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MYH7B

Myosin-7B also known as myosin, heavy chain 7B is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MYH7B gene.[1][2]

Function

Function

MYH7B is a slow-twitch myosin.[2]

References

References

  1. Nagase T, Kikuno R, Ishikawa K, Hirosawa M, Ohara O (April 2000). “Prediction of the coding sequences of unidentified human genes. XVII. The complete sequences of 100 new cDNA clones from brain which code for large proteins in vitro”. DNA Res. 7 (2): 143–50. doi:10.1093/dnares/7.2.143. PMID 10819331.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Desjardins PR, Burkman JM, Shrager JB, Allmond LA, Stedman HH (April 2002). “Evolutionary implications of three novel members of the human sarcomeric myosin heavy chain gene family”. Mol. Biol. Evol. 19 (4): 375–93. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a004093. PMID 11919279.
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