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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…
The analysis highlights Function, Structure and Pathology as prominent areas in the source structure around PIEZO2.
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The extracted context around PIEZO2 shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, 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 Another extracted example is 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. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.
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TTTA extracted 107 structured relationships around PIEZO2. Examples in this analysis include PIEZO2 → Aliases → PIEZO2, C18orf30, C18orf58, DA3, DA5, FAM38B, FAM38B2, HsT748, HsT771, MWKS, piezo type mechanosensitive ion channel component 2, DAIPT and PIEZO2 → Available structures → Available structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes6KG7. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIEZO2 | Aliases | PIEZO2, C18orf30, C18orf58, DA3, DA5, FAM38B, FAM38B2, HsT748, HsT771, MWKS, piezo type mechanosensitive ion channel component 2, DAIPT | 1.00 | infobox |
| PIEZO2 | Available structures | Available structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes6KG7 | 1.00 | infobox |
| PIEZO2 | Band | 18p11.22-p11.21 | 1.00 | infobox |
| PIEZO2 | Band | 18|18 E1 | 1.00 | infobox |
| PIEZO2 | Bgee | sural nerve | 1.00 | infobox |
| PIEZO2 | Bgee | corpus callosum | 1.00 | infobox |
| PIEZO2 | Bgee | spinal ganglia | 1.00 | infobox |
| PIEZO2 | Bgee | visceral pleura | 1.00 | infobox |
| PIEZO2 | Bgee | inferior ganglion of vagus nerve | 1.00 | infobox |
| PIEZO2 | Bgee | trigeminal ganglion | 1.00 | infobox |
| PIEZO2 | Bgee | parietal pleura | 1.00 | infobox |
| PIEZO2 | Bgee | optic nerve | 1.00 | infobox |
| PIEZO2 | Bgee | C1 segment | 1.00 | infobox |
| PIEZO2 | Bgee | Achilles tendon | 1.00 | infobox |
| PIEZO2 | Bgee | lumbar spinal ganglion | 1.00 | infobox |
| PIEZO2 | Bgee | prostate | 1.00 | infobox |
| PIEZO2 | Bgee | lobe of prostate | 1.00 | infobox |
| PIEZO2 | Bgee | cumulus cell | 1.00 | infobox |
| PIEZO2 | Bgee | genital tubercle | 1.00 | infobox |
| PIEZO2 | Bgee | hand | 1.00 | infobox |
| PIEZO2 | Bgee | aortic valve | 1.00 | infobox |
| PIEZO2 | Bgee | ascending aorta | 1.00 | infobox |
| PIEZO2 | Bgee | gastrula | 1.00 | infobox |
| PIEZO2 | BioGPS | n/a | 1.00 | infobox |
| PIEZO2 | Chr. | Chromosome 18 (human) | 1.00 | infobox |
| PIEZO2 | Chr. | Chromosome 18 (mouse) | 1.00 | infobox |
| PIEZO2 | Databases | NCBI: entry; OMA: entry | 1.00 | infobox |
| PIEZO2 | End | 11,149,569 bp | 1.00 | infobox |
| PIEZO2 | End | 63,520,254 bp | 1.00 | infobox |
| PIEZO2 | Ensembl | ENSG00000154864 | 1.00 | infobox |
The concept neighborhoods around PIEZO2 bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Cells, Expressed and Protein. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.
For PIEZO2, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects PIEZO2 with Function. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.
TTTA analyzes the structure around PIEZO2 to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Function, Structure & Pathology, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.
Source: Wikipedia — PIEZO2 · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout