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Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
MYH2
Identifiers
AliasesMYH2, IBM3, MYH2A, MYHSA2, MYHas8, MyHC-2A, MyHC-IIa, MYPOP, myosin, heavy chain 2, skeletal muscle, adult, myosin heavy chain 2
External IDsOMIM: 160740; MGI: 1339710; HomoloGene: 23019; GeneCards: MYH2; OMA:MYH2 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chromosome 17 (human)
Chr.Chromosome 17 (human)
Chromosome 17 (human)Genomic location for MYH2Genomic location for MYH2
Band17p13.1Start10,521,148 bp
End10,549,700 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chromosome 11 (mouse)
Chr.Chromosome 11 (mouse)
Chromosome 11 (mouse)Genomic location for MYH2Genomic location for MYH2
Band11 B3|11 40.59 cMStart67,061,853 bp
End67,088,343 bp
RNA expression pattern
Bgee
HumanMouse (ortholog)
Top expressed in
  • Skeletal muscle tissue of rectus abdominis

  • Skeletal muscle tissue of biceps brachii

  • body of tongue

  • vastus lateralis muscle

  • thoracic diaphragm

  • triceps brachii muscle

  • glutes

  • muscle of thigh

  • deltoid muscle

  • gastrocnemius muscle
Top expressed in
  • soleus muscle

  • intercostal muscle

  • sternocleidomastoid muscle

  • ankle

  • masseter muscle

  • temporal muscle

  • extraocular muscle

  • digastric muscle

  • medial head of gastrocnemius muscle

  • vastus lateralis muscle
More reference expression data
BioGPS
More reference expression data
Gene ontology
Molecular function
Cellular component
Biological process
Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

4620

17882

Ensembl

ENSG00000125414

ENSMUSG00000033196

UniProt

Q9UKX2

G3UW82

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_017534
NM_001100112

NM_001039545
NM_144961

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001093582
NP_060004

NP_001034634

Location (UCSC)Chr 17: 10.52 – 10.55 MbChr 11: 67.06 – 67.09 Mb
PubMed search
Wikidata
View/Edit HumanView/Edit Mouse

Myosin-2 (myosin heavy chain 2) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MYH2 gene.

References

  1. ^ GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000125414Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000033196Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. Smerdu V, Karsch-Mizrachi I, Campione M, Leinwand L, Schiaffino S (Jan 1995). "Type IIx myosin heavy chain transcripts are expressed in type IIb fibers of human skeletal muscle". Am J Physiol. 267 (6 Pt 1): C1723–8. doi:10.1152/ajpcell.1994.267.6.C1723. PMID 7545970.
  6. "Entrez Gene: MYH2 myosin, heavy chain 2, skeletal muscle, adult".

Further reading

Proteins of the cytoskeleton
Human
Microfilaments
and ABPs
Myofilament
Actins
Myosins
Other
Other
Intermediate
filaments
Type 1/2
(Keratin,
Cytokeratin)
Epithelial keratins
(soft alpha-keratins)
Hair keratins
(hard alpha-keratins)
Ungrouped alpha
Not alpha
Type 3
Type 4
Type 5
Microtubules
and MAPs
Tubulins
MAPs
Kinesins
Dyneins
Microtubule organising proteins
Microtubule severing proteins
Other
Catenins
Membrane
Other
Nonhuman
See also: cytoskeletal defects


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