| Function | Forms pH-gated trimeric sodium channels that act as postsynaptic excitatory sensors in the nervous system. Upon extracellular acidification, these channels generate rapid, transient inward currents that fully desensitize. Highly selective for sodium, they are permeable to other cations. By forming heterotrimeric channels with ASIC1, could contribute to synaptic plasticity, learning, and memory. Additionally, as acid sensors at nerve terminals, plays a role in mechanosensation and phototransduction. Isoform 2: Has no pH-gated sodium channel activity per se but can associate with other ASICs to produce functional channels with specific properties. |
| Protein Name | Acid-Sensing Ion Channel 2Asic2Amiloride-Sensitive Brain Sodium ChannelAmiloride-Sensitive Brain Sodium Channel 2Amiloride-Sensitive Cation Channel 1 - NeuronalAmiloride-Sensitive Cation Channel Neuronal 1Brain Sodium Channel 1Bnc1Bnac1Mammalian Degenerin HomologMdeg |
| Database Links | Reactome: R-RNO-2672351 |
| Cellular Localisation | Cell MembraneMulti-Pass Membrane ProteinLocalized At The Plasma Membrane Of NeuronsIn The Soma And Punctated Peripheral Processes |
| Alternative Antibody Names | Anti-Acid-Sensing Ion Channel 2 antibodyAnti-Asic2 antibodyAnti-Amiloride-Sensitive Brain Sodium Channel antibodyAnti-Amiloride-Sensitive Brain Sodium Channel 2 antibodyAnti-Amiloride-Sensitive Cation Channel 1 - Neuronal antibodyAnti-Amiloride-Sensitive Cation Channel Neuronal 1 antibodyAnti-Brain Sodium Channel 1 antibodyAnti-Bnc1 antibodyAnti-Bnac1 antibodyAnti-Mammalian Degenerin Homolog antibodyAnti-Mdeg antibodyAnti-Asic2 antibodyAnti-Accn1 antibodyAnti-Bnac1 antibody |
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