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Gene information for MYH11 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID4629
Official gene symbolMYH11
Full namemyosin, heavy chain 11, smooth muscle
Aliases,AAT4,DKFZp686D10126,DKFZp686D19237,FAA4,FLJ35232,MGC126726,MGC32963,SMHC,SMMHC,
Gene summaryThe protein encoded by this gene is a smooth muscle myosin belonging to the myosin heavy chain family. The gene product is a subunit of a hexameric protein that consists of two heavy chain subunits and two pairs of non-identical light chain subunits. It functions as a major contractile protein, converting chemical energy into mechanical energy through the hydrolysis of ATP. The gene encoding a human ortholog of rat NUDE1 is transcribed from the reverse strand of this gene, and its 3' end overlaps with that of the latter. The pericentric inversion of chromosome 16 [inv(16)(p13q22)] produces a chimeric transcript that encodes a protein consisting of the first 165 residues from the N terminus of core-binding factor beta in a fusion with the C-terminal portion of the smooth muscle myosin heavy chain. This chromosomal rearrangement is associated with acute myeloid leukemia of the M4Eo subtype. Alternative splicing generates isoforms that are differentially expressed, with ratios changing during muscle cell maturation. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been identified. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 16   Locus: 16p13.11
Gene position15950887 - 15796992  Map Viewer
Gene orientationminus
Gene size153896 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID160745