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Comprehensive overview of MYO5B (myosin Vb), a motor protein involved in intracellular transport, vesicle trafficking, and synaptic function, with implications for neurodegenerative diseases and microvillus inclusion disease.
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| Gene Symbol | MYO5B |
| Full Name | Myosin Vb |
| Chromosome | 18q21.1 |
| Function | is a cytoskeletal motor that transports cargo along actin filaments, using ATP hydrolysis to generate mechanical force. |
| Amino Acids | 843 aa |
| Exons | 40 |
| UniProt ID | Q9ULL5 |
| NCBI Gene ID | 4645 |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000170111 |
| OMIM | 614315 |
| GeneCards | MYO5B |
| Human Protein Atlas | MYO5B |
| Motor domain (N-terminal) | Contains the ATPase and actin-binding regions that generate force |
| Lever arm | Long alpha-helix that amplifies small conformational changes |
| Cargo-binding domain (C-terminal) | Binds to various cargo adaptors |
| Associated Diseases | neurodegeneration |
| Databases | GeneCardsHPASTRING |
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MYO5B["MYO5B"]
neurodegeneration["neurodegeneration"]
MYO5B -->|"implicated_in"| neurodegeneration
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