Full name: unc-45 myosin chaperone B

Gene type: protein coding

RefSeq status: REVIEWED

Also known as: CMYA4; CTRCT43; MFM11; SMUNC45; UNC-45B; UNC45

Summary: This gene encodes a co-chaperone required for folding and accumulation of type II myosins. The protein consists of three tetratricopeptide repeat motifs at the N-terminus that form a complex with heat shock protein 90, a central region of unknown function that is conserved in all Unc-45 proteins, and a C-terminal Unc-45/Cro1/She4 domain. The protein is expressed at high levels in striated muscle, where its muscle myosin chaperone activity is dependent on heat shock protein 90 acting as a co-chaperone. A missense mutation in this gene has been associated with cataract development. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Apr 2015]

Expression: Restricted expression toward heart (RPKM 36.4)

Gene size: 41529bp

Exon count: 20