myosin light-chain kinase

It is identical to the C-terminus of myosin light-chain kinase.

There are other known myosin light-chain kinase enzymes.

The intracellular calcium binds with calmodulin, which then binds and activates myosin light-chain kinase.

This sustained phase or catch phase has been attributed to a catch protein that is similar to myosin light-chain kinase and titin, called twitchin.

PKA then continues the cascade by phosphorylating and inhibiting myosin light-chain kinase, which leads to smooth muscle relaxation and vasodilation.

It counters the myosin light-chain kinase (MLCK), which promotes contraction by phosphorylating myosin light-chain proteins.

The activated calmodulin molecule activates myosin light-chain kinase (MLCK), which phosphorylates the myosin in thick filaments.

PKA also prevents the activation of an enzyme (myosin light-chain kinase) that is important in the contraction of smooth muscle cells, thereby exerting its vasodilatory effect.