{"symbol":"MYH9","synonyms":["NMMHC-IIA","EPSTS","BDPLT6","FTNS","NMHC-II-A","MHA","MATINS","DFNA17","NMMHCA"],"name":"myosin, heavy chain 9, non-muscle","description":"This gene encodes a conventional non-muscle myosin; this protein should not be confused with the unconventional myosin-9a or 9b (MYO9A or MYO9B). The encoded protein is a myosin IIA heavy chain that contains an IQ domain and a myosin head-like domain which is involved in several important functions, including cytokinesis, cell motility and maintenance of cell shape. Defects in this gene have been associated with non-syndromic sensorineural deafness autosomal dominant type 17, Epstein syndrome, Alport syndrome with macrothrombocytopenia, Sebastian syndrome, Fechtner syndrome and macrothrombocytopenia with progressive sensorineural deafness. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2011]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":4627,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/4627","proteins":[{"symbol":"MYH9_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/MYH9_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[{"name":"Myosins (MYH, MYO)","href":"/api/1.0/gene_family/Myosins+%28MYH%2C+MYO%29"}]}