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Gene

MYH7B

myosin heavy chain 7B

Summary

Cytogenetic location
20q11.22
Coordinates
Chromosome 20: 34,955,868–35,002,437 (GRCh38)
Exons
45 exons across 46.6 kb
Protein
1,941 amino acids
Also known as
KIAA1512, dJ756N5.1, MYH14, MHC14, lncMYH7b
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000262873.13NM_020884.7
Locus type
gene with protein product
  • Very high
  • Confident
  • Low
  • Very low

Reference genomeGRCh38

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Curated reports relevant to this gene

No Genome Test report reads MYH7B yet. The test sequences your whole genome, so your data includes it all the same.

How MYH7B is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
  • Stretches short reads find hard
Chromosome 20, with a bracket where MYH7B sits. MYH7B and 21 genes near it on chromosome 20, from 34,479,153 to 35,479,152.Chromosome 2020q11.22p13p12.3p12.2p12.1p11.23p11.22p11.21p11.1q11.1q11.21q11.22q11.23q12q13.11q13.12q13.13q13.2q13.31q13.32q13.3334.6 Mb34.8 Mb35 Mb35.2 Mb35.4 MbITCH: 34,363,235–34,511,773, forward strandITCH: 34,363,271–34,540,923, forward strandDYNLRB1: 34,515,600–34,540,958, forward strandDYNLRB1MAP1LC3A: 34,546,838–34,560,357, forward strandMAP1LC3APIGU: 34,560,542–34,698,790, reverse strandPIGUNCOA6: 34,689,097–34,825,739, reverse strandNCOA6TP53INP2: 34,701,662–34,713,442, forward strandTP53INP2GGT7: 34,844,714–34,872,888, reverse strandGGT7ACSS2: 34,872,146–34,927,962, forward strandACSS2GSS: 34,928,432–34,956,027, reverse strandGSSMYH7B: 34,955,868–35,002,437, forward strandMYH7BTRPC4AP: 34,995,209–35,092,868, reverse strandTRPC4APEDEM2: 35,113,122–35,147,404, reverse strandEDEM2PROCR: 35,153,330–35,216,253, forward strandPROCRMMP24OS: 35,201,745–35,278,131, reverse strandMMP24OSMMP24: 35,226,559–35,277,030, forward strandMMP24: 35,267,885–35,280,043, reverse strandEIF6: 35,278,891–35,285,009, reverse strandEIF6SACK1C: 35,285,731–35,292,425, reverse strandUQCC1: 35,301,219–35,412,070, reverse strandUQCC1GDF5: 35,433,347–35,454,754, reverse strandGDF5CEP250: 35,455,131–35,519,280, forward strandCEP250Diagram of MYH7B: 45 exons on the forward strand of chromosome 20Exon 1: 34,955,868–34,956,007, 140 basesExon 2: 34,958,098–34,958,212, 115 basesExon 3: 34,975,400–34,975,499, 100 basesExon 4: 34,977,632–34,977,680, 49 basesExon 5: 34,977,934–34,978,096, 163 basesExon 6: 34,979,390–34,979,496, 107 basesExon 7: 34,979,661–34,979,804, 144 basesExon 8: 34,980,578–34,980,734, 157 basesExon 9: 34,981,033–34,981,060, 28 basesExon 10: 34,982,459–34,982,555, 97 basesExon 11: 34,984,692–34,984,715, 24 basesExon 12: 34,984,854–34,984,946, 93 basesExon 13: 34,985,066–34,985,129, 64 basesExon 14: 34,986,100–34,986,198, 99 basesExon 15: 34,986,886–34,986,989, 104 basesExon 16: 34,987,149–34,987,287, 139 basesExon 17: 34,987,557–34,987,675, 119 basesExon 18: 34,987,765–34,987,914, 150 basesExon 19: 34,988,092–34,988,262, 171 basesExon 20: 34,989,740–34,989,919, 180 basesExon 21: 34,990,014–34,990,146, 133 basesExon 22: 34,990,234–34,990,310, 77 basesExon 23: 34,990,738–34,990,825, 88 basesExon 24: 34,991,004–34,991,121, 118 basesExon 25: 34,993,102–34,993,225, 124 basesExon 26: 34,993,334–34,993,470, 137 basesExon 27: 34,994,146–34,994,401, 256 basesExon 28: 34,995,336–34,995,578, 243 basesExon 29: 34,996,346–34,996,522, 177 basesExon 30: 34,996,613–34,996,758, 146 basesExon 31: 34,997,083–34,997,173, 91 basesExon 32: 34,997,251–34,997,640, 390 basesExon 33: 34,998,295–34,998,421, 127 basesExon 34: 34,998,511–34,998,629, 119 basesExon 35: 34,998,719–34,998,915, 197 basesExon 36: 34,999,056–34,999,405, 350 basesExon 37: 34,999,571–34,999,695, 125 basesExon 38: 34,999,791–34,999,906, 116 basesExon 39: 35,000,293–35,000,689, 397 basesExon 40: 35,000,768–35,000,893, 126 basesExon 41: 35,000,988–35,001,158, 171 basesExon 42: 35,001,245–35,001,349, 105 basesExon 43: 35,001,431–35,001,526, 96 basesExon 44: 35,001,948–35,002,085, 138 basesExon 45: 35,002,177–35,002,437, 261 bases1510152025303540455′3′

Exons of the gene's MANE Select transcript (release v1.5), from NCBI and EMBL-EBI, on the GRCh38 reference genome.

Chromosome bands from UCSC's GRCh38 ideogram (2022-10-29).

Nearby genes from Ensembl release 116, on GRCh38.

Exons make up 6.6 kb of the gene's 46.6 kb; 5,826 of those bases code for the protein.

Where this comes from

  • HGNC: the gene's symbol, name, other symbols and location.
  • MANE Select v1.5, from NCBI and EMBL-EBI: the transcript, its exons and coding sequence.

Cite this page

APA

Dante Labs. (n.d.). MYH7B gene: myosin heavy chain 7B. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/myh7b

Vancouver

Dante Labs. MYH7B gene: myosin heavy chain 7B [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/myh7b

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