Species Human Entrez 4621 | Human Mouse Ensembl ENSG00000109063 | |
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Aliases MYH3, HEMHC, MYHC-EMB, MYHSE1, SMHCE, DA2A, DA2B, DA8, myosin, heavy chain 3, skeletal muscle, embryonic External IDs MGI: 1339709 HomoloGene: 20553 GeneCards: MYH3 | ||
Myosin-3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MYH3 gene.
Function
Myosin is a major contractile protein which converts chemical energy into mechanical energy through the hydrolysis of ATP. Myosin is a hexameric protein composed of a pair of myosin heavy chains (MYH) and two pairs of nonidentical light chains. This gene is a member of the MYH family and encodes a protein with an IQ domain and a myosin head-like domain. Mutations in this gene have been associated with two congenital contracture (arthrogryposis) syndromes, Freeman-Sheldon syndrome and Sheldon-Hall syndrome.
References
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