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Gene information for MYH2 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID4620
Official gene symbolMYH2
Full namemyosin, heavy chain 2, skeletal muscle, adult
Aliases,MYH2A,MYHSA2,MYHas8,MyHC-2A,MyHC-IIa,
Gene summaryMyosins 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 found in a cluster of myosin heavy chain genes on chromosome 17. A mutation in this gene results in inclusion body myopathy-3. Multiple alternatively spliced variants, encoding the same protein, have been identified. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 17   Locus: 17p13.1
Gene position10453017 - 10424465  Map Viewer
Gene orientationminus
Gene size28553 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID160740