MYL5, Official Symbol MYL5provided by HGNC Official Full Name myosin light chain 5provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:7586 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000215375 MIM:160782; AllianceGenome:HGNC:7586 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as MYLC2 Summary This gene encodes one of the myosin light chains, a component of the hexameric ATPase cellular motor protein myosin. Myosin is composed of two heavy chains, two nonphosphorylatable alkali light chains, and two phosphorylatable regulatory light chains. This gene product, one of the regulatory light chains, is expressed in fetal muscle and in adult retina, cerebellum, and basal ganglia. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] Expression Ubiquitous expression in fat (RPKM 6.7), duodenum (RPKM 6.7) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs all