MYOCD, Official Symbol MYOCDprovided by HGNC Official Full Name myocardinprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:16067 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000141052 MIM:606127; AllianceGenome:HGNC:16067 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 MGBL; MYCD Summary This gene encodes a nuclear protein, which is expressed in heart, aorta, and in smooth muscle cell-containing tissues. It functions as a transcriptional co-activator of serum response factor (SRF) and modulates expression of cardiac and smooth muscle-specific SRF-target genes, and thus may play a crucial role in cardiogenesis and differentiation of the smooth muscle cell lineage. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.[provided by RefSeq, Sep 2009] Expression Broad expression in esophagus (RPKM 7.3), endometrium (RPKM 5.9) and 15 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all