Summary

Name PIEZO2
Full Name Piezo-type mechanosensitive ion channel component 2
Synonyms Protein FAM38B | C18orf30, C18orf58, FAM38B
Primary ID Q9H5I5
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Type protein
Relations 1
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.

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Regulator Mechanism target score
+ form complex img/form-complex.png binding Hair cells mechanotransduction channel 0.412
Publications: 1 Organism: Mus Musculus
Tissue: Inner Ear