Entrez gene ID | | 4626 |
Official gene symbol | | MYH8 |
Full name | | myosin, heavy chain 8, skeletal muscle, perinatal |
Aliases | | ,MyHC-peri,MyHC-pn,gtMHC-F, |
Gene summary | | Myosins are actin-based motor proteins that function in the generation of mechanical force in eukaryotic cells. Muscle myosins are heterohexamers composed of 2 myosin heavy chains and 2 pairs of nonidentical myosin light chains. This gene encodes a member of the class II or conventional myosin heavy chains, and functions in skeletal muscle contraction. This gene is predominantly expressed in fetal skeletal muscle. This gene is found in a cluster of myosin heavy chain genes on chromosome 17. A mutation in this gene results in trismus-pseudocamptodactyly syndrome. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | | Chromosome: 17 Locus: 17p13.1 |
Gene position | | 10325267 - 10293642 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | minus |
Gene size | | 31626 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 160741 |