gene: mlc-5 [Browse genome (BioProject PRJNA13758)] [Search on AGR]
Caenorhabditis elegans Predicted to enable calcium ion binding activity. Involved in mitotic cytokinesis. Located in actin cytoskeleton. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in congenital myopathy 14; familial atrial fibrillation; and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 8. Is an ortholog of human MYL4 (myosin light chain 4); MYL6 (myosin light chain 6); and MYL6B (myosin light chain 6B).