Myosin light chain
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Myosin
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...
Myosin light chains are distinct and have their own properties, distinct from the heavy chains. They are not considered "myosins" but are components of the macromolecular complexes that make up the functional myosin enzymes.
- Light chain: MYL1MYL1Myosin light chain 3, skeletal muscle isoform is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MYL1 gene.-Further reading:...
, MYL2MYL2Myosin regulatory light chain 2, ventricular/cardiac muscle isoform is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MYL2 gene.- External links :* * Info with links in the...
, MYL3MYL3Myosin light chain 3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MYL3 gene.- External links :*...
, MYL4MYL4Myosin light chain 4 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MYL4 gene.-Further reading:...
, MYL5, MYL6MYL6Myosin light polypeptide 6 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MYL6 gene.-Further reading:...
, MYL6BMYL6BMyosin light chain 6B is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MYL6B gene.-Further reading:...
, MYL7MYL7Myosin regulatory light chain 2, atrial isoform is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MYL7 gene.-Further reading:...
, MYL9MYL9Myosin regulatory light polypeptide 9 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MYL9 gene.- Function :Myosin, a structural component of muscle, consists of two heavy chains and four light chains. The protein encoded by this gene is a myosin light chain that may regulate muscle contraction by...
, MYLIPMYLIPMyosin regulatory light chain interacting protein, also known as MYLIP, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MYLIP gene.MYLIP is also known as IDOL "Inducible Degrader of the LDL receptor" based on its involvement in cholesterol regulation...
, MYLKMYLKMyosin light chain kinase, smooth muscle also known as kinase-related protein or telokin is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the MYLK gene.- Function :...
, MYLK2MYLK2Myosin light chain kinase 2 also known as MYLK2 is an enzyme which in humans is encoded by the MYLK2 gene.- Function :This gene encodes a myosin light chain kinase, a calcium / calmodulin dependent enzyme, that is exclusively expressed in adult skeletal muscle....
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