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Descriptor English: Myosin Heavy Chains
Descriptor Spanish: Cadenas Pesadas de Miosina
Descriptor cadenas pesadas de la miosina
Entry term(s) cadenas pesadas de miosina
Scope note: Las subunidades más grandes de las MIOSINAS. Las cadenas pesadas tienen un peso molecular de unos 230 kDa y cada cadena pesada suele asociarse a un par diferente de CADENAS LIGERAS DE MIOSINA. Las cadenas pesadas poseen actividad de unión a la actina y ATPasa.
Descriptor Portuguese: Cadeias Pesadas de Miosina
Descriptor French: Chaînes lourdes de myosine
Entry term(s): Heavy Chain, Myosin
Heavy Chains, Myosin
Myosin Heavy Chain
Tree number(s): D05.750.078.730.475.100
D08.811.277.040.025.193.750.249
D12.776.210.500.600.100
D12.776.220.525.475.100
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018995
Scope note: The larger subunits of MYOSINS. The heavy chains have a molecular weight of about 230 kDa and each heavy chain is usually associated with a dissimilar pair of MYOSIN LIGHT CHAINS. The heavy chains possess actin-binding and ATPase activity.
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
DE drug effects
DF deficiency
EC economics
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PH physiology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UL ultrastructure
UR urine
Registry Number: EC 3.6.4.1
Previous Indexing: Myosin (1971-1995)
Public MeSH Note: 1996; for MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN see MYOSINS 1982-1995
History Note: 1996; for MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN use MYOSINS 1982-1995
DeCS ID: 32671
Unique ID: D018995
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1996/01/01
Date of Entry: 1995/06/05
Revision Date: 2013/07/08
Myosin Heavy Chains - Preferred
Concept UI M0028369
Scope note The larger subunits of MYOSINS. The heavy chains have a molecular weight of about 230 kDa and each heavy chain is usually associated with a dissimilar pair of MYOSIN LIGHT CHAINS. The heavy chains possess actin-binding and ATPase activity.
Preferred term Myosin Heavy Chains
Entry term(s) Heavy Chain, Myosin
Heavy Chains, Myosin
Myosin Heavy Chain



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