Myosin-Light-Chain Kinase

"Myosin-Light-Chain Kinase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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An enzyme that phosphorylates myosin light chains in the presence of ATP to yield myosin-light chain phosphate and ADP, and requires calcium and CALMODULIN. The 20-kDa light chain is phosphorylated more rapidly than any other acceptor, but light chains from other myosins and myosin itself can act as acceptors. The enzyme plays a central role in the regulation of smooth muscle contraction.

Descriptor ID	D009219
MeSH Number(s)	D08.811.913.696.620.682.700.125.500 D12.644.360.100.500 D12.776.476.100.500
Concept/Terms	Myosin-Light-Chain Kinase Myosin-Light-Chain Kinase Kinase, Myosin-Light-Chain Myosin Light Chain Kinase Myosin Regulatory Light-Chain Kinase Myosin Regulatory Light Chain Kinase Myosin Kinase Kinase, Myosin Myosin LCK LCK, Myosin

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Myosin-Light-Chain Kinase".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Enzymes and Coenzymes [D08]
Enzymes [D08.811]
Transferases [D08.811.913]
Phosphotransferases [D08.811.913.696]
Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor) [D08.811.913.696.620]
Protein Kinases [D08.811.913.696.620.682]
Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases [D08.811.913.696.620.682.700]
Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases [D08.811.913.696.620.682.700.125]
Myosin-Light-Chain Kinase [D08.811.913.696.620.682.700.125.500]
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12]
Peptides [D12.644]
Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins [D12.644.360]
Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases [D12.644.360.100]
Myosin-Light-Chain Kinase [D12.644.360.100.500]
Proteins [D12.776]
Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins [D12.776.476]
Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases [D12.776.476.100]
Myosin-Light-Chain Kinase [D12.776.476.100.500]

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