MYH1

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Myosin-1, also known as 'striated muscle myosin heavy chain 1', is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MYH1 gene.[1][2] This gene is most highly expressed in fast type IIX/D muscle fibres of vertebrates and encodes a protein found uniquely in striated muscle; it is a class II myosin with a long coiled coil tail that dimerizes and should not be confused with 'Myosin 1' encoded by the MYO1 family of genes (MYO1A-MYO1H). Class I MYO1 genes function in many cell types throughout biology and are single-headed membrane-binding myosins that lack a long coiled coil tail.

Function

Myosin is a major contractile protein that converts chemical energy into mechanical energy through the hydrolysis of ATP. Class II Myosins are hexameric proteins composed of a pair of myosin heavy chains (MYH) and two pairs of nonidentical light chains. Myosin heavy chains are encoded by a multigene family. In mammals, at least ten different myosin heavy chain (MYH) isoforms have been described from striated, smooth, but rarely in non-muscle cells. These isoforms show expression that is spatially and temporally regulated during development.[2]

References

  1. Leinwand LA, Saez L, McNally E, Nadal-Ginard B (June 1983). "Isolation and characterization of human myosin heavy chain genes". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 80 (12): 3716–20. doi:10.1073/pnas.80.12.3716. PMC 394121. PMID 6304733.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Entrez Gene: MYH1 myosin, heavy chain 1, skeletal muscle, adult".

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