MYH13
Encyclopedia
Myosin-13 also known as myosin, heavy chain 13 is a protein
which in humans is encoded by the MYH13 gene
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whose expression is restricted primarily to the extrinsic eye muscles which are specialized for function in eye movement.
Protein
Proteins are biochemical compounds consisting of one or more polypeptides typically folded into a globular or fibrous form, facilitating a biological function. A polypeptide is a single linear polymer chain of amino acids bonded together by peptide bonds between the carboxyl and amino groups of...
which in humans is encoded by the MYH13 gene
Gene
A gene is a molecular unit of heredity of a living organism. It is a name given to some stretches of DNA and RNA that code for a type of protein or for an RNA chain that has a function in the organism. Living beings depend on genes, as they specify all proteins and functional RNA chains...
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Function
MYH13 is a myosinMyosin
Myosins comprise a family of ATP-dependent motor proteins and are best known for their role in muscle contraction and their involvement in a wide range of other eukaryotic motility processes. They are responsible for actin-based motility. The term was originally used to describe a group of similar...
whose expression is restricted primarily to the extrinsic eye muscles which are specialized for function in eye movement.