PIEZO2 Identifiers Aliases PIEZO2 , C18orf30, C18orf58, DA3, DA5, FAM38B, FAM38B2, HsT748, HsT771, MWKS, piezo type mechanosensitive ion channel component 2, DAIPTExternal IDs OMIM : 613629 ; MGI : 1918781 ; HomoloGene : 49695 ; GeneCards : PIEZO2 ; OMA :PIEZO2 - orthologs Wikidata
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]
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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