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myosin, heavy chain 13,
skeletal muscle |
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| Identifiers | |
| Symbol | MYH13 |
| Entrez | 8735 |
| HUGO | 7571 |
| OMIM | 603487 |
| RefSeq | NM_003802 |
| UniProt | Q9UKX3 |
| Other data | |
| Locus | Chr. 17 p13 |
Myosin, heavy chain 13 also known as MYH13 is a protein which in humans is encoded by the MYH13 gene.[1]
Function
MYH13 is a myosin whose expression is restricted primarily to the extrinsic eye muscles which are specialized for function in eye movement.[2]
References
- ^ Winters LM, Briggs MM, Schachat F (November 1998). "The human extraocular muscle myosin heavy chain gene (MYH13) maps to the cluster of fast and developmental myosin genes on chromosome 17". Genomics 54 (1): 188–9. doi:. PMID 9806854.
- ^ Weiss A, Schiaffino S, Leinwand LA (July 1999). "Comparative sequence analysis of the complete human sarcomeric myosin heavy chain family: implications for functional diversity". J. Mol. Biol. 290 (1): 61–75. doi:. PMID 10388558.
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