Polycystin-2(PC2) [5] is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PKD2 gene. [6] [7] [8]
The gene PKD2 also known as TRPP2, encodes a member of the polycystin protein family, called TRPP, and contains multiple transmembrane domains, and cytoplasmic N- and C-termini. The protein may be an integral membrane protein involved in cell-cell/matrix interactions. TRPP2 may function in renal tubular development, morphology, and function, and may modulate intracellular calcium homeostasis and other signal transduction pathways. This protein interacts with polycystin 1 (TRPP1) to produce cation-permeable currents. It was discovered by Stefan Somlo at Yale University.
Mutations in this gene have been associated with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. [8]
Polycystin 2 has been shown to interact with the proteins TRPC1, [9] PKD1 [9] [10] and TNNI3. [11]