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MYL12A - myosin light chain 12A Gene

Homo sapiens

Also known as MLCB; MRCL3; MRLC3; MYL2B; MLC-2B; HEL-S-24

Gene ID: 10627 | Gene type: protein coding

About MYL12A

This gene has 12 transcripts (splice variants), 240 orthologues and 7 paralogues. Broad expression in heart (RPKM 774.2), lung (RPKM 179.0) and 22 other tissues.

Summary

This gene encodes a nonsarcomeric Myosin regulatory LIGHT chain. This protein is activated by phosphorylation and regulates smooth muscle and non-muscle cell contraction. This protein may also be involved in DNA damage repair by sequestering the transcriptional regulator apoptosis-antagonizing transcription factor (AATF)/Che-1 which functions as a repressor of p53-driven Apoptosis. Alternate splicing results in multiple transcript variants. A pseudogene of this gene is found on chromosome 8.[provided by RefSeq, Dec 2014]

MYL12A Products(4)

mRNA Protein Name
NM_001303047.2 NP_001289976.1 myosin regulatory light chain 12A isoform 1
NM_001303048.1 NP_001289977.1 myosin regulatory light chain 12A isoform 1
NM_001303049.2 NP_001289978.1 myosin regulatory light chain 12A isoform 2
NM_006471.4 NP_006462.1 myosin regulatory light chain 12A isoform 1

MYL12A Protein Structure

EF-hand_1

EF-hand_1: EF hand (32 - 60)

EF-hand_8

EF-hand_8: EF-hand domain pair (114 - 163)

  • 0
  • 100
  • 171 a.a.
Protein Preferred Names Protein Names

myosin regulatory light chain 12A

epididymis secretory protein Li 24

Related Diseases

Diseases Alias
Cardiomyopathy, Familial Hypertrophic, 1

Asymmetric Septal Hypertrophy

Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy 1

CMH1

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy 19

CMH

Ventricular Hypertrophy, Hereditary

Ash

Hypertrophic Subaortic Stenosis, Idiopathic

Cardiomyopathy, Familial Hypertrophic

Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic, 1, Digenic

Cardiomyopathy, Familial Hypertrophic 1

Hcm

Hereditary Ventricular Hypertrophy

Idiopathic Hypertrophic Subaortic Stenosis

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic, Familial

Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic, 1

Familial Asymmetric Septal Hypertrophy

Heritable Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Fhc

Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic, Familial, Type 1

Myopathy, Centronuclear, 2

Myopathy, Centronuclear, Autosomal Recessive

Autosomal Recessive Centronuclear Myopathy

CNM2

Centronuclear Myopathy 2

Ar-Cnm

Myotubular Myopathy, Autosomal Recessive

Autosomal Recessive Myotubular Myopathy

Centronuclear Myopathy Autosomal Recessive

Myopathy, Centronuclear, Type 2

Restrictive Cardiomyopathy

Familial Restrictive Cardiomyopathy

Cardiomyopathy, Restrictive

Cardiomyopathy, Constrictive

Primary Restrictive Cardiomyopathy

Rcm

Cardiomyopathy Restrictive

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy

Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic

Cardiomyopathy Hypertrophic Obstructive

Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic, Familial

Idiopathic Myocardial Hypertrophy

Idiopathic Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Obstructive Idiopathic Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Obstructive Cardiomyopathy

Idiopathic Hypertrophic Subaortic Stenosis

Muscular Subaortic Stenosis

Hypertrophic Obstructive Subaortic Stenosis

Dilated Cardiomyopathy

Familial Dilated Cardiomyopathy

Primary Dilated Cardiomyopathy

Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy

Congestive Cardiomyopathy

Idiopathic Dilation Cardiomyopathy

Primary Familial Dilated Cardiomyopathy

Cardiomyopathy, Dilated

DCM

Cardiomyopathy, Familial Dilated

Dilated Cardiomyopathy, Familial

Hypokinetic Dilated Cardiomyopathy, Familial

Familial Idiopathic Cardiomyopathy

Fdc

Cardiomyopathy, Familial Idiopathic

Idiopathic Cardiomegaly

Dilated Congestive Cardiomyopathy

Chronic Dilated Cardiomyopathy

Ccm - [Congestive Cardiomyopathy]

Cocm - [Congestive Cardiomyopathy]

Dcm - [Dilated Cardiomyopathy]

Dilated-Hypokinetic Cardiomyopathy

Congestive Idiopathic Cardiomyopathy

Primary Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy

Diseases Alias
Waldenstroem'S Macroglobulinemia

Waldenstroem'S Macroglobulinemia

Waldenstroem'S Macroglobulinemia

Macroglobulinemia Of Waldenstrom

Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma With Igm Gammopathy

Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma

Waldenstroem'S Macroglobulinemia

Waldenstroem'S Macroglobulinemia

Macroglobulinemia Of Waldenstrom

Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma With Igm Gammopathy

Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma

Orthologs Information

Species Symbol Source ID
Mus musculus MYL12A MGD MGI:1914518
Rattus norvegicus MYL12A RGD RGD:1309537