myosin light chains
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-004292
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 KDa and there are usually one essential and one regulatory pair of light chains associated with each heavy chain.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-004292 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Fields of Study |
| Synonyms | myosin alkali light chains; myosin essential light chains; myosin regulatory light chains |
| References | Medical Subject Headings 2012; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | calcium-binding proteins; myosin; protein subunits |
| Translations | Spanish: cadenas ligeras de miosina |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-004292",
"term": "myosin light chains",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "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 KDa and there are usually one essential and one regulatory pair of light chains associated with each heavy chain.",
"synonyms": [
"myosin alkali light chains",
"myosin essential light chains",
"myosin regulatory light chains"
],
"subject": "Fields of Study",
"see_also": [
"calcium-binding proteins",
"myosin",
"protein subunits"
],
"references": [
"Medical Subject Headings 2012",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "cadenas ligeras de miosina"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/myosin-light-chains/"
}
Record 4,292 of 6,908 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.