Mucolipin-2 also known as TRPML2 (transient receptor potential cation channel, mucolipin subfamily, member 2) is a
protein
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that in humans is encoded by the ''MCOLN2''
gene
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.
It is a member of the small family of the
TRPML channels, a subgroup of the large protein family of
TRP ion channels.
TRPML2 is associated with the
Arf6-regulated trafficking pathway and is involved in the intracellular transport of membranes and membrane proteins.
See also
* transient receptor potential cation channel, mucolipin subfamily, member 1 (
MCOLN1)
* transient receptor potential cation channel, mucolipin subfamily, member 3 (
MCOLN3)
*
TRPML
References
External links
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