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Gene information for PIEZO2 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID63895
Official gene symbolPIEZO2
Full namefamily with sequence similarity 38, member B
Aliases,C18orf30,C18orf58,DA5,FAM38B,FAM38B2,HsT748,HsT771,
Gene summaryPiezos 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 (Coste et al., 2010 [PubMed 20813920]).[supplied by OMIM]
LocationChromosome: 18   Locus: 18p11.22
Gene position11148761 - 10670244  Map Viewer
Gene orientationminus
Gene size478518 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID613629