Names & Taxonomy

Uniprot ID:
Q9H5I5
Entry Name:
PIEZ2_HUMAN
Status:
reviewed
Protein Names:
Piezo-type mechanosensitive ion channel component 2 (Protein FAM38B)
Gene Names:
PIEZO2 C18orf30 C18orf58 FAM38B
Gene Names Primary:
PIEZO2
Organism:
Homo sapiens (Human)

Structure

Length:
2752
Sequence:
MASEVVCGLIFRLLLPICLAVACAFRYNGLSFVYLIYLLLIPLFSEPTKTTMQGHTGRLLKSLCFISLSFLLLHIIFHITLVSLEAQHRIAPGYNCSTWEKTFRQIGFESLKGADAGNGIRVFVPDIGMFIASLTIWLLCRNIVQKPVTDEAAQSNPEFENEELAEGEKIDSEEALIYEEDFNGGDGVEGELEESTKLKMFRRLASVASKLKEFIGNMITTAGKVVVTILLGSSGMMLPSLTSSVYFFVFLGLCTWWSWCRTFDPLLFSCLCVLLAIFTAGHLIGLYLYQFQFFQEAVPPNDYYARLFGIKSVIQTDCSSTWKIIVNPDLSWYHHANPILLLVMYYTLATLIRIWLQEPLVQDEGTKEEDKALACSPIQITAGRRRSLWYATHYPTDERKLLSMTQDDYKPSDGLLVTVNGNPVDYHTIHPSLPMENGPGKADLYSTPQYRWEPSDESSEKREEEEEEKEEFEEERSREEKRSIKVHAMVSVFQFIMKQSYICALIAMMAWSITYHSWLTFVLLIWSCTLWMIRNRRKYAMISSPFMVVYGNLLLILQYIWSFELPEIKKVPGFLEKKEPGELASKILFTITFWLLLRQHLTEQKALQEKEALLSEVKIGSQENEEKDEELQDIQVEGEPKEEEEEEAKEEKQERKKVEQEEAEEEDEQDIMKVLGNLVVAMFIKYWIYVCGGMFFFVSFEGKIVMYKIIYMVLFLFCVALYQVHYEWWRKILKYFWMSVVIYTMLVLIFIYTYQFENFPGLWQNMTGLKKEKLEDLGLKQFTVAELFTRIFIPTSFLLVCILHLHYFHDRFLELTDLKSIPSKEDNTIYRLAHPEGSLPDLTMMHLTASLEKPEVRKLAEPGEEKLEGYSEKAQKGDLGKDSEESEEDGEEEEESEEEEETSDLRNKWHLVIDRLTVLFLKFLEYFHKLQVFMWWILELHIIKIVSSYIIWVSVKEVSLFNYVFLISWAFALPYAKLRRLASSVCTVWTCVIIVCKMLYQLQTIKPENFSVNCSLPNENQTNIPFNELNKSLLYSAPIDPTEWVGLRKSSPLLVYLRNNLLMLAILAFEVTIYRHQEYYRGRNNLTAPVSRTIFHDITRLHLDDGLINCAKYFINYFFYKFGLETCFLMSVNVIGQRMDFYAMIHACWLIAVLYRRRRKAIAEIWPKYCCFLACIITFQYFICIGIPPAPCRDYPWRFKGASFNDNIIKWLYFPDFIVRPNPVFLVYDFMLLLCASLQRQIFEDENKAAVRIMAGDNVEICMNLDAASFSQHNPVPDFIHCRSYLDMSKVIIFSYLFWFVLTIIFITGTTRISIFCMGYLVACFYFLLFGGDLLLKPIKSILRYWDWLIAYNVFVITMKNILSIGACGYIGTLVHNSCWLIQAFSLACTVKGYQMPAANSPCTLPSGEAGIIWDSICFAFLLLQRRVFMSYYFLHVVADIKASQILASRGAELFQATIVKAVKARIEEEKKSMDQLKRQMDRIKARQQKYKKGKERMLSLTQEPGEGQDMQKLSEEDDEREADKQKAKGKKKQWWRPWVDHASMVRSGDYYLFETDSEEEEEEELKKEDEEPPRRSAFQFVYQAWITDPKTALRQRHKEKKRSAREERKRRRKGSKEGPVEWEDREDEPIKKKSDGPDNIIKRIFNILKFTWVLFLATVDSFTTWLNSISREHIDISTVLRIERCMLTREIKKGNVPTRESIHMYYQNHIMNLSRESGLDTIDEHPGAASGAQTAHRMDSLDSHDSISSEPTQCTMLYSRQGTTETIEEVEAEQEEEAGSTAPEPREAKEYEATGYDVGAMGAEEASLTPEEELTQFSTLDGDVEAPPSYSKAVSFEHLSFGSQDDSAGKNRMAVSPDDSRTDKLGSSILPPLTHELTASELLLKKMFHDDELEESEKFYVGQPRFLLLFYAMYNTLVARSEMVCYFVIILNHMVSASMITLLLPILIFLWAMLSVPRPSRRFWMMAIVYTEVAIVVKYFFQFGFFPWNKNVEVNKDKPYHPPNIIGVEKKEGYVLYDLIQLLALFFHRSILKCHGLWDEDDMTESGMAREESDDELSLGHGRRDSSDSLKSINLAASVESVHVTFPEQQTAVRRKRSGSSSEPSQRSSFSSNRSQRGSTSTRNSSQKGSSVLSIKQKGKRELYMEKLQEHLIKAKAFTIKKTLEIYVPIKQFFYNLIHPEYSAVTDVYVLMFLADTVDFIIIVFGFWAFGKHSAAADITSSLSEDQVPGPFLVMVLIQFGTMVVDRALYLRKTVLGKVIFQVILVFGIHFWMFFILPGVTERKFSQNLVAQLWYFVKCVYFGLSAYQIRCGYPTRVLGNFLTKSYNYVNLFLFQGFRLVPFLTELRAVMDWVWTDTTLSLSSWICVEDIYAHIFILKCWRESEKRYPQPRGQKKKKVVKYGMGGMIIVLLICIVWFPLLFMSLIKSVAGVINQPLDVSVTITLGGYQPIFTMSAQQSQLKVMDQQSFNKFIQAFSRDTGAMQFLENYEKEDITVAELEGNSNSLWTISPPSKQKMIHELLDPNSSFSVVFSWSIQRNLSLGAKSEIATDKLSFPLKNITRKNIAKMIAGNSTESSKTPVTIEKIYPYYVKAPSDSNSKPIKQLLSENNFMDITIILSRDNTTKYNSEWWVLNLTGNRIYNPNSQALELVVFNDKVSPPSLGFLAGYGIMGLYASVVLVIGKFVREFFSGISHSIMFEELPNVDRILKLCTDIFLVRETGELELEEDLYAKLIFLYRSPETMIKWTREKTN
Proteomes:
UP000005640

Subcellular location

Subcellular Location:
Membrane

Function

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.
Gene Ontology Go:
integral component of membrane
mechanically-gated ion channel activity
cation transport
detection of mechanical stimulus involved in sensory perception
response to mechanical stimulus
Gene Ontology Biological Process:
cation transport
detection of mechanical stimulus involved in sensory perception
response to mechanical stimulus
Gene Ontology Molecular Function:
mechanically-gated ion channel activity
Gene Ontology Cellular Component:
integral component of membrane
Keywords:
Alternative splicing
Coiled coil
Complete proteome
Disease mutation
Glycoprotein
Ion channel
Ion transport
Membrane
Phosphoprotein
Polymorphism
Reference proteome
Sensory transduction
Transmembrane
Transmembrane helix
Transport

Publication

PubMed ID:
14702039 16177791 23487782 24726473