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MYL5 myosin light chain 5

Gene ID: 4636, updated on 28-Oct-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: MYLC2

Summary

This gene encodes one of the myosin light chains, a component of the hexameric ATPase cellular motor protein myosin. Myosin is composed of two heavy chains, two nonphosphorylatable alkali light chains, and two phosphorylatable regulatory light chains. This gene product, one of the regulatory light chains, is expressed in fetal muscle and in adult retina, cerebellum, and basal ganglia. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Genomic context

Location:
4p16.3
Sequence:
Chromosome: 4; NC_000004.12 (674542..682028)
Total number of exons:
7

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