Gene
Entrez ID Entrez Gene ID - the GENE ID in NCBI Gene database.
63895
Gene name Gene Name - the full gene name approved by the HGNC.
Piezo type mechanosensitive ion channel component 2
Gene symbol Gene Symbol - the official gene symbol approved by the HGNC.
PIEZO2
Synonyms (NCBI Gene) Gene synonyms aliases
C18orf30, C18orf58, DA3, DA5, DAIPT, FAM38B, FAM38B2, HsT748, HsT771, MWKS
Chromosome Chromosome number
18
Chromosome location Chromosomal Location - indicates the cytogenetic location of the gene or region on the chromosome.
18p11.22-p11.21
Summary Summary of gene provided in NCBI Entrez Gene.
The protein encoded by this gene contains more than thirty transmembrane domains and likely functions as part of mechanically-activated (MA) cation channels. These channels serve to connect mechanical forces to biological signals. The encoded protein quic
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs199842060 C>G,T Conflicting-interpretations-of-pathogenicity Missense variant, coding sequence variant, non coding transcript variant
rs202104395 C>G,T Conflicting-interpretations-of-pathogenicity Missense variant, coding sequence variant, non coding transcript variant
rs375812718 G>A Likely-benign, conflicting-interpretations-of-pathogenicity Synonymous variant, coding sequence variant, non coding transcript variant
rs587777076 T>A Pathogenic Non coding transcript variant, coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs587777450 C>T Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, genic downstream transcript variant, missense variant
Gene ontology (GO) Gene ontology information of associated ontologies with gene provided by GO database.
GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0005261 Function Monoatomic cation channel activity IBA
GO:0005886 Component Plasma membrane IBA
GO:0005886 Component Plasma membrane IEA
GO:0006811 Process Monoatomic ion transport IEA
GO:0006812 Process Monoatomic cation transport ISS
Other IDs Other ids provides unique ids of gene in databases such as OMIM, HGNC, ENSEMBLE.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
613629 26270 ENSG00000154864
Protein
UniProt ID Q9H5I5
Protein name Piezo-type mechanosensitive ion channel component 2 (Protein FAM38B)
Protein function Pore-forming subunit of the mechanosensitive non-specific cation Piezo channel required for rapidly adapting mechanically activated (MA) currents and has a key role in sensing touch and tactile pain (PubMed:37590348). Piezo channels are homotrim
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF15917 PIEZO 1366 1600 Piezo Family
PF12166 Piezo_RRas_bdg 2340 2749 Piezo non-specific cation channel, R-Ras-binding domain Family
Sequence
MASEVVCGLIFRLLLPICLAVACAFRYNGLSFVYLIYLLLIPLFSEPTKTTMQGHTGRLL
KSLCFISLSFLLLHIIFHITLVSLEAQHRIAPGYNCSTWEKTFRQIGFESLKGADAGNGI
RVFVPDIGMFIASLTIWLLCRNIVQKPVTDEAAQSNPEFENEELAEGEKIDSEEALIYEE
DFNGGDGVEGELEESTKLKMFRRLASVASKLKEFIGNMITTAGKVVVTILLGSSGMMLPS
LTSSVYFFVFLGLCTWWSWCRTFDPLLFSCLCVLLAIFTAGHLIGLYLYQFQFFQEAVPP
NDYYARLFGIKSVIQTDCSSTWKIIVNPDLSWYHHANPILLLVMYYTLATLIRIWLQEPL
VQDEGTKEEDKALACSPIQITAGRRRSLWYATHYPTDERKLLSMTQDDYKPSDGLLVTVN
GNPVDYHTIHPSLPMENGPGKADLYSTPQYRWEPSDESSEKREEEEEEKEEFEEERSREE
KRSIKVHAMVSVFQFIMKQSYICALIAMMAWSITYHSWLTFVLLIWSCTLWMIRNRRKYA
MISSPFMVVYGNLLLILQYIWSFELPEIKKVPGFLEKKEPGELASKILFTITFWLLLRQH
LTEQKALQEKEALLSEVKIGSQENEEKDEELQDIQVEGEPKEEEEEEAKEEKQERKKVEQ
EEAEEEDEQDIMKVLGNLVVAMFIKYWIYVCGGMFFFVSFEGKIVMYKIIYMVLFLFCVA
LYQVHYEWWRKILKYFWMSVVIYTMLVLIFIYTYQFENFPGLWQNMTGLKKEKLEDLGLK
QFTVAELFTRIFIPTSFLLVCILHLHYFHDRFLELTDLKSIPSKEDNTIYRLAHPEGSLP
DLTMMHLTASLEKPEVRKLAEPGEEKLEGYSEKAQKGDLGKDSEESEEDGEEEEESEEEE
ETSDLRNKWHLVIDRLTVLFLKFLEYFHKLQVFMWWILELHIIKIVSSYIIWVSVKEVSL
FNYVFLISWAFALPYAKLRRLASSVCTVWTCVIIVCKMLYQLQTIKPENFSVNCSLPNEN
QTNIPFNELNKSLLYSAPIDPTEWVGLRKSSPLLVYLRNNLLMLAILAFEVTIYRHQEYY
RGRNNLTAPVSRTIFHDITRLHLDDGLINCAKYFINYFFYKFGLETCFLMSVNVIGQRMD
