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Gene

MYL11

myosin light chain 11

Summary

Cytogenetic location
16p11.2
Coordinates
Chromosome 16: 30,374,802–30,377,991 (GRCh38)
Exons
7 exons across 3.2 kb
Protein
169 amino acids
Also known as
MRLC2, HUMMLC2B
Previous symbols
MYLPF
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000322861.12NM_013292.5
Locus type
gene with protein product
  • Very high
  • Confident
  • Low
  • Very low

Reference genomeGRCh38

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Curated reports relevant to this gene

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How MYL11 is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
Chromosome 16, with a bracket where MYL11 sits. MYL11 and 48 genes near it on chromosome 16, from 29,876,397 to 30,876,396.Chromosome 1616p11.2p13.3p13.2p13.13p13.12p13.11p12.3p12.2p12.1p11.2p11.1q11.1q11.2q12.1q12.2q13q21q22.1q22.2q22.3q23.1q23.2q23.3q24.1q24.2q24.330 Mb30.2 Mb30.4 Mb30.6 Mb30.8 MbSEZ6L2: 29,871,159–29,899,582, reverse strandSEZ6L2ASPHD1: 29,900,363–29,919,864, forward strandASPHD1KCTD13: 29,903,877–29,926,236, reverse strandKCTD13TMEM219: 29,940,885–29,973,052, forward strandTMEM219TAOK2: 29,973,675–29,992,262, forward strandHIRIP3: 29,992,314–29,996,126, reverse strandINO80E: 29,994,983–30,005,794, forward strandINO80EDOC2A: 30,005,507–30,023,270, reverse strandDOC2AFIMP1: 30,023,198–30,027,736, forward strandFIMP1TLCD3B: 30,024,425–30,052,978, reverse strand: 30,053,101–30,071,526, forward strandALDOA: 30,064,164–30,070,457, forward strandPPP4C: 30,075,967–30,085,391, forward strandTBX6: 30,085,793–30,091,933, reverse strandTBX6YPEL3: 30,092,314–30,096,915, reverse strandYPEL3GDPD3: 30,104,810–30,114,034, reverse strandGDPD3MAPK3: 30,114,104–30,123,506, reverse strandMAPK3CORO1A: 30,182,798–30,189,085, forward strandBOLA2B: 30,192,928–30,194,306, reverse strandBOLA2BSLX1A: 30,193,875–30,197,566, forward strandSLX1ASULT1A3: 30,198,059–30,204,324, forward strandSULT1A3NPIPB13: 30,222,893–30,255,268, reverse strandNPIPB13CD2BP2: 30,341,365–30,355,851, reverse strandTBC1D10B: 30,357,102–30,370,529, reverse strandTBC1D10BMYL11: 30,374,802–30,377,991, forward strandMYL11ZNF48: 30,378,106–30,400,108, forward strandZNF48SEPTIN1: 30,378,135–30,395,991, reverse strandSEPTIN1ZNF771: 30,407,143–30,431,108, forward strandDCTPP1: 30,413,033–30,430,162, reverse strandSEPHS2: 30,443,631–30,445,874, reverse strandITGAL: 30,472,658–30,523,567, forward strandITGALZNF768: 30,524,001–30,527,328, reverse strandZNF768: 30,525,923–30,534,852, reverse strandZNF747: 30,529,534–30,535,347, reverse strandZNF747ZNF764: 30,553,764–30,558,524, reverse strandZNF688: 30,569,281–30,572,734, reverse strandZNF688ZNF785: 30,573,740–30,585,806, reverse strandZNF689: 30,602,558–30,624,012, reverse strandZNF689: 30,610,211–30,610,351, reverse strandPRR14: 30,650,696–30,656,427, forward strandPRR14FBRS: 30,658,431–30,670,810, forward strandFBRSSRCAP: 30,698,128–30,741,409, forward strandSRCAP: 30,704,067–30,745,169, forward strandTMEM265: 30,737,880–30,745,196, forward strandTMEM265PHKG2: 30,748,245–30,761,176, forward strandPHKG2CFAP119: 30,757,423–30,762,221, reverse strandRNF40: 30,761,561–30,780,421, forward strandZNF629: 30,778,456–30,787,214, reverse strandBCL7C: 30,818,695–30,894,302, reverse strandBCL7CDiagram of MYL11: 7 exons on the forward strand of chromosome 16Exon 1: 30,374,802–30,374,860, 59 basesExon 2: 30,375,820–30,375,912, 93 basesExon 3: 30,376,145–30,376,220, 76 basesExon 4: 30,376,423–30,376,527, 105 basesExon 5: 30,376,620–30,376,698, 79 basesExon 6: 30,377,654–30,377,702, 49 basesExon 7: 30,377,796–30,377,991, 196 bases12345675′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 0.7 kb of the gene's 3.2 kb; 510 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.
  • The Human Phenotype Ontology, release 2026-09-01: the traits linked to the gene. Find out more at hpo.jax.org.

Cite this page

APA

Dante Labs. (n.d.). MYL11 gene: myosin light chain 11. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/myl11

Vancouver

Dante Labs. MYL11 gene: myosin light chain 11 [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/myl11

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