MYH1

Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Myosin-1, also known as 'striated muscle myosin heavy chain 1', is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MYH1 gene.[5][6] This gene is most highly expressed in fast type IIX/D muscle fibres of vertebrates and encodes a protein found uniquely in striated muscle; it is a class II myosin with a long coiled coil tail that dimerizes and should not be confused with 'Myosin 1' encoded by the MYO1 family of genes (MYO1A-MYO1H). Class I MYO1 genes function in many cell types throughout biology and are single-headed membrane-binding myosins that lack a long coiled coil tail.

AliasesMYH1, HEL71, MYHSA1, MYHa, MyHC-2X/D, MyHC-2x, myosin, heavy chain 1, skeletal muscle, adult, myosin heavy chain 1
End10,518,542 bp[1]
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MYH1
Identifiers
AliasesMYH1, HEL71, MYHSA1, MYHa, MyHC-2X/D, MyHC-2x, myosin, heavy chain 1, skeletal muscle, adult, myosin heavy chain 1
External IDsOMIM: 160730; MGI: 1339711; HomoloGene: 133718; GeneCards: MYH1; OMA:MYH1 - orthologs
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SpeciesHumanMouse
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RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_005963

NM_030679

RefSeq (protein)

NP_005954

NP_109604

Location (UCSC)Chr 17: 10.49 – 10.52 MbChr 11: 67.09 – 67.12 Mb
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Function

Myosin is a major contractile protein that converts chemical energy into mechanical energy through the hydrolysis of ATP. Class II Myosins are hexameric proteins composed of a pair of myosin heavy chains (MYH) and two pairs of nonidentical light chains. Myosin heavy chains are encoded by a multigene family. In mammals, at least ten different myosin heavy chain (MYH) isoforms have been described from striated, smooth, but rarely in non-muscle cells. These isoforms show expression that is spatially and temporally regulated during development.[6]

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