MYH11 wt Allele

**Semantic type:** Gene or Genome

**Definition:** Human MYH11 wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 16p13.11 and is approximately 154 kb in length. This allele, which encodes myosin-11 protein, plays a role in the regulation of muscle contraction. The gene can be involved in a pericentric inversion inv(16)(p13;q22) that is found in acute myeloid leukemia of M4Eo subtype.

**Synonyms:** - AAT4 - FAA4 - KIAA0866 - MYH11 - Myosin Heavy Chain 11 wt Allele - Myosin, Heavy Chain 11, Smooth Muscle wt Allele - Myosin, Heavy Polypeptide 11, Smooth Muscle Gene - Myosin, Smooth Muscle, Heavy Chain 11 Gene - SMHC - SMMHC - SMMS-1