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MYO6

Myosin VI, also known as MYO6, is a protein. It has been found in humans, mice, fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster), and nematodes (Caenorhabditis elegans).

Function

Function

Myosin VI is a molecular motor involved in intracellular vesicle and organelle transport. It is one of the so-called unconventional myosins.[supplied by OMIM][1]

Interactions

Interactions

MYO6 has been shown to interact with GIPC1[2][3] and DAB2.[4][5]

References

References

  1. “Entrez Gene: MYO6 myosin VI”.
  2. Ewing RM, Chu P, Elisma F, Li H, Taylor P, Climie S, McBroom-Cerajewski L, Robinson MD, O’Connor L, Li M, Taylor R, Dharsee M, Ho Y, Heilbut A, Moore L, Zhang S, Ornatsky O, Bukhman YV, Ethier M, Sheng Y, Vasilescu J, Abu-Farha M, Lambert JP, Duewel HS, Stewart II, Kuehl B, Hogue K, Colwill K, Gladwish K, Muskat B, Kinach R, Adams SL, Moran MF, Morin GB, Topaloglou T, Figeys D (2007). “Large-scale mapping of human protein-protein interactions by mass spectrometry”. Molecular Systems Biology. 3 (1): 89. doi:10.1038/msb4100134. PMC 1847948. PMID 17353931.
  3. Sennacherib L, Lee T, Hasson T (Jul 2003). “Myo6 facilitates the translocation of endocytic vesicles from cell peripheries”. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 14 (7): 2728–43. doi:10.1091/mbc.E02-11-0767. PMC 165672. PMID 12857860.
  4. Morris SM, Arden SD, Roberts RC, Kendrick-Jones J, Cooper JA, Luzio JP, Buss F (May 2002). “Myosin VI binds to and localises with Dab2, potentially linking receptor-mediated endocytosis and the actin cytoskeleton”. Traffic. 3 (5): 331–41. doi:10.1034/j.1600-0854.2002.30503.x. PMID 11967127.
  5. Inoue A, Sato O, Homma K, Ikebe M (Mar 2002). “DOC-2/DAB2 is the binding partner of myosin VI”. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 292 (2): 300–7. doi:10.1006/bbrc.2002.6636. PMID 11906161.
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