Myosin-Light-Chain Kinase
"Myosin-Light-Chain Kinase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.913.696.620.682.700.125.500 D12.644.360.100.500 D12.776.476.100.500
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| 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
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Myosin-Light-Chain Kinase" by people in Profiles.
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Kitazawa T, Matsui T, Katsuki S, Goto A, Akagi K, Hatano N, Tokumitsu H, Takeya K, Eto M. A temporal Ca2+ desensitization of myosin light chain kinase in phasic smooth muscles induced by CaMKK?/PP2A pathways. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2021 09 01; 321(3):C549-C558.
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Artamonov MV, Sonkusare SK, Good ME, Momotani K, Eto M, Isakson BE, Le TH, Cope EL, Derewenda ZS, Derewenda U, Somlyo AV. RSK2 contributes to myogenic vasoconstriction of resistance arteries by activating smooth muscle myosin and the Na+/H+ exchanger. Sci Signal. 2018 10 30; 11(554).
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Rattan S. Ca2+/calmodulin/MLCK pathway initiates, and RhoA/ROCK maintains, the internal anal sphincter smooth muscle tone. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2017 01 01; 312(1):G63-G66.
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Balasubramaniam SL, Gopalakrishnapillai A, Gangadharan V, Duncan RL, Barwe SP. Sodium-calcium exchanger 1 regulates epithelial cell migration via calcium-dependent extracellular signal-regulated kinase signaling. J Biol Chem. 2015 May 15; 290(20):12463-73.
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Rattan S. Smooth muscle-specific myosin phosphatase target subunit 1 (MYPT1): an important piece of the puzzle. Gastroenterology. 2013 Dec; 145(6):1494-5.
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Tazzeo T, Bates G, Roman HN, Lauzon AM, Khasnis MD, Eto M, Janssen LJ. Caffeine relaxes smooth muscle through actin depolymerization. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2012 Aug 15; 303(4):L334-42.
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Khromov AS, Momotani K, Jin L, Artamonov MV, Shannon J, Eto M, Somlyo AV. Molecular mechanism of telokin-mediated disinhibition of myosin light chain phosphatase and cAMP/cGMP-induced relaxation of gastrointestinal smooth muscle. J Biol Chem. 2012 Jun 15; 287(25):20975-85.
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Butler TM, Siegman MJ. A force-activated kinase in a catch smooth muscle. J Muscle Res Cell Motil. 2011 Mar; 31(5-6):349-58.
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Greenberg MJ, Mealy TR, Watt JD, Jones M, Szczesna-Cordary D, Moore JR. The molecular effects of skeletal muscle myosin regulatory light chain phosphorylation. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2009 Aug; 297(2):R265-74.
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Rattan S, Patel CA. Selectivity of ROCK inhibitors in the spontaneously tonic smooth muscle. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2008 Mar; 294(3):G687-93.