A form of ventricular myosin that contains two beta-myosin heavy chains. It has a lower ATPase activity and contracts at a slower rate than myosins containing alpha-myosin heavy chains.

A form of ventricular myosin that contains two alpha-myosin heavy chains. It has a higher ATPase activity and contracts at a faster rate than myosins containing beta-myosin heavy chains.

A form of ventricular myosin that contains one alpha-myosin heavy chain and one beta-myosin heavy chain. It has an ATPase activity and contraction rate that is intermediate between ventricular alpha-myosin and ventricular beta-myosin.

Isoforms of MYOSIN TYPE II, specifically found in the ventricular muscle of the HEART. Defects in the genes encoding ventricular myosins result in FAMILIAL HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY.

Synonyms: alpha Myosin, alpha-Myosin, Ventricular Cardiac, Myosin V3, Ventricular Cardiac beta Myosin, beta-Myosin, Myosin V1, Ventricular Cardiac alpha-Myosin, Myosin V2, Cardiac beta Myosin, Cardiac alpha Myosin, Ventricular beta Myosin, Cardiac alpha-Myosin, Ventricular beta-Myosin, Ventricular Myosins, Ventricular Isomyosins, Cardiac beta-Myosin, Ventricular, beta Myosin, alpha-Myosin, alpha-Myosin, Ventricular, Ventricular Myosin, Ventricular Cardiac beta-Myosin, Ventricular alpha, beta- Myosin, Ventricular alpha, beta Myosin, beta-Myosin, Ventricular Cardiac, Isomyosins, Ventricular, Ventricular Cardiac alpha Myosin, beta-Myosin, Cardiac, Ventricular alpha-Myosin, beta-Myosin, Ventricular, Cardiac beta-Myosin, Myosin, Ventricular, Myosins, Ventricular, Ventricular alpha Myosin, alpha-Myosin, Cardiac, EC 3.6.1.-, Cardiac alpha-Myosin, Ventricular

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2002 ,do not confuse entry terms MYOSIN V1, and MYOSIN V3 with MYOSIN TYPE V ,2002; for MYOSIN V1 & MYOSIN V3 use MYOSINS 1988-2001

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D024723