MYLK3, Official Symbol MYLK3provided by HGNC Official Full Name myosin light chain kinase 3provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:29826 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000140795 MIM:612147; AllianceGenome:HGNC:29826 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status VALIDATED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as MLCK; MLCK2; caMLCK Summary Phosphorylation of cardiac myosin heavy chains (see MYH7B, MIM 609928) and light chains (see MYL2, MIM 160781) by a kinase, such as MYLK3, potentiates the force and rate of cross-bridge recruitment in cardiac myocytes (Chan et al., 2008 [PubMed 18202317]).[supplied by OMIM, Jul 2008] Expression Biased expression in heart (RPKM 28.3), testis (RPKM 4.8) and 2 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all