Table 1.
Gene name | Human chromosomal location | Commonly used protein name |
---|---|---|
MYH3 | 17pter–p11 | Embryonic myosin heavy chain (eMHC) |
MYH6 | 14q11.2–q13 | Alpha myosin heavy chain (αMHC) |
Atrial myosin heavy chain (atrial MHC) | ||
MYH7 | 14q11.2–q13 | Beta myosin heavy chain (βMHC) |
Ventricular myosin heavy chain (ventricular MHC) | ||
MYH7B | 20q11 | Myosin heavy chain 7B |
MYH9 | 22q11.2 | Nonmuscle myosin heavy chain IIA (NMHC IIA) |
MYH10 | 17p13 | Nonmuscle myosin heavy chain IIB (NMHC IIB) |
MYH11 | 16p13.11 | Smooth muscle myosin heavy chain (SM-MHC) |
MYH14 | 19q13.33 | Nonmuscle myosin heavy chain IIC (NMHC IIC) |
MYL2 | 12q24.11 | Myosin light chain 2 ventricular (MLC2v) |
Regulatory light chain ventricular (RLCv) | ||
MYL3 | 3p21.3–21.2 | Myosin light chain 1 ventricular (MLC1v) |
Essential light chain ventricular (ELCv) | ||
MYL4 | 17q21.32 | Myosin light chain 1 atrial (MLC1a) |
Essential light chain atrial (ELCa) | ||
Embryonic myosin light chain | ||
MYL7 | 12q13.2 | Myosin light chain 2 atrial (MLC2a) |
Regulatory light chain atrial (RLCa) |
Only myosin heavy chains and myosin light chains that are expressed in the heart are listed
The gene name is the approved nomenclature according to HUGO (http://www.genenames.org)