Transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily V member 2 is a protein

Protein

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 that in humans is encoded by the TRPV2 gene

Gene

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This gene encodes an ion channel

Ion channel

Ion channels are pore-forming proteins that help establish and control the small voltage gradient across the plasma membrane of cells by allowing the flow of ions down their electrochemical gradient. They are present in the membranes that surround all biological cells...

 that is activated by high temperatures above 52 °C. The protein may be involved in transduction of high-temperature heat responses in sensory ganglia. It is thought that in other tissues the channel may be activated by stimuli other than heat.
TRPV2 was independently discovered by two research groups and described in 1999.