Concept information
- Research, Technology, Methods
- proteins
- membrane proteins
- transport proteins
- calcium-binding proteins
Preferred term
myosin light chains
Type
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Chemical
Definition
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The smaller subunits of myosins that bind near the head groups of myosin heavy chains. The myosin light chains have a molecular weight of about 20 KDa and there are usually one essential and one regulatory pair of light chains associated with each heavy chain.
Source: Medical Subject Headings 2012
Type: Concept definition
Broader concept
Synonyms
- myosin alkali light chains
- myosin essential light chains
- myosin regulatory light chains
In other languages
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Spanish
URI
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/21142
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