Myo18b myosin XVIIIb [ Mus musculus (house mouse) ]
Source: NCBI Gene (ID 74376)
Source: NCBI Gene (ID 74376)
Symbol: Myo18b
Full name: myosin XVIIIb
Gene type: protein coding
RefSeq status: VALIDATED
Organism: Mus musculus
Also known as: 4932408L24Rik; 4933411E19Rik; Gm448
Summary: Acts upstream of or within cardiac muscle cell development; in utero embryonic development; and vasculogenesis. Located in Z disc. Part of filamentous actin. Is expressed in several structures, including diaphragm; heart; and musculature. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Klippel-Feil syndrome 4. Orthologous to human MYO18B (myosin XVIIIB). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]
Expression: Biased expression in heart adult (RPKM 19.1), testis adult (RPKM 6.8) and 3 other tissues
Orthologs: human
Gene size: 207570bp
Exon count: 45