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Myosin-2

Known as: Type IIA Myosin Heavy Chain, Myosin, Skeletal, Heavy Chain, Adult 2, Fast 2a Myosin Heavy Chain 
Myosin-2 (1941 aa, ~223 kDa) is encoded by the human MYH2 gene. This protein is involved in the contraction of skeletal muscles.
National Institutes of Health

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Cell MovementCytokinesisCytoskeletal GeneCytoskeleton

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2017
2017
The Conserved Lysine-265 Allosterically Modulates Nucleotide- and Actin-binding Site Coupling in Myosin-2
Myosin motor proteins convert chemical energy into force and movement through their interactions with nucleotide and filamentous… 
2010
2010
Muscle fiber type specific induction of slow myosin heavy chain 2 gene expression by electrical stimulation.
2007
2007
Effects of stretching stimulation with different rates on the expression of MyHC mRNA in mouse cultured myoblasts.
In vivo studies have shown that changes in the characteristics of skeletal muscle fiber are determined by type of exercise or… 
2006
2006
Functional Characterization of the Amino-Terminal Region of Myosin-2
1 Functional Characterization of the Amino-Terminal Region of Myosin-2 Setsuko Fujita-Becker, Georgios Tsiavaliaris, Reiko Ohkura… 
2006
2006
Characteristics of muscle fibers reconstituted in the regeneration process of masseter muscle in an mdx mouse model of muscular dystrophy
Mdx mice, which lack dystrophin, were examined for changes in the properties of muscle fibers in the growth process of the… 
2006
2006
Long-term cultured human myotubes decrease contractile gene expression and regulate apoptosis-related genes.
2006
2006
Control of slow myosin heavy chain 2 gene expression by glycogen synthase kinase activity in skeletal muscle fibers
Skeletal muscle fiber type and expression of slow muscle fiber type specific genes are regulated by fiber type specific cell… 
2000
2000
Fiber types in the mouse levator auris longus muscle: A convenient preparation to study muscle and nerve plasticity
The histochemical composition of the levator auris longus (LAL) muscle has been investigated in adult NMRi mice. Histochemical… 
1999
1999
Protein kinase C activity regulates slow myosin heavy chain 2 gene expression in slow lineage skeletal muscle fibers
Expression of the slow myosin heavy chain (MyHC) 2 gene defines slow versus fast avian skeletal muscle fiber types. Fetal, or… 
1995
1995
Stretch-induced transformations in myosin expression of quail anterior latissimus dorsi muscle.
We have previously found alterations in expression of native myosin isoforms during adaptations to 30 d of stretch-induced… 
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