Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 40
Gene name Acid sensing ion channel subunit 2
Gene symbol ASIC2
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
ACCNACCN1ASIC2aBNC1BNaC1MDEGhBNaC1
Chromosome 17
Chromosome location 17q11.2-q12
Summary This gene encodes a member of the degenerin/epithelial sodium channel (DEG/ENaC) superfamily. The members of this family are amiloride-sensitive sodium channels that contain intracellular N and C termini, 2 hydrophobic transmembrane regions, and a large e
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0003026 Process Regulation of systemic arterial blood pressure by aortic arch baroreceptor feedback IEA
GO:0005216 Function Monoatomic ion channel activity IEA
GO:0005261 Function Monoatomic cation channel activity IEA
GO:0005272 Function Sodium channel activity IEA
GO:0005515 Function Protein binding IPI 11802773
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
601784 99 ENSG00000108684
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q16515
Protein name Acid-sensing ion channel 2 (ASIC2) (Amiloride-sensitive cation channel 1, neuronal) (Amiloride-sensitive cation channel neuronal 1) (Brain sodium channel 1) (BNC1) (BNaC1) (Mammalian degenerin homolog) (MDEG)
Protein function Forms pH-gated trimeric sodium channels that act as postsynaptic excitatory sensors in the nervous system (PubMed:10842183, PubMed:23034652, PubMed:8626462, PubMed:8631835). Upon extracellular acidification, these channels generate rapid, transi
PDB 6L6P
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00858 ASC 20 453 Amiloride-sensitive sodium channel Family
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed in brain, cerebellum, trigeminal sensory ganglia and also detected in testis. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10842183, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8631835}.
Sequence
Sequence length 512
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  Taste transduction
Inflammatory mediator regulation of TRP channels
  Stimuli-sensing channels
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar categorized as Causal (Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic) or Unknown.
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Unknown Diseases with uncertain, conflicting, or no pathogenic evidence in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
Prostate cancer Uncertain significance rs193921140 RCV000149045
Associations from Text MiningDisease associations identified through Pubtator
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Basal Cell Nevus Syndrome Associate 34199609
Cataract Age Related Nuclear Associate 33213085
Colorectal Neoplasms Associate 26515597
Diarrhea 5 With Tufting Enteropathy Congenital Associate 28428534
Glioblastoma Associate 36522586
Glioma Associate 12584187, 16704974, 17878160
Glioma Inhibit 18493581, 29057936
IgA Vasculitis Associate 28428534
Multiple Sclerosis Associate 17534430
Neoplasms Inhibit 18493581, 36522586