MYLK

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MYLK
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Available structures
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Identifiers
Aliases MYLK , AAT7, KRP, MLCK, MLCK1, MLCK108, MLCK210, MSTP083, MYLK1, smMLCK, myosin light chain kinase, MMIHS
External IDs OMIM: 600922 MGI: 894806 HomoloGene: 14202 GeneCards: MYLK
Gene location (Human)
Ideogram human chromosome 3.svg
Chr. Chromosome 3 (human) [1]
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Band 3q21.1Start123,610,049 bp [1]
End123,884,331 bp [1]
RNA expression pattern
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Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
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RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_139300

RefSeq (protein)

NP_647461

Location (UCSC) Chr 3: 123.61 – 123.88 Mb Chr 16: 34.75 – 35 Mb
PubMed search [3] [4]
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Myosin light chain kinase, smooth muscle also known as kinase-related protein (KRP) or telokin is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the MYLK gene. [5]

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Function

This gene, a muscle member of the immunoglobulin superfamily, encodes a myosin light-chain kinase, which is a calcium-/calmodulin-dependent enzyme. This kinase phosphorylates myosin regulatory light chains to facilitate myosin interaction with actin filaments to produce contractile activity. This gene encodes both smooth muscle and nonmuscle isoforms. In addition, using a separate promoter in an intron in the 3' region, it encodes telokin, a small protein identical in sequence to the C-terminus of myosin light chain kinase, that is independently expressed in smooth muscle and functions to stabilize unphosphorylated myosin filaments. A pseudogene is located on the p arm of chromosome 3. Four transcript variants that produce four isoforms of the calcium/calmodulin dependent enzyme have been identified as well as two transcripts that produce two isoforms of telokin. Additional variants have been identified but lack full length transcripts. [6]

See also

Related Research Articles

Telokin

Telokin is an abundant protein found in smooth-muscle. It is identical to the C-terminus of myosin light-chain kinase. Telokin may play a role in the stabilization of unphosphorylated smooth-muscle myosin filaments. Because of its origin as the C-terminal end of smooth muscle myosin light chain kinase, it is called "telokin".

Myosin light-chain kinase Class of kinase enzymes

Myosin light-chain kinase also known as MYLK or MLCK is a serine/threonine-specific protein kinase that phosphorylates a specific myosin light chain, namely, the regulatory light chain of myosin II.

Caldesmon

Caldesmon is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CALD1 gene.

MYL9

Myosin regulatory light polypeptide 9 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MYL9 gene.

CAMK4

Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase type IV is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the CAMK4 gene.

Myosin light chain Small polypeptide subunit of myosin

A myosin light chain is a light chain of myosin. Myosin light chains were discovered by Chinese biochemist Cao Tianqin when he was a graduate student at the University of Cambridge in England.

CAMK2G

Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase type II gamma chain is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the CAMK2G gene.

PPP1R12A

Protein phosphatase 1 regulatory subunit 12A is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the PPP1R12A gene.

CAMK2D

Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase type II delta chain is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the CAMK2D gene.

MYL2

Myosin regulatory light chain 2, ventricular/cardiac muscle isoform (MLC-2) also known as the regulatory light chain of myosin (RLC) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MYL2 gene. This cardiac ventricular RLC isoform is distinct from that expressed in skeletal muscle (MYLPF), smooth muscle (MYL12B) and cardiac atrial muscle (MYL7).

MYH11

Myosin-11 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MYH11 gene.

MYH2

Myosin-2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MYH2 gene.

MYL1

Myosin light chain 3, skeletal muscle isoform is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MYL1 gene.

PPP1R12B

Protein phosphatase 1 regulatory subunit 12B is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the PPP1R12B gene.

MYL6

Myosin light polypeptide 6 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MYL6 gene.

MYL6B

Myosin light chain 6B is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MYL6B gene.

MYLK3

Myosin light chain kinase 3 also known as MYLK3, is an enzyme which in humans is encoded by the MYLK3 gene.

MYLK2

Myosin light chain kinase 2 also known as MYLK2 is an enzyme which in humans is encoded by the MYLK2 gene.

MYLK4

Myosin light chain kinase 4 also known as MYLK4 is an enzyme which in humans is encoded by the MYLK2 gene. MYLK4 is a member of the myosin light-chain kinase family of serine/threonine-specific protein kinases that phosphorylate the regulatory light chain of myosin II.

MYH4

Myosin-4 also known as myosin, heavy chain 4 is a protein which in humans is encoded by the MYH4 gene.

References

  1. 1 2 3 GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000065534 - Ensembl, May 2017
  2. 1 2 3 GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000022836 - Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. Potier MC, Chelot E, Pekarsky Y, Gardiner K, Rossier J, Turnell WG (Mar 1996). "The human myosin light chain kinase (MLCK) from hippocampus: cloning, sequencing, expression, and localization to 3qcen-q21". Genomics. 29 (3): 562–70. doi:10.1006/geno.1995.9965. PMID   8575746.
  6. "Entrez Gene: MYLK myosin, light chain kinase".

Further reading

This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.