| 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]. |
| Disorder MIM: | |
| Disorder Html: | Cardiomyopathy, hypertrophic, 10, 608758 (3) |









































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