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Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 4637
Gene name Myosin light chain 6
Gene symbol MYL6
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
ESMLCLC17LC17-GILC17-NMLC17ALC17BMLC-3MLC1SMMLC3NMMLC3SM
Chromosome 12
Chromosome location 12q13.2
Summary Myosin is a hexameric ATPase cellular motor protein. It is composed of two heavy chains, two nonphosphorylatable alkali light chains, and two phosphorylatable regulatory light chains. This gene encodes a myosin alkali light chain that is expressed in smoo
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT049263 hsa-miR-92a-3p CLASH 23622248
MIRT044318 hsa-miR-106b-5p CLASH 23622248
MIRT035801 hsa-miR-1910-5p CLASH 23622248
MIRT1168607 hsa-miR-124 CLIP-seq
MIRT1168608 hsa-miR-3150a-3p CLIP-seq
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0000146 Function Microfilament motor activity ISS
GO:0003774 Function Cytoskeletal motor activity TAS 2304459
GO:0005509 Function Calcium ion binding IEA
GO:0005515 Function Protein binding IPI 16189514, 21182205, 21217774, 25416956, 31515488, 32296183
GO:0005829 Component Cytosol TAS
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
609931 7587 ENSG00000092841
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
P60660
Protein name Myosin light polypeptide 6 (17 kDa myosin light chain) (LC17) (Myosin light chain 3) (MLC-3) (Myosin light chain alkali 3) (Myosin light chain A3) (Smooth muscle and nonmuscle myosin light chain alkali 6)
Protein function Regulatory light chain of myosin. Does not bind calcium.
Family and domains
Sequence
MCDFTEDQTAEFKEAFQLFDRTGDGKILYSQCGDVMRALGQNPTNAEVLKVLGNPKSDEM
NVKVLDFEHFLPMLQTVAKNKDQGTYEDYVEGLRVFDKEGNGTVMGAEIRHVLVTLGEKM
TEEEVEMLVAGHEDSNGCINYEAFVRHILSG
Sequence length 151
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
KEGG Pathway Reactome Pathway
Vascular smooth muscle contraction Smooth Muscle Contraction
Tight junction RHO GTPases activate PAKs
Motor proteins  
Oxytocin signaling pathway  
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar (causal & non-causal) and other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.).
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Evidence Score: ★☆☆☆☆  Gene-disease association found in Text Mining only ★★☆☆☆  Found in Text Mining and Unknown/Other Associations ★★★☆☆  Reported in Unknown/Other Associations across ≥2 Sources ★★★★☆  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants) ★★★★★  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Unknown / Other Associations ClinVar entries with uncertain/conflicting evidence, and associations from other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.) where the gene is not established as causal.
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance Source Reference Evidence Score
EBV-positive nodal T- and NK-cell lymphoma Likely benign ClinVar —
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Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Associations from Text Mining Disease associations identified through text mining
Disease Name Disease (Merged) Source PMID Relationship Type Evidence Score
Alzheimer Disease Alzheimer disease Pubtator 23933528 Associate
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Found in Text Mining only
Colorectal Neoplasms Colorectal neoplasm Pubtator 9748578 Associate
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Found in Text Mining only
Leukemia Leukemia Pubtator 36595475 Associate
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Found in Text Mining only
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Polycystic ovary syndrome Pubtator 39519300 Associate
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Found in Text Mining only