TMC2

Transmembrane channel-like 2
Identifiers
SymbolsTMC2 ; C20orf145; dJ686C3.3
External IDsOMIM: 606707 MGI: 2151017 HomoloGene: 25877 GeneCards: TMC2 Gene
RNA expression pattern
More reference expression data
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez117532192140
EnsemblENSG00000149488ENSMUSG00000060332
UniProtQ8TDI7Q8R4P4
RefSeq (mRNA)NM_080751NM_138655
RefSeq (protein)NP_542789NP_619596
Location (UCSC)Chr 20:
2.52 – 2.62 Mb
Chr 2:
130.2 – 130.26 Mb
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Transmembrane channel-like protein 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TMC2 gene.[1][2][3]

Function

This gene is considered a member of a gene family predicted to encode transmembrane proteins. The specific function of this gene is unknown; however, expression in the inner ear suggests that it may be crucial for normal auditory function.[3]

Clinical significance

Mutations in this gene may underlie hereditary disorders of balance and hearing.[3]

References

  1. Kurima K, Peters LM, Yang Y, Riazuddin S, Ahmed ZM, Naz S, Arnaud D, Drury S, Mo J, Makishima T, Ghosh M, Menon PS, Deshmukh D, Oddoux C, Ostrer H, Khan S, Riazuddin S, Deininger PL, Hampton LL, Sullivan SL, Battey JF Jr, Keats BJ, Wilcox ER, Friedman TB, Griffith AJ (Mar 2002). "Dominant and recessive deafness caused by mutations of a novel gene, TMC1, required for cochlear hair-cell function". Nat Genet 30 (3): 277–84. doi:10.1038/ng842. PMID 11850618.
  2. Kurima K, Yang Y, Sorber K, Griffith AJ (Aug 2003). "Characterization of the transmembrane channel-like (TMC) gene family: functional clues from hearing loss and epidermodysplasia verruciformis". Genomics 82 (3): 300–8. doi:10.1016/S0888-7543(03)00154-X. PMID 12906855.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Entrez Gene: TMC2 transmembrane channel-like 2".

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