myosin light chains

myosin light chains
Small subunit proteins (17-22 kD) of myosin II, all with sequence homology to calmodulin, but not all with calcium-binding activity: two pairs of different light chains are found per myosin. Several types are known: regulatory light-chains (LC-2, DNTB-light-chains) probably regulate the ATPase activity of the heavy chain directly (through the binding of calcium) or indirectly (activating when they themselves are phosphorylated by myosin light chain kinase), and essential light chains (LC-1, LC-3; alkali light-chains), which have a more subtle and apparently non-essential role. In molluscan muscle the EDTA-light chains (similar to LC-2 from vertebrate muscle) confer calcium-sensitivity on the myosin itself.

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