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PIEZO2
Available structures
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Identifiers
AliasesPIEZO2, C18orf30, C18orf58, DA3, DA5, FAM38B, FAM38B2, HsT748, HsT771, MWKS, piezo type mechanosensitive ion channel component 2, DAIPT
External IDsOMIM: 613629; MGI: 1918781; HomoloGene: 49695; GeneCards: PIEZO2; OMA:PIEZO2 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
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UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_022068
NM_173817
NM_001378183

NM_001039485
NM_172629

RefSeq (protein)

NP_071351
NP_001365112

NP_001034574

Location (UCSC)Chr 18: 10.67 – 11.15 MbChr 18: 63.14 – 63.52 Mb
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Piezo-type mechanosensitive ion channel component 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PIEZO2 gene.[5] It has a homotrimeric structure, with three blades curving into a nano-dome, with a diameter of 28 nanometers.[6]

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Piezos are large transmembrane proteins conserved among various species, all having between 24 and 36 predicted transmembrane domains. 'Piezo' comes from the Greek 'piesi,' meaning 'pressure.' The PIEZO2 protein has a role in rapidly adapting mechanically activated (MA) currents in somatosensory neurons.[7] Its structure is resolved via a mouse version in 2019, showing the predicted homotrimeric propeller.[8]

PIEZO2 is typically found in cell types that respond to physical touch, such as Merkel cells,[9] and is thought to regulate light touch response.[10]

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