Gene Symbol | MYL2 |
Entrez Gene ID | 4633 |
Full Name | myosin light chain 2 |
Synonyms | CMH10,MLC-2s/v,MLC2 |
General protein information |
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Gene Type | protein-coding |
Organism | Homo sapiens(human) |
Genome | |
Summary | Thus gene encodes the regulatory light chain associated with cardiac myosin beta (or slow) heavy chain. Ca+ triggers the phosphorylation of regulatory light chain that in turn triggers contraction. Mutations in this gene are associated with mid-left ventricular chamber type hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]. |
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Disorder Html: | Cardiomyopathy, hypertrophic, 10, 608758 (3) |