Myosin light chain 5

MYL5
Identifiers
Aliases	MYL5, myosin light chain 5, MYLC2
External IDs	OMIM: 160782; HomoloGene: 48110; GeneCards: MYL5; OMA:MYL5 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 4 (human)
End	682,033 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	mucosa of transverse colon; ; skin of abdomen; ; right adrenal cortex; ; left adrenal cortex; ; left testis; ; right testis; ; right hemisphere of cerebellum; ; skin of leg; ; apex of heart; ; sural nerve;
	n/a
	More reference expression data
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Gene ontology
Molecular function	calcium ion binding; structural constituent of muscle; metal ion binding;
Cellular component	cytosol; muscle myosin complex; myosin complex;
Biological process	regulation of muscle contraction; muscle contraction;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	4636
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	ENSG00000215375
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	Q02045
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	NM_002477; NM_001363650
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	NP_002468; NP_001350579
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	Wikidata
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Myosin light chain 5 is a protein that, in humans, is encoded by the MYL5 gene.