FYAMIHACWLIAVLYRRRRKAIAEIWPKYCCFLACIITFQYFICIGIPPAPCRDYPWRFK
GASFNDNIIKWLYFPDFIVRPNPVFLVYDFMLLLCASLQRQIFEDENKAAVRIMAGDNVE
ICMNLDAASFSQHNPVPDFIHCRSYLDMSKVIIFSYLFWFVLTIIFITGTTRISIFCMGY
LVACFYFLLFGGDLLLKPIKSILRYWDWLIAYNVFVITMKNILSIGACGYIGTLVHNSCW
LIQAFSLACTVKGYQMPAANSPCTLPSGEAGIIWDSICFAFLLLQRRVFMSYYFLHVVAD
IKASQILASRGAELFQATIVKAVKARIEEEKKSMDQLKRQMDRIKARQQKYKKGKERMLS
LTQEPGEGQDMQKLSEEDDEREADKQKAKGKKKQWWRPWVDHASMVRSGDYYLFETDSEE
EEEEELKKEDEEPPRRSAFQFVYQAWITDPKTALRQRHKE
KKRSAREERKRRRKGSKEGP
VEWEDREDEPIKKKSDGPDNIIKRIFNILKFTWVLFLATVDSFTTWLNSISREHIDISTV
LRIERCMLTREIKKGNVPTRESIHMYYQNHIMNLSRESGLDTIDEHPGAASGAQTAHRMD
SLDSHDSISSEPTQCTMLYSRQGTTETIEEVEAEQEEEAGSTAPEPREAKEYEATGYDVG
AMGAEEASLTPEEELTQFSTLDGDVEAPPSYSKAVSFEHLSFGSQDDSAGKNRMAVSPDD
SRTDKLGSSILPPLTHELTASELLLKKMFHDDELEESEKFYVGQPRFLLLFYAMYNTLVA
RSEMVCYFVIILNHMVSASMITLLLPILIFLWAMLSVPRPSRRFWMMAIVYTEVAIVVKY
FFQFGFFPWNKNVEVNKDKPYHPPNIIGVEKKEGYVLYDLIQLLALFFHRSILKCHGLWD
EDDMTESGMAREESDDELSLGHGRRDSSDSLKSINLAASVESVHVTFPEQQTAVRRKRSG
SSSEPSQRSSFSSNRSQRGSTSTRNSSQKGSSVLSIKQKGKRELYMEKLQEHLIKAKAFT
IKKTLEIYVPIKQFFYNLIHPEYSAVTDVYVLMFLADTVDFIIIVFGFWAFGKHSAAADI
TSSLSEDQVPGPFLVMVLIQFGTMVVDRALYLRKTVLGKVIFQVILVFGIHFWMFFILPG
VTERKFSQNLVAQLWYFVKCVYFGLSAYQIRCGYPTRVLGNFLTKSYNYVNLFLFQGFRL
VPFLTELRAVMDWVWTDTTLSLSSWICVEDIYAHIFILKCWRESEKRYPQPRGQKKKKVV
KYGMGGMIIVLLICIVWFPLLFMSLIKSVAGVINQPLDVSVTITLGGYQPIFTMSAQQSQ
LKVMDQQSFNKFIQAFSRDTGAMQFLENYEKEDITVAELEGNSNSLWTISPPSKQKMIHE
LLDPNSSFSVVFSWSIQRNLSLGAKSEIATDKLSFPLKNITRKNIAKMIAGNSTESSKTP
VTIEKIYPYYVKAPSDSNSKPIKQLLSENNFMDITIILSRDNTTKYNSEWWVLNLTGNRI
YNPNSQALELVVFNDKVSPPSLGFLAGYGIMGLYASVVLVIGKFVREFFSGISHSIMFEE
LPNVDRILKLCTDIFLVRETGELELEEDLYAKLIFLYRSPETMIKWTRE
KTN
Sequence length 2752
Interactions View interactions
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Associated diseases Disease associations categorized as Causal (pathogenic variants), Unknown (uncertain genetic evidence), or Text Mining (literature-based associations)
Causal Diseases caused by PATHOGENIC or LIKELY PATHOGENIC variants from ClinVar only
Disease merge term Disease name dbSNP ID References
Arthrogryposis, With Impaired Proprioception And Touch arthrogryposis, distal, with impaired proprioception and touch rs886039822, rs1598479779, rs886039823, rs764171255, rs886039824, rs1598431052, rs1057519425, rs1203151992, rs1057519426, rs1598482405, rs1057519626, rs1555630216, rs1555648288, rs1568069621, rs886039821 N/A
Gordon Syndrome gordon syndrome rs724159993, rs587777450, rs587777451, rs587777452, rs1555621138 N/A
Marden-Walker Syndrome marden-walker syndrome rs587777451, rs1598479779 N/A
distal arthrogryposis Distal arthrogryposis rs1555621138 N/A
Unknown Includes: (1) ClinVar NON-pathogenic variants (Uncertain, Benign, Conflicting, VUS), (2) GenCC associations, (3) GWAS associations, (4) CBGDA evidence-based associations. NOTE: Diseases with pathogenic evidence are excluded to avoid conflicts.
Disease merge term Disease name Evidence References Source
Androgenetic Alopecia Androgenetic alopecia N/A N/A GWAS
Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita arthrogryposis- oculomotor limitation-electroretinal anomalies syndrome N/A N/A GenCC
Congenital contracture congenital contracture N/A N/A ClinVar
Connective Tissue Disease connective tissue disorder N/A N/A GenCC
Associations from Text Mining Disease associations identified through Pubtator
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries Associate 23487782
Anxiety Associate 35730328
Arthrogryposis Associate 27843126, 35906671
Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita distal type 1 Associate 23487782, 30285720, 35906671
Bloom Syndrome Associate 31058608
Breast Neoplasms Associate 29432180, 31058608, 36077309
Capillary Malformation Arteriovenous Malformation Associate 23487782
Channelopathies Associate 23487782
Cleft Palate Associate 24726473
Contracture Associate 23487782