myosin heavy chain 9
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L MYH9 gene provides instructions for making a protein called myosin-9. This protein is one part (subunit) of the myosin IIA protein.
Normal function
L MYH9 gene provides instructions for making a protein called myosin-9. This protein is one part (subunit) of the myosin IIA protein.
There are three forms of myosin II, called myosin IIA, myosin IIB and myosin IIC. They play roles in cell movement (cell motility); maintenance of cell shape; and cytokinesis, which is the step in cell division when the fluid surrounding the nucleus (the cytoplasm) divides to form two separate cells. While some cells use more than one type of myosin II, certain blood cells such as platelets and white blood cells (leukocytes) use only myosin IIA.
Each type of myosin II protein consists of two heavy chains and four light chains. The heavy chains each have two parts: a head region and a tail region. The head region interacts with actin, a protein that is important for cell movement and shape. The long tail region interacts with other proteins, including the tail regions of other myosin proteins.
Conditions referring to this gene or chromosome
Altri nomi
cellular myosin heavy chain, type A
MYH9_HUMAN
myosin heavy chain, non-muscle IIa
myosin, heavy chain 9, non-muscle
myosin-9
NMHC-II-A
NMMHC II-a
NMMHC-A
NMMHC-IIA
NMMHCA
non-muscle myosin heavy chain A
non-muscle myosin heavy chain IIa
nonmuscle myosin heavy chain II-A
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Ulteriori letture e riferimenti
- myosin heavy chain 9; MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine.
- Althaus K, Greinacher A. MYH9-related platelet disorders. Semin Thromb Hemost. 2009 Mar;35(2):189-203. doi: 10.1055/s-0029-1220327. Epub 2009 Apr 30.
- Kunishima S, Saito H. Advances in the understanding of MYH9 disorders. Curr Opin Hematol. 2010 Sep;17(5):405-10. doi: 10.1097/MOH.0b013e32833c069c.
- Sekine T, Konno M, Sasaki S, Moritani S, Miura T, Wong WS, Nishio H, Nishiguchi T, Ohuchi MY, Tsuchiya S, Matsuyama T, Kanegane H, Ida K, Miura K, Harita Y, Hattori M, Horita S, Igarashi T, Saito H, Kunishima S. Patients with Epstein-Fechtner syndromes owing to MYH9 R702 mutations develop progressive proteinuric renal disease. Kidney Int. 2010 Jul;78(2):207-14. doi: 10.1038/ki.2010.21. Epub 2010 Mar 3.
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