About The Medical Condition Myosin Light Chain

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Myosin Light Chain

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Myosin Light Chain Medical Condition

What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Myosin Light Chain?

The smaller subunits of MYOSINS that bind near the head groups of MYOSIN HEAVY CHAINS. The myosin light chains have a molecular weight of about 20 KD and there are usually one essential and one regulatory pair of light chains associated with each heavy chain. Many myosin light chains that bind calcium are considered "calmodulin-like" proteins.

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