membrane or activation of secondary messenger cascades. PIEZO2 was cloned in 2010 after its homolog, PIEZO1, was…

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Aliases
PIEZO2, C18orf30, C18orf58, DA3, DA5, FAM38B, FAM38B2, HsT748, HsT771, MWKS, piezo type mechanosensitive ion channel component 2, DAIPT
Available structures
Available structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes6KG7
Band
18p11.22-p11.21 · 18|18 E1
Bgee
sural nerve · corpus callosum · spinal ganglia · visceral pleura · inferior ganglion of vagus nerve
BioGPS
n/a
Chr.
Chromosome 18 (human) · Chromosome 18 (mouse)

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PIEZO2

Nodes42
Edges41
Triples107
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.047619
Components1

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Bgee · 19
PIEZO2 → Achilles tendon, aortic valve, ascending aorta, C1 segment, corpus callosum, cumulus cell, gastrula, genital tubercle, hand, inferior ganglion of vagus nerve, lobe of prostate, lumbar spinal ganglion, optic nerve, parietal pleura, prostate, spinal ganglia, sural nerve, trigeminal ganglion, visceral pleura
RNA expression pattern · 19
PIEZO2 → Achilles tendon, aortic valve, ascending aorta, C1 segment, corpus callosum, cumulus cell, gastrula, genital tubercle, hand, inferior ganglion of vagus nerve, lobe of prostate, lumbar spinal ganglion, optic nerve, parietal pleura, prostate, spinal ganglia, sural nerve, trigeminal ganglion, visceral pleura
Gene ontology · 16
PIEZO2 → cation channel activity, cation transmembrane transport, cation transport, cellular response to mechanical stimulus, detection of mechanical stimulus, detection of mechanical stimulus involved in sensory perception, integral component of membrane, ion transmembrane transport, ion transport, mechanosensitive ion channel activity, membrane, plasma membrane, regulation of membrane potential, response to mechanical stimulus, response to stimulus, transmembrane transport
related to Pathology · 8
PIEZO2 → Arthrogryposis, Distal Arthrogryposis, Distal Arthrogryposis Type, Gain-of-function, Gordon, Loss, Marden-Walker, Mice
related to Physiological function · 6
PIEZO2 → Along, For, In, It, Merkel, PIEZO1
related to Structure · 6
PIEZO2 → Each, Piezo, Piezos, The, They, Under
related to Molecular function · 3
PIEZO2 → PIEZO1, PIEZO2-mediated, The
Band · 2
PIEZO2 → 18p11.22-p11.21, 18|18 E1
Chr. · 2
PIEZO2 → Chromosome 18 (human), Chromosome 18 (mouse)
End · 2
PIEZO2 → 11,149,569 bp, 63,520,254 bp

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channel ion bp membrane chr human band protein role gene structure piezo1 chromosome 18 mouse mechanical nm mechanosensitive blades component

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PIEZO2AliasesPIEZO2, C18orf30, C18orf58, DA3, DA5, FAM38B, FAM38B2, HsT748, HsT771, MWKS, piezo type mechanosensitive ion channel component 2, DAIPT1.00infobox
PIEZO2Available structuresAvailable structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes6KG71.00infobox
PIEZO2Band18p11.22-p11.211.00infobox
PIEZO2Band18|18 E11.00infobox
PIEZO2Bgeesural nerve1.00infobox
PIEZO2Bgeecorpus callosum1.00infobox
PIEZO2Bgeespinal ganglia1.00infobox
PIEZO2Bgeevisceral pleura1.00infobox
PIEZO2Bgeeinferior ganglion of vagus nerve1.00infobox
PIEZO2Bgeetrigeminal ganglion1.00infobox
PIEZO2Bgeeparietal pleura1.00infobox
PIEZO2Bgeeoptic nerve1.00infobox
PIEZO2BgeeC1 segment1.00infobox
PIEZO2BgeeAchilles tendon1.00infobox
PIEZO2Bgeelumbar spinal ganglion1.00infobox
PIEZO2Bgeeprostate1.00infobox
PIEZO2Bgeelobe of prostate1.00infobox
PIEZO2Bgeecumulus cell1.00infobox
PIEZO2Bgeegenital tubercle1.00infobox
PIEZO2Bgeehand1.00infobox
PIEZO2Bgeeaortic valve1.00infobox
PIEZO2Bgeeascending aorta1.00infobox
PIEZO2Bgeegastrula1.00infobox
PIEZO2BioGPSn/a1.00infobox
PIEZO2Chr.Chromosome 18 (human)1.00infobox
PIEZO2Chr.Chromosome 18 (mouse)1.00infobox
PIEZO2DatabasesNCBI: entry; OMA: entry1.00infobox
PIEZO2End11,149,569 bp1.00infobox
PIEZO2End63,520,254 bp1.00infobox
PIEZO2EnsemblENSG000001548641.00infobox

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