QuickView for MYH8 (gene)

Gene Symbol:

MYH8 Homo sapiens

Full name:

myosin heavy chain 8

Synonyms:

DA7, MyHC-peri, MyHC-pn, gtMHC-F, myosin-8, fetal-myosin heavy chain, myHC-perinatal, myosin heavy chain, skeletal muscle, perinatal, myosin, heavy chain 8, skeletal muscle, perinatal, myosin, heavy polypeptide 8, skeletal muscle, perinatal

Genomic Location:

Chr 17: 10234367-10265992

Description:

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 contract...

View Full Description

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.

View Less

Orthologs:

Mus musculus ,  Rattus norvegicus ,  Macaca mulatta ,  Bos taurus ,  Canis lupus familiaris ,  Pan troglodytes

External Links:

Entrez Gene

Transcription Factor
Binding Sites:

TGGAAA_NFAT_Q4_01 ,  POU6F1_01 ,  GATTGGY_NFY_Q6_01 ,  HOXA4_Q2 ,  NKX3A_01 ,  TAAYNRNNTCC_UNKNOWN ,  CTTTGA_LEF1_Q2 ,  CTAWWWATA_RSRFC4_Q2 ,  RFX1_01 ,  TATAAA_TATA_01 ,  TGCTGAY_UNKNOWN ,  YKACATTT_UNKNOWN ,  TGCCAAR_NF1_Q6 ,  CEBP_Q3 ,  TAATTA_CHX10_01 ,  CTTTGT_LEF1_Q2 ,  TBP_01

View More

View Less

Cytogenetic Map:

17p13.1

search → result