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MYH2: myosin heavy chain 2

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Gene

Symbol
MYH2
HGNC
Name
myosin heavy chain 2
HGNC
NCBI Gene ID
4620
NCBI Gene
HGNC ID
HGNC:7572
HGNC
Ensembl
ENSG00000125414
NCBI Gene
Aliases
CMYO6, CMYP6, IBM3, MYH2A, MYHSA2, MYHas8, MyHC-2A, MyHC-IIa
NCBI Gene
Type
protein-coding
NCBI Gene

Proteins1

Reviewed human proteins whose Swiss-Prot entry states the gene.

UniProt entryProteinLengthStructuresGene stated in
Q9UKX2Myosin-21,9410Ensembl, GeneID, HGNC

Source UniProt

Patents38

Patents whose sequence listing contains this protein's exact sequence. A patent can list a sequence without claiming it.

PublicationPublishedSEQ ID NOProteinSource
JP 2026004568 A2026-01-1454712Q9UKX2Espacenet
JP 2026004568 A2026-01-1454713Q9UKX2Espacenet
EP 4650780 A22025-11-191156Q9UKX2Espacenet
EP 4641201 A22025-10-29819Q9UKX2Espacenet
JP 2025517969 A2025-06-12819Q9UKX2Espacenet
JP 2025517970 A2025-06-121156Q9UKX2Espacenet
JP 2023516705 A2023-04-2089Q9UKX2Espacenet
JP 2022141755 A2022-09-29633Q9UKX2Espacenet
US 11446398 B22022-09-2054524Q9UKX2Espacenet
US 11446398 B22022-09-2054525Q9UKX2Espacenet

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Drugs0

Drugs a ChEMBL mechanism record says act on the gene's protein, through Open Targets.

None in this release.

Trials0

Trials of those drugs. A trial joins the gene only through a drug that acts on it.

None in this release.

NIH grants820

NIH grants whose papers are about the gene, through NIH's grant-paper links.

GrantTitleMYH2 papersNewest fiscal year
R01GM029090Myosin Gene Diversity and Function142025
ZIAHL001786Regulation Of Smooth and Nonmuscle Myosin92025
ZIAHL004232Expression Studies of Other Unconventional Myosins82025
R35GM138183MECHANISMS OF CONTRACTILE NETWORK ASSEMBLY52025
R01AG044615Respiratory Control in Old Age42025
ZIAAG000996GESTALT-Genetic and Epigenetic Signatures of Translational Aging Laboratory Testing42025
P30AG024827Pittsburgh Older Americans Independence Center32025
R01DK095811Molecular basis of brush border assembly32025
T32HD043730Fuller T32 renewal32025
ZIADC000048Functional Studies of "Deafness Genes" Essential for Hearing32025

1 to 10 of 820Source NIH's project files

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Papers1,369

Newest first. Swiss-Prot's references are curated; PubTator's text mining finds papers that name the gene, not always ones about it.

TitleJournalYearPMIDFound bySource
Exploratory transcriptomic analysis of low-grade oral epithelial dysplasia and oral squamous cell carcinoma in Chilean patients.Mol Biol Rep202642525276PubTator, text miningPubMed
A Novel Homozygous MYH2 Variant Causing Early-Onset External Ophthalmoplegia and Proximal Myopathy in a Consanguineous Family.Cureus202642491855PubTator, text miningPubMed
Systematic reanalysis of next-generation sequencing data in 101 neuromuscular disorder families enhances diagnostic yield, reveals intronic variants, and identifies a novel disease gene.J Neurol202642474733PubTator, text miningPubMed
Substrate stiffness regulates HIF-1α signalling via β1-integrin/myosin-2/NF-κB axis.J Transl Med202642421092PubTator, text miningPubMed
MYH2 as a Potential Modifier of Clinical Severity in Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy.J Mol Neurosci202642390820PubTator, text miningPubMed
The other half of the sprinting coin: the neuromuscular profile of a 91-yr-old female world record sprinter.J Appl Physiol (1985)202642090218PubTator, text miningPubMed
Whole-exome sequencing unveils novel potential gene mutations involved in primary renal small cell carcinoma.Oncol Lett202641969585PubTator, text miningPubMed
The Conjugated Bile Acids Profile Suggests a Novel Liver-Muscle Axis Associated With Sarcopenia in Chronic Liver Disease.Liver Int202641902587PubTator, text miningPubMed
A new MYH2 variant in an Italian patient expanding the clinical spectrum of MYH2-related myopathy.BMC Neurol202641851877PubTator, text miningPubMed
Quercetin attenuates deoxynivalenol-induced muscle developmental disorders in broilers by modulating the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway and reducing apoptosis.Poult Sci202641850073PubTator, text miningPubMed

