U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Format

Send to:

Choose Destination

MYL4 myosin, light chain 4, alkali; atrial, embryonic [ Gallus gallus (chicken) ]

Gene ID: 396472, updated on 13-Apr-2026
Official Symbol
MYL4provided by CGNC
Official Full Name
myosin, light chain 4, alkali; atrial, embryonicprovided by CGNC
Primary source
CGNC:49822
See related
Ensembl:ENSGALG00010021682
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
VALIDATED
Organism
Gallus gallus
Lineage
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Archelosauria; Archosauria; Dinosauria; Saurischia; Theropoda; Coelurosauria; Aves; Neognathae; Galloanserae; Galliformes; Phasianidae; Phasianinae; Gallus
Also known as
L23; MLC
Orthologs
all
Try the new Gene page
Try the new Transcripts and proteins table
See MYL4 in Genome Data Viewer
Location:
chromosome: 27
Exon count:
7
Annotation release Status Assembly Chr Location
106 current bGalGal1.mat.broiler.GRCg7b (GCF_016699485.2) 27 NC_052558.1 (2484639..2489847)
106 current bGalGal1.pat.whiteleghornlayer.GRCg7w (GCF_016700215.2) 27 NC_052599.1 (3702404..3707604)

Chromosome 27 - NC_052558.1Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene coiled-coil domain containing 47 Neighboring gene DEAD-box helicase 42 Neighboring gene parathyroid hormone receptor 3 Neighboring gene cell division cycle 27 Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC101751949 Neighboring gene KAT8 regulatory NSL complex subunit 1

Go to nucleotide: Graphics FASTA GenBank

Related articles in PubMed

  1. A common myosin light chain is expressed in chicken embryonic skeletal, cardiac, and smooth muscles and in brain continuously from embryo to adult. Kawashima M, et al. J Biol Chem, 1987 Oct 25. PMID 3667580
  2. Isolation of the chick myosin alkali light chain gene expressed in embryonic gizzard muscle and transitional expression of the light chain gene family in vivo. Nabeshima Y, et al. J Mol Biol, 1988 Dec 5. PMID 3225843
  3. Phylogenetic-based propagation of functional annotations within the Gene Ontology consortium. Gaudet P, et al. Brief Bioinform, 2011 Sep. PMID 21873635, Free PMC Article
  4. Manual GO annotation of predictive protein signatures: the InterPro approach to GO curation. Burge S, et al. Database (Oxford), 2012. PMID 22301074, Free PMC Article
  5. TreeGrafter: phylogenetic tree-based annotation of proteins with Gene Ontology terms and other annotations. Tang H, et al. Bioinformatics, 2019 Feb 1. PMID 30032202, Free PMC Article

GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

Homology

Gene Ontology Provided by RefSeq

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables calcium ion binding IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 PubMed 
Component Evidence Code Pubs
part_of myosin II complex IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 PubMed 
Preferred Names
myosin light chain, embryonic
Names
myosin, light polypeptide 4, alkali; atrial, embryonic

NEW Try the new Transcript table

RefSeqs maintained independently of Annotated Genomes

These reference sequences exist independently of genome builds. Explain

These reference sequences are curated independently of the genome annotation cycle, so their versions may not match the RefSeq versions in the current genome build. Identify version mismatches by comparing the version of the RefSeq in this section to the one reported in Genomic regions, transcripts, and products above.

mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NM_205479.3 → NP_990810.2  myosin light chain, embryonic

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_990810.2

    Status: VALIDATED

    Source sequence(s)
    J02823, JAENSK010000363
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    P09540, Q90897
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    F1NJ37
    Related
    ENSGALP00010031581.1, ENSGALT00010052675.1
    Conserved Domains (2) summary
    PTZ00184
    Location:39 → 184
    PTZ00184; calmodulin; Provisional
    cd00051
    Location:122 → 183
    EFh; EF-hand, calcium binding motif; A diverse superfamily of calcium sensors and calcium signal modulators; most examples in this alignment model have 2 active canonical EF hands. Ca2+ binding induces a conformational change in the EF-hand motif, leading to ...

RefSeqs of Annotated Genomes: Gallus gallus Annotation Release 106 details...Open this link in a new tab

The following sections contain reference sequences that belong to a specific genome build. Explain

Reference bGalGal1.mat.broiler.GRCg7b Primary Assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_052558.1 Reference bGalGal1.mat.broiler.GRCg7b Primary Assembly

    Range
    2484639..2489847
    Download
    GenBank, FASTA, Sequence Viewer (Graphics)

mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. XM_046904335.1 → XP_046760291.1  myosin light chain, embryonic isoform X2

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    F1NJ37

  2. XM_015299308.3 → XP_015154794.2  myosin light chain, embryonic isoform X1

    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    PTZ00184
    Location:168 → 310
    PTZ00184; calmodulin; Provisional

Alternate bGalGal1.pat.whiteleghornlayer.GRCg7w

Genomic

  1. NC_052599.1 Alternate bGalGal1.pat.whiteleghornlayer.GRCg7w

    Range
    3702404..3707604
    Download
    GenBank, FASTA, Sequence Viewer (Graphics)

mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. XM_046933306.1 → XP_046789262.1  myosin light chain, embryonic isoform X2

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    F1NJ37

  2. XM_046933305.1 → XP_046789261.1  myosin light chain, embryonic isoform X1

Nucleotide Protein
Heading Accession and Version
Protein Accession Links
GenPept Link UniProtKB Link
P09540.1 GenPept UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot:P09540

Gene LinkOut

The following LinkOut resources are supplied by external providers. These providers are responsible for maintaining the links.

Molecular Biology Databases
Research Materials