{"symbol":"MYOCD","synonyms":["MYCD"],"name":"myocardin","description":"This gene encodes a nuclear protein, which is expressed in heart, aorta, and in smooth muscle cell-containing tissues. It functions as a transcriptional co-activator of serum response factor (SRF) and modulates expression of cardiac and smooth muscle-specific SRF-target genes, and thus may play a crucial role in cardiogenesis and differentiation of the smooth muscle cell lineage. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.[provided by RefSeq, Sep 2009]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":93649,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/93649","proteins":[{"symbol":"MYCD_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/MYCD_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[]}