Target Information
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. Myosin heavy chains are encoded by a multigene family. In mammals at least 10 different myosin heavy chain (MYH) isoforms have been described from striated, smooth, and nonmuscle cells. These isoforms show expression that is spatially and temporally regulated during development.
Synonyms
2A myosin heavy chain; 2B myosin heavy chain; A530084A17Rik; AI506973; epididymis luminal protein 71; fast 2a myosin heavy chain; HEL71; IBM3; IId; IId/x; inclusion body myopathy 3, autosomal dominant; MdMs; MGC133384; MHC2A; MHC2B; MHC2X/D; MHC-2X/D; Minimsc; Minmus; MM; Myh1; MYH2; MYH2A; MYH2B; MYH-2B; Myh4; MYHa; MYHas8; MYHC; MyHC-2a; MyHC-2B; myHC-2x; MyHC-2X/D; MyHC-IIA; MyHC-IIb; MyHC-IId/x; MYHC-IIX; MyHC-IIx/d; MYHSA1; MYHSA2; Myhsf; Myhs-f; Myhsf1; Myhs-f1; Myhsf2; Myhs-f2; Myosin heavy chain 1; myosin heavy chain 2; Myosin heavy chain 2a; myosin heavy chain 2b; Myosin heavy chain 2x; myosin heavy chain 4; Myosin heavy chain IIa; myosin heavy chain IIb; Myosin heavy chain IIx/d; myosin heavy chain type IIb; myosin heavy chain type IIx; myosin heavy chain, skeletal muscle, adult 1; Myosin heavy chain, skeletal muscle, adult 2; Myosin heavy chain, skeletal muscle, fetal; myosin, heavy chain 1, skeletal muscle, adult; myosin, heavy chain 2, skeletal muscle, adult; myosin, heavy chain 4, skeletal muscle; myosin, heavy polypeptide 1, skeletal muscle, adult; myosin, heavy polypeptide 2, skeletal muscle, adult; myosin, heavy polypeptide 4, skeletal muscle; myosin-1; Myosin-2; myosin-4; MYPOP; skeletal muscle myosin heavy chain II-a; type 2X myosin heavy chain; type IIA myosin heavy chain