Summary

Name MYH9
Full Name Myosin-9
Synonyms Cellular myosin heavy chain, type A, Myosin heavy chain 9, Myosin heavy chain, non-muscle IIa, Non-muscle myosin heavy chain A, NMMHC-A, Non-muscle myosin heavy chain IIa, NMMHC II-a, NMMHC-IIA
Primary ID P35579
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Type protein
Relations 12
Function Cellular myosin that appears to play a role in cytokinesis, cell shape, and specialized functions such as secretion and capping. Promotes also cell motility together with S100A4 (PubMed:16707441). During cell spreading, plays an important role in cytoskeleton reorganization, focal contacts formation (in the margins but not the central part of spreading cells), and lamellipodial retraction; this function is mechanically antagonized by MYH10 (PubMed:20052411).

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Regulator Mechanism target score
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation MYH9 0.347
Publications: 4 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates quantity by expression img/indirect-activation.png transcriptional regulation MYH9 0.2
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png binding RNA Polymerase II 0.257
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png binding MYH9 0.43
Publications: 1 Organism: Mus Musculus
+ up-regulates quantity by expression img/indirect-activation.png transcriptional regulation MYH9 0.2
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates quantity by expression img/indirect-activation.png transcriptional regulation MYH9 0.2
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates quantity by expression img/direct-activation.png transcriptional regulation CTNNB1 0.279
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates quantity by expression img/indirect-activation.png transcriptional regulation MYH9 0.2
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png binding MYH9 0.2
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens