MYO3B, Official Symbol MYO3Bprovided by HGNC Official Full Name myosin IIIBprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:15576 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000071909 MIM:610040; AllianceGenome:HGNC:15576 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 Summary This gene encodes one of the class III myosins. Myosins are ATPases, activated by actin, that move along actin filaments in the cell. This class of myosins are characterized by an amino-terminal kinase domain and shown to be present in photoreceptors. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Mar 2014] Expression Biased expression in kidney (RPKM 2.4), urinary bladder (RPKM 2.3) and 4 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all