Myosin light chain 5

MYL5
Identifiers
Aliases	MYL5, myosin light chain 5, MYLC2
External IDs	OMIM: 160782; HomoloGene: 48110; GeneCards: MYL5; OMA:MYL5 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 4 (human)
End	682,033 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	mucosa of transverse colon; ; skin of abdomen; ; right adrenal cortex; ; left adrenal cortex; ; left testis; ; right testis; ; right hemisphere of cerebellum; ; skin of leg; ; apex of heart; ; sural nerve;
	n/a
	More reference expression data
	n/a
Gene ontology
Molecular function	calcium ion binding; structural constituent of muscle; metal ion binding;
Cellular component	cytosol; muscle myosin complex; myosin complex;
Biological process	regulation of muscle contraction; muscle contraction;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	4636
	n/a
	ENSG00000215375
	n/a
	Q02045
	n/a
	NM_002477; NM_001363650
	n/a
	NP_002468; NP_001350579
	n/a
	Wikidata
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Myosin light chain 5 is a protein that, in humans, is encoded by the MYL5 gene. ^[3]

Function

This gene encodes one of the myosin light chains, a component of the hexameric ATPase cellular motor protein myosin. Myosin is composed of two heavy chains, two nonphosphorylatable alkali light chains, and two phosphorylatable regulatory light chains. This gene product, one of the regulatory light chains, is expressed in fetal muscle and in adult retina, cerebellum, and basal ganglia.

^ ^a ^b ^c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000215375 – Ensembl, May 2017
^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
^ "Entrez Gene: Myosin light chain 5". Retrieved 2017-01-24.