{"symbol":"PIEZO2","synonyms":["HST771","DAIPT","FAM38B","C18ORF58","DA5","HST748","C18ORF30","DA3","FAM38B2","MWKS"],"name":"piezo-type mechanosensitive ion channel component 2","description":"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 quickly adapts MA currents in somatosensory neurons. Defects in this gene are a cause of type 5 distal arthrogryposis. Several alternatively spliced transcript variants of this gene have been described, but their full-length nature is not known. [provided by RefSeq, Feb 2014]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":63895,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/63895","proteins":[{"symbol":"PIEZ2_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/PIEZ2_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[]}