MYH14
Domain
The rodlike tail sequence is highly repetitive, showing cycles of a 28-residue repeat pattern composed of 4 heptapeptides, characteristic for alpha-helical coiled coils.
Function
Cellular myosin that appears to play a role in cytokinesis, cell shape, and specialized functions such as secretion and capping.
Involvement in disease
Deafness, autosomal dominant, 4A
DFNA4A
A form of non-syndromic sensorineural hearing loss. Sensorineural deafness results from damage to the neural receptors of the inner ear, the nerve pathways to the brain, or the area of the brain that receives sound information.
None
The disease is caused by variants affecting the gene represented in this entry.
Peripheral neuropathy, myopathy, hoarseness, and hearing loss
PNMHH
A complex phenotype of progressive peripheral neuropathy and distal myopathy, with later onset of hoarseness and hearing loss. Affected individuals develop distal muscle weakness at a mean age of 10.6 years, followed by progressive atrophy of these muscles. The lower limbs are more severely affected than the upper limbs, and the muscle weakness first affects anterior leg muscles and later posterior leg muscles.
None
The disease is caused by variants affecting the gene represented in this entry.
Sequence Similarities
Belongs to the TRAFAC class myosin-kinesin ATPase superfamily. Myosin family.
Tissue Specificity
High levels of expression are found in brain (highest in corpus callosum), heart, kidney, liver, lung, small intestine, colon and skeletal muscle. Expression is low in organs composed mainly of smooth muscle, such as aorta, uterus and urinary bladder. No detectable expression is found in thymus, spleen, placenta and lymphocytes.
Alternative names
KIAA2034, FP17425, MYH14, Myosin-14, Myosin heavy chain 14, Non-muscle myosin heavy chain IIc, NMHC II-C