Recombinant Human Myosin-9 (MYH9), Truncated

Uniprot Id

P35579

Target Species

Human

Target Name

MYH9

Target Full Name

Myosin-9

Target Function

Cellular myosin that appears to play a role in cytokinesis, cell shape, and specialized functions such as secretion and capping. Required for cortical actin clearance prior to oocyte exocytosis. Promotes cell motility in conjunction with S100A4. During cell spreading, plays an important role in cytoskeleton reorganization, focal contact formation (in the margins but not the central part of spreading cells), and lamellipodial retraction; this function is mechanically antagonized by MYH10.

Target Involvement

May-Hegglin anomaly (MHA); Sebastian syndrome (SBS); Fechtner syndrome (FTNS); Epstein syndrome (EPSTNS); Deafness, autosomal dominant, 17 (DFNA17); Macrothrombocytopenia and progressive sensorineural deafness (MPSD)

Target Subcellular Location

Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton. Cytoplasm, cell cortex. Cytoplasmic vesicle, secretory vesicle, Cortical granule.

Target Protein Families

TRAFAC class myosin-kinesin ATPase superfamily, Myosin family

Target Tissue Specificity

In the kidney, expressed in the glomeruli. Also expressed in leukocytes.

Target Synonyms

BDPLT 6; BDPLT6; Cellular myosin heavy chain; Cellular myosin heavy chain type A; DFNA 17; DFNA17; EPSTS; FTNS; MGC104539; MHA; MYH 2A; MYH 9; MYH2A; MYH9; MYH9_HUMAN; MYHas8; MyHC 2A; MyHC IIa; MyHC2A; MyHCIIa; MYHSA 2; MYHSA2; Myosin 9; Myosin heavy chain 9; Myosin heavy chain 9 non muscle; Myosin heavy chain; Myosin heavy chain non muscle IIa; Myosin heavy chain nonmuscle IIa; Myosin heavy polypeptide 2; Myosin heavy polypeptide 9 non muscle; Myosin-9; Myosin9; NMHC II A; NMMHC A; NMMHC II a; NMMHC II-a; NMMHC IIA; NMMHC-A; NMMHC-IIA; NMMHCA; Non muscle myosin heavy chain A; Non muscle myosin heavy chain; Non muscle myosin heavy chain II A; Non muscle myosin heavy polypeptide 9; non-muscle IIa; Non-muscle myosin heavy chain A; Non-muscle myosin heavy chain IIa; Nonmuscle myosin heavy chain A; Nonmuscle myosin heavy chain II A; type A

Target Background

This gene encodes a conventional non-muscle myosin; this protein should not be confused with the unconventional myosin-9a or 9b (MYO9A or MYO9B). The encoded protein is a myosin IIA heavy chain that contains an IQ domain and a myosin head-like domain which is involved in several important functions, including cytokinesis, cell motility and maintenance of cell shape. Defects in this gene have been associated with non-syndromic sensorineural deafness autosomal dominant type 17, Epstein syndrome, Alport syndrome with macrothrombocytopenia, Sebastian syndrome, Fechtner syndrome and macrothrombocytopenia with progressive sensorineural deafness.