MYL2 report

I. Expression across cell types

II. Expression across tissues

III. Associated gene sets

GO_0006942Biological processregulation of striated muscle contraction
GO_0007507Biological processheart development
GO_0002026Biological processregulation of the force of heart contraction
GO_0042694Biological processmuscle cell fate specification
GO_0060048Biological processcardiac muscle contraction
GO_0055010Biological processventricular cardiac muscle tissue morphogenesis
GO_0055003Biological processcardiac myofibril assembly
GO_0060047Biological processheart contraction
GO_0098735Biological processpositive regulation of the force of heart contraction
GO_0030308Biological processnegative regulation of cell growth
GO_0005856Cellular componentcytoskeleton
GO_0097512Cellular componentcardiac myofibril
GO_0030016Cellular componentmyofibril
GO_0015629Cellular componentactin cytoskeleton
GO_0030017Cellular componentsarcomere
GO_0005829Cellular componentcytosol
GO_0031672Cellular componentA band
GO_0005737Cellular componentcytoplasm
GO_0016459Cellular componentmyosin complex
GO_0003785Molecular functionactin monomer binding
GO_0008307Molecular functionstructural constituent of muscle
GO_0032036Molecular functionmyosin heavy chain binding
GO_0005509Molecular functioncalcium ion binding
GO_0005515Molecular functionprotein binding

IV. Literature review

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Gene nameMYL2
Protein nameMyosin light chain-2
Myosin regulatory light chain 2, ventricular/cardiac muscle isoform (Myosin light chain 2, slow skeletal/ventricular muscle isoform)
Myosin regulatory light chain 2, ventricular/cardiac muscle isoform (MLC-2) (MLC-2v) (Cardiac myosin light chain 2) (Myosin light chain 2, slow skeletal/ventricular muscle isoform) (MLC-2s/v) (Ventricular myosin light chain 2)
Truncated myosin light chain 2
Myosin light chain 2
SynonymshCG_40212
MLC2
DescriptionFUNCTION: Contractile protein that plays a role in heart development and function . Following phosphorylation, plays a role in cross-bridge cycling kinetics and cardiac muscle contraction by increasing myosin lever arm stiffness and promoting myosin head diffusion; as a consequence of the increase in maximum contraction force and calcium sensitivity of contraction force. These events altogether slow down myosin kinetics and prolong duty cycle resulting in accumulated myosins being cooperatively recruited to actin binding sites to sustain thin filament activation as a means to fine-tune myofilament calcium sensitivity to force (By similarity). During cardiogenesis plays an early role in cardiac contractility by promoting cardiac myofibril assembly (By similarity). .

AccessionsENST00000548438.1
A0A191TDH3
A0A590UJU8
A0A7R6M6S5
ENST00000546404.1
A0A7R6RQK5
ENST00000663220.1
P10916
A0A590UK07
G3V1V8
Q6IB42
A0A7R6M8Q8
ENST00000228841.15