Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 85366
Gene name Myosin light chain kinase 2
Gene symbol MYLK2
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
KMLCMLCKMLCK2skMLCK
Chromosome 20
Chromosome location 20q11.21
Summary This gene encodes a myosin light chain kinase, a calcium/calmodulin dependent enzyme, that is exclusively expressed in adult skeletal muscle. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs41293104 T>A Conflicting-interpretations-of-pathogenicity, uncertain-significance Coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs117502839 G>A,T Conflicting-interpretations-of-pathogenicity, uncertain-significance, likely-benign Coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs121908107 C>T Uncertain-significance, pathogenic Coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs121908108 C>A Likely-benign, pathogenic, benign Coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs147329431 G>A Conflicting-interpretations-of-pathogenicity Coding sequence variant, synonymous variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT1168743 hsa-miR-122 CLIP-seq
MIRT1168744 hsa-miR-1343 CLIP-seq
MIRT1168745 hsa-miR-151-5p CLIP-seq
MIRT1168746 hsa-miR-151b CLIP-seq
MIRT1168747 hsa-miR-183 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:0000166 Function Nucleotide binding IEA
GO:0004672 Function Protein kinase activity IEA
GO:0004674 Function Protein serine/threonine kinase activity IEA
GO:0004683 Function Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase activity ISS
GO:0004687 Function Myosin light chain kinase activity IBA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
606566 16243 ENSG00000101306
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q9H1R3
Protein name Myosin light chain kinase 2, skeletal/cardiac muscle (MLCK2) (EC 2.7.11.18)
Protein function Implicated in the level of global muscle contraction and cardiac function. Phosphorylates a specific serine in the N-terminus of a myosin light chain.
PDB 2LV6 , 3KF9
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00069 Pkinase 285 540 Protein kinase domain Domain
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Heart and skeletal muscles. Increased expression in the apical tissue compared to the interventricular septal tissue.
Sequence
MATENGAVELGIQNPSTDKAPKGPTGERPLAAGKDPGPPDPKKAPDPPTLKKDAKAPASE
KGDGTLAQPSTSSQGPKGEGDRGGGPAEGSAGPPAALPQQTATPETSVKKPKAEQGASGS
QDPGKPRVGKKAAEGQAAARRGSPAFLHSPSCPAIISSSEKLLAKKPPSEASELTFEGVP
MTHSPTDPRPAKAEEGKNILAESQKEVGEKTPGQAGQAKMQGDTSRGIEFQAVPSEKSEV
GQALCLTAREEDCFQILDDCPPPPAPFPHRMVELRTGNVSSEFSMNSKEALGGGKFGAVC
TCMEKATGLKLAAKVIKKQTPKDKEMVLLEIEVMNQLNHRNLIQLYAAIETPHEIVLFME
YIEGGELFERIVDEDYHLTEVDTMVFVRQICDGILFMHKMRVLHLDLKPENILCVNTTGH
LVKIIDFGLARRYNPNEKLKVNFGTPEFLSPEVVNYDQISDKTDMWSMGVITYMLLSGLS
PFLGDDDTETLNNVLSGNWYFDEETFEAVSDEAKDFVSNLIVKDQRARMNAAQCLAHPWL

NNLAEKAKRCNRRLKSQILLKKYLMKRRWKKNFIAVSAANRFKKISSSGALMALGV
Sequence length 596
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG 
  Calcium signaling pathway
cGMP-PKG signaling pathway
Vascular smooth muscle contraction
Apelin signaling pathway
Focal adhesion
Platelet activation
Regulation of actin cytoskeleton
Oxytocin signaling pathway
Gastric acid secretion
 
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar categorized as Causal (Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic) or Unknown.
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Unknown Diseases with uncertain, conflicting, or no pathogenic evidence in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
Cardiomyopathy Benign; Likely benign; Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity; Uncertain significance rs200155693, rs145656924, rs147099889, rs111888319, rs727503306, rs140233643, rs202084078, rs375144075, rs113936360, rs76603530, rs41293104, rs121908108, rs76530988, rs6060980, rs34396614
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RCV001799087
RCV001170852
RCV001170854
RCV001171023
RCV000770581
RCV001170851
RCV000770573
RCV001170855
RCV001170856
RCV000770582
RCV000770576
RCV001170850
RCV000030328
RCV000030330
RCV000030331
RCV000030332
RCV000030333
RCV001798895
RCV004017332
RCV001170849
RCV001170853
RCV001171025
RCV000770567
RCV000770569
RCV000852948
RCV000770574
RCV000770575
RCV000770580
RCV000769535
RCV000770568
RCV000770570
RCV000770571
RCV000770572
RCV000770577
RCV000770578
RCV000770579
RCV001798982
RCV001798979
RCV001170847
RCV001171024
Cardiomyopathy, hypertrophic, midventricular, digenic Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity; Benign; Likely benign rs121908107, rs121908108 RCV000004465
RCV000004466
Dilated cardiomyopathy 1KK Uncertain significance rs767211264 RCV004789220
Fabry disease Likely benign rs587782968 RCV000143931
Associations from Text MiningDisease associations identified through Pubtator
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Alzheimer Disease Associate 34700051
Carcinoma Hepatocellular Associate 37309005
Cardiomyopathies Associate 33455984
Cardiomyopathy Dilated Associate 33455984
COVID 19 Associate 37309005
Histidinemia Associate 36876056
Inflammation Associate 32986378
Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Associate 32986378
Nasopharyngitis Associate 32986378
Pancreatic Neoplasms Stimulate 20587030