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Gene

MYL6

myosin light chain 6

Summary

Cytogenetic location
12q13.2
Coordinates
Chromosome 12: 56,158,359–56,161,579 (GRCh38)
Exons
7 exons across 3.2 kb
Protein
151 amino acids
Also known as
ESMLC, MLC3NM, MLC1SM
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000550697.6NM_021019.5
Locus type
gene with protein product
  • Very high
  • Confident
  • Low
  • Very low

Reference genomeGRCh38

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Curated reports relevant to this gene

No Genome Test report reads MYL6 yet. The test sequences your whole genome, so your data includes it all the same.

How MYL6 is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
  • Stretches short reads find hard
Chromosome 12, with a bracket where MYL6 sits. MYL6 and 49 genes near it on chromosome 12, from 55,659,969 to 56,659,968.Chromosome 1212q13.2p13.33p13.32p13.31p13.2p13.1p12.3p12.2p12.1p11.23p11.22p11.21p11.1q11q12q13.11q13.12q13.13q13.2q13.3q14.1q14.2q14.3q15q21.1q21.2q21.31q21.32q21.33q22q23.1q23.2q23.3q24.11q24.12q24.13q24.21q24.22q24.23q24.31q24.32q24.3355.8 Mb56 Mb56.2 Mb56.4 Mb56.6 MbITGA7: 55,679,139–55,716,404, reverse strandTMT1B: 55,681,445–55,695,748, forward strandBLOC1S1: 55,715,911–55,720,087, forward strand: 55,716,036–55,724,703, forward strandRDH5: 55,720,367–55,724,714, forward strandRDH5CD63: 55,723,511–55,737,367, reverse strandCD63GDF11: 55,743,122–55,757,264, forward strandGDF11SARNP: 55,751,195–55,817,912, reverse strand: 55,757,275–55,827,546, reverse strandORMDL2: 55,818,034–55,824,097, forward strandORMDL2DNAJC14: 55,818,839–55,830,824, reverse strandDNAJC14MMP19: 55,835,433–55,843,005, reverse strandMMP19PYM1: 55,901,413–55,932,618, reverse strandPYM1DGKA: 55,927,319–55,954,027, forward strandDGKAPMEL: 55,954,104–55,973,317, reverse strandPMELCDK2: 55,966,781–55,972,789, forward strandCDK2RAB5B: 55,973,859–55,996,683, forward strandRAB5BSUOX: 55,996,855–56,006,641, forward strandSUOXIKZF4: 56,007,392–56,038,435, forward strandIKZF4RPS26: 56,041,351–56,044,697, forward strandRPS26ERBB3: 56,076,799–56,103,505, forward strand: 56,101,331–56,109,289, forward strandPA2G4: 56,104,349–56,116,329, forward strandPA2G4RPL41: 56,116,585–56,117,967, forward strandZC3H10: 56,118,243–56,127,514, forward strandESYT1: 56,118,250–56,150,107, forward strandESYT1MYL6B: 56,151,966–56,159,647, forward strandMYL6BMYL6: 56,158,359–56,161,579, forward strandMYL6SMARCC2: 56,162,359–56,189,587, reverse strandSMARCC2RNF41: 56,202,179–56,224,275, reverse strandRNF41NABP2: 56,221,978–56,229,860, forward strandNABP2SLC39A5: 56,230,039–56,238,214, forward strandSLC39A5ANKRD52: 56,237,807–56,258,665, reverse strandANKRD52COQ10A: 56,266,846–56,271,736, forward strandCS: 56,271,699–56,300,395, reverse strandCS: 56,285,916–56,316,059, reverse strandCNPY2: 56,308,024–56,316,363, reverse strandCNPY2PAN2: 56,316,223–56,334,053, reverse strandPAN2IL23A: 56,334,174–56,340,410, forward strandIL23ASTAT2: 56,338,356–56,360,283, reverse strandSTAT2APOF: 56,360,565–56,362,862, reverse strandAPOFTIMELESS: 56,416,363–56,449,457, reverse strandTIMELESSMIP: 56,449,502–56,469,166, reverse strandMIP: 56,449,700–56,488,170, reverse strandSPRYD4: 56,468,537–56,479,708, forward strandSPRYD4GLS2: 56,470,945–56,488,414, reverse strandRBMS2: 56,521,807–56,617,037, forward strandRBMS2BAZ2A: 56,595,596–56,636,914, reverse strandBAZ2AATP5F1B: 56,637,490–56,646,079, reverse strandATP5F1BPTGES3: 56,651,663–56,688,408, reverse strandPTGES3Diagram of MYL6: 7 exons on the forward strand of chromosome 12Exon 1: 56,158,359–56,158,404, 46 basesExon 2: 56,158,684–56,158,711, 28 basesExon 3: 56,159,587–56,159,730, 144 basesExon 4: 56,159,975–56,160,148, 174 basesExon 5: 56,160,243–56,160,320, 78 basesExon 6: 56,160,626–56,160,670, 45 basesExon 7: 56,161,387–56,161,579, 193 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; 456 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.). MYL6 gene: myosin light chain 6. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/myl6

Vancouver

Dante Labs. MYL6 gene: myosin light chain 6 [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/myl6

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