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# TRPV2

ENSG00000187688

Target class

Ion channel

Chromosome

17

## Druggability

**Chemical probe available**

No

## Names

**Target name**

TRPV2

**Gene name**

Transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily V member 2

**Gene symbol**

TRPV2

**Protein name**

Transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily V member 2 (TrpV2) (Osm-9-like TRP channel 2) (OTRPC2) (Vanilloid receptor-like protein 1) (VRL-1)

### Other names (3)

- VRL
- VRL-1
- VRL1

## Classification

**Gene biotype**

Protein coding

**Gene family**

Transient receptor potential cation channels|Ankyrin repeat domain containing

**Target class**

Ion channel

**Target type**

Human gene

## Expression and localisation

**Tissues expressed in**

54

**Protein localisation evidence grade**

Supported

**Highest tissue expression**

83.47

**Tissue specificity (Gini)**

0.505

**Tissue specificity (tau)**

0.85

## Pathways and interactions

**KEGG gene identifiers**

- hsa:51393

**Reactome pathways**

- R-HSA-3295583

**Protein interaction confidence**

0.835133

**Protein interaction partners**

15

## Genomic location

**End position**

16437003

**Start position**

16415571

**Chromosome**

17

**Strand**

Forward

## Identifiers

**Ensembl gene ID**

ENSG00000187688

**HGNC ID**

HGNC:18082

Source: [www.genenames.org](https://www.genenames.org/data/gene-symbol-report/#!/hgnc%5Fid/HGNC:18082)

**NCBI Gene ID**

51393

**UniProt ID**

Q9Y5S1

## Cellular location

- Cell membrane
- Multi-pass membrane protein . Cytoplasm . Melanosome . Note=Translocates from the cytoplasm to the plasma membrane upon ligand stimulation (By similarity). Expressed in melanosomes during melanosome maturation from stage I to stage IV. .
- Plasma membrane

### Publication evidence

- PubMed 17081065  
Source: [pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17081065/)

## Tissue expression

**Tissue specificity (tau)**

0.849904

**Expression inequality (Gini)**

0.505436

### Highest expression

Expression in transcripts per million

**Cells - EBV-transformed lymphocytes**

83.47

**Lung**

61.57

**Spleen**

43.16

**Artery - Coronary**

36.19

**Artery - Tibial**

33.82

### All tissues (54)

Expression in transcripts per million

- Cells - EBV-transformed lymphocytes83.47
- Lung61.57
- Spleen43.16
- Artery - Coronary36.19
- Artery - Tibial33.82
- Whole Blood31.56
- Cells - Cultured fibroblasts29.84
- Adipose - Visceral (Omentum)25.55
- Adrenal Gland24.94
- Adipose - Subcutaneous23.97
- Ovary17.57
- Small Intestine - Terminal Ileum17.28
- Bladder16.35
- Breast - Mammary Tissue15.89
- Nerve - Tibial15.53
- Uterus15.25
- Fallopian Tube15.24
- Cervix - Endocervix15.09
- Cervix - Ectocervix14.82
- Artery - Aorta14.34
- Vagina13.98
- Thyroid13.54
- Esophagus - Gastroesophageal Junction12.74
- Esophagus - Muscularis12.65
- Prostate10.72

And 29 more, listed on the interactive page.

## Biological functions

### Biological processes (3)

- GO:0007600  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0007600)
- GO:0009266  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0009266)
- GO:0070588  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0070588)

### Cellular components

- GO:0005886  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005886)

### Molecular functions (5)

- GO:0005216  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005216)
- GO:0005261  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005261)
- GO:0005262  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005262)
- GO:0005515  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005515)
- GO:0015075  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0015075)

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