Entrez gene ID | | 9780 |
Official gene symbol | | PIEZO1 |
Full name | | family with sequence similarity 38, member A |
Aliases | | ,DHS,FAM38A,Mib, |
Gene summary | | 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 FAM38A gene encodes PIEZO1, a protein that induces mechanically activated (MA) currents in various cell types (Coste et al., 2010 [PubMed 20813920]).[supplied by OMIM] |
Location | | Chromosome: 16 Locus: 16q24.3 |
Gene position | | 88851372 - 88781746 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | minus |
Gene size | | 69627 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 611184 |
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