PKD2L1

Homotetrameric, non-selective cation channel that is permeable to sodium, potassium, magnesium and calcium. Also forms functional heteromeric channels with PKD1, PKD1L1 and PKD1L3. Pore-forming subunit of a heterotetrameric, non-selective cation channel, formed by PKD1L2 and PKD1L3, that is permeable to sodium, potassium, magnesium and calcium and which may act as a sour taste receptor in gustatory cells; however, its contribution to sour taste perception is unclear in vivo and may be indirect. The homomeric and heteromeric channels formed by PKD1L2 and PKD1L3 are activated by low pH and Ca(2+), but opens only when the extracellular pH rises again and after the removal of acid stimulus. Pore-forming subunit of a calcium-permeant ion channel formed by PKD1L2 and PKD1L1 in primary cilia, where it controls cilium calcium concentration, without affecting cytoplasmic calcium concentration, and regulates sonic hedgehog/SHH signaling and GLI2 transcription. The PKD1L1:PKD2L1 complex channel is mechanosensitive only at high pressures and is highly temperature sensitive. Pore-forming subunit of a calcium-permeant ion channel formed by PKD1L2 and PKD1 that produces a transient increase in intracellular calcium concentration upon hypo-osmotic stimulation (200 mOsm) (By similarity). May play a role in the perception of carbonation taste (By similarity). May play a role in the sensory perception of water, via a mechanism that activates the channel in response to dilution of salivary bicarbonate and changes in salivary pH (By similarity)..

Function from UniProtKB (Q9P0L9), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.