MYLK2 (original) (raw)

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Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

MYLK2
Available structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes2LV6, 3KF9
Identifiers
Aliases MYLK2, KMLC, MLCK, MLCK2, skMLCK, myosin light chain kinase 2
External IDs OMIM: 606566; MGI: 2139434; HomoloGene: 13223; GeneCards: MYLK2; OMA:MYLK2 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)Chromosome 20 (human)Chr.Chromosome 20 (human)[1]Chromosome 20 (human)Genomic location for MYLK2Genomic location for MYLK2Band20q11.21Start31,819,308 bp[1]End31,834,689 bp[1]
Gene location (Mouse)Chromosome 2 (mouse)Chr.Chromosome 2 (mouse)[2]Chromosome 2 (mouse)Genomic location for MYLK2Genomic location for MYLK2Band2|2 H1Start152,753,272 bp[2]End152,764,988 bp[2]
RNA expression patternBgeeHuman Mouse (ortholog)Top expressed inmuscle of thighSkeletal muscle tissue of rectus abdominisgastrocnemius musclevastus lateralis musclebiceps brachiiSkeletal muscle tissue of biceps brachiitibialis anterior muscledeltoid musclebody of pancreastesticleTop expressed inmuscle of thightriceps brachii muscletemporal musclesternocleidomastoid muscleskeletal muscle tissuequadriceps femoris musclemedial head of gastrocnemius muscledigastric muscletibialis anterior muscleknee jointMore reference expression dataBioGPSn/a
Gene ontologyMolecular function transferase activity nucleotide binding protein kinase activity calmodulin binding myosin light chain kinase activity kinase activity protein serine/threonine kinase activity protein binding calmodulin-dependent protein kinase activity ATP binding myosin light chain binding Cellular component cytoplasm sarcomere nucleus Biological process regulation of muscle filament sliding cardiac muscle contraction phosphorylation cardiac muscle tissue morphogenesis skeletal muscle satellite cell differentiation protein phosphorylation neuromuscular synaptic transmission positive regulation of gene expression skeletal muscle cell differentiation protein autophosphorylation peptidyl-threonine phosphorylation striated muscle contraction peptidyl-serine phosphorylation intracellular signal transduction Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
OrthologsSpeciesHuman MouseEntrez85366228785EnsemblENSG00000101306ENSMUSG00000027470UniProtQ9H1R3Q8VCR8RefSeq (mRNA)NM_033118NM_001081044RefSeq (protein)NP_149109NP_001074513Location (UCSC)Chr 20: 31.82 – 31.83 MbChr 2: 152.75 – 152.76 MbPubMed search[3][4]
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Myosin light chain kinase 2 also known as MYLK2 is an enzyme which in humans is encoded by the MYLK2 gene.[5]

This gene encodes a myosin light chain kinase, a calcium / calmodulin dependent enzyme, that is exclusively expressed in adult skeletal muscle.[6] The MYLK2 gene expresses skMLCK more prevalently in fast twitch muscle fibers as compared to slow twitch muscle fibers. Calmodulin is composed of two terminal domains (N,C) each containing two E-F hand motifs that bind to Ca2+. Upon saturation of Ca2+, Calmodulin undergoes a conformation change allowing it to bind with a target protein such as skMLCK. An image depicting a similar complex (sdCen/skMLCK2) is shown under myosin light chain kinase. This binding to skMLCK increases the affinity of Ca2+ and ultimately leads to a sustained muscle action.[7]

Clinical significance

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Mutations in the MYLK2 gene have been linked to midventricular hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.[5]

  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000101306Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000027470Ensembl, 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. ^ a b Davis JS, Hassanzadeh S, Winitsky S, Lin H, Satorius C, Vemuri R, Aletras AH, Wen H, Epstein ND (November 2001). "The overall pattern of cardiac contraction depends on a spatial gradient of myosin regulatory light chain phosphorylation". Cell. 107 (5): 631–41. doi:10.1016/S0092-8674(01)00586-4. PMID 11733062. S2CID 778253.
  6. ^ "Entrez Gene: MYLK2 myosin light chain kinase 2, skeletal muscle".
  7. ^ Stull JT, Kamm KE, Vandenboom R (February 2011). "Myosin light chain kinase and the role of myosin light chain phosphorylation in skeletal muscle". Arch Biochem Biophys. 510 (2): 120–8. doi:10.1016/j.abb.2011.01.017. PMC 3101293. PMID 21284933.

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