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Sources 12

  • ClinicalTrials.gov's posted results, through CTTI's AACTFreely available. Acknowledgement requested
  • ChEMBL, through Open TargetsCC BY-SA 3.0
  • ClinicalTrials.govNo license stated
  • EMBL-EBI's patent proteinsNo added restrictions. Attribution expected
  • GenBank's patent filesNo restrictions from NCBI. Submitters may hold rights
  • HGNCCC0
  • NCBI GenePublic domain (US government)
  • NIH's project files and grant-paper linksPublic domain
  • Open TargetsCC0 1.0
  • PubMedNLM's terms
  • PubTator 3Public domain
  • UniProtCC BY 4.0
Each source's terms
  • ClinicalTrials.gov's posted results, through CTTI's AACTClinicalTrials.gov data via Aggregate Analysis of ClinicalTrials.gov (AACT), CTTI. CTTI makes its materials freely available and requests acknowledgement. https://aact.ctti-clinicaltrials.org/documentation/299
  • ChEMBL, through Open TargetsCC BY-SA 3.0, for the parts from ChEMBL. Read on 8 Nov 2026 at https://platform-docs.opentargets.org/licence
  • ClinicalTrials.govnone stated
  • EMBL-EBI's patent proteinsEMBL-EBI's patent protein files from the EPO, JPO, KIPO and USPTO. EMBL-EBI: "EMBL-EBI itself places no additional restrictions on the use or redistribution of the data available via its Data Resources and Tools other than those provided by the original data owners" and "EMBL-EBI expects attribution (e.g. in publications, services or products) for the use of any of its Data Resources and Tools." Read on 11 Nov 2026 at https://www.ebi.ac.uk/about/terms-of-use
  • GenBank's patent filesGenBank's patent files. NCBI: "NCBI places no restrictions on the use or distribution of the GenBank data. However, some submitters may claim patent, copyright, or other intellectual property rights in all or a portion of the data they have submitted." Read on 11 Nov 2026 at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genbank/about/
  • HGNCCC0: https://www.genenames.org/about/license/
  • NCBI GeneNone named for the file. NCBI says information created by or for the US government on its site is in the public domain, and asks that NLM be acknowledged: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/home/about/policies/
  • NIH's project files and grant-paper linksPublic domain (NIH RePORTER)
  • Open TargetsCC0 1.0. Open Targets asks that users cite its latest paper: Buniello et al. 2025, Open Targets Platform: facilitating therapeutic hypotheses building in drug discovery, Nucleic Acids Research 53(D1):D1467, PMID 39657122. Read on 8 Nov 2026 at https://platform-docs.opentargets.org/licence
  • PubMedNLM's terms
  • PubTator 3Public domain
  • UniProtCC BY 4.0. UniProt's licence file: "All databases and documents in the UniProt FTP directory may be copied and redistributed freely, without advance permission, provided that this copyright statement is reproduced with each copy." UniProt asks that users cite its latest paper: The UniProt Consortium, UniProt: the Universal Protein Knowledgebase in 2025, Nucleic Acids Research 53:D609-D617, https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkae1010. Read on 9 Nov 2026 at https://www.uniprot.org/help/license

ClinicalTrials.gov's data carry an international copyright outside the United States: https://clinicaltrials.gov/about-site/terms-conditions.

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