MYH

The larger subunits of MYOSINS. The heavy chains have a molecular weight of about 230 kDa and each heavy chain is usually associated with a dissimilar pair of MYOSIN LIGHT CHAINS. The heavy chains possess actin-binding and ATPase activity. (mesh:D018995)

Cross-references

• MEDSCAN:urn:agi-protfc:myosin%20heavy%20chain
• BEL:MYH Family
• SFAM:F0140
• MESH:D018995 - Myosin Heavy Chains

Synonyms

Synonym	Reference	Specificity
Myosin heavy chains		Exact
myosin heavy chain		Exact
Mhc		Exact
myosin heavy chain protein		Exact
Myosin heavy chain		Exact
myosin heavy chain genes		Exact
myosin heavy chain isoforms		Exact
myosin heavy chains		Exact

Incoming Relations

Identifier	Name	Relation
HGNC:7572	MYH2	isa
HGNC:7576	MYH6	isa
HGNC:7577	MYH7	isa
HGNC:23212	MYH14	isa
HGNC:7578	MYH8	isa
HGNC:15906	MYH7B	isa
HGNC:7567	MYH1	isa
HGNC:31038	MYH16	isa
HGNC:7579	MYH9	isa
HGNC:7568	MYH10	isa
HGNC:7574	MYH4	isa
HGNC:31073	MYH15	isa
HGNC:7569	MYH11	isa
HGNC:7571	MYH13	isa
HGNC:7573	MYH3	isa

Outgoing Relations

Relation	Identifier	Name
isa	FPLX:Myosin_family	Myosin_family