MYH6, Official Symbol MYH6provided by HGNC Official Full Name myosin heavy chain 6provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:7576 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000197616 MIM:160710; AllianceGenome:HGNC:7576 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 ASD3; MYHC; SSS3; CMH14; MYHCA; CMD1EE; alpha-MHC Summary Cardiac muscle myosin is a hexamer consisting of two heavy chain subunits, two light chain subunits, and two regulatory subunits. This gene encodes the alpha heavy chain subunit of cardiac myosin. The gene is located approximately 4kb downstream of the gene encoding the beta heavy chain subunit of cardiac myosin. Mutations in this gene cause familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and atrial septal defect 3. [provided by RefSeq, Feb 2017] Expression Restricted expression toward heart (RPKM 1273.8) See more Orthologs mouse all