MYH16 - myosin heavy chain 16 pseudogene Gene
Also Known as MYH5; MHC20; MYH16P
Species: Homo sapiens
About MYH16
This gene has 5 transcripts (splice variants). Low expression observed in reference dataset.
Summary
The MYH16 gene, encoding a sarcomeric Myosin heavy chain expressed in nonhuman primate masticatory muscles, is inactivated in humans. Stedman et al. (2004) [PubMed 15042088] hypothesized that the decrement in masticatory muscle size caused by the inactivation of MYH16 removed an evolutionary constraint on encephalization in early man.[supplied by OMIM, Mar 2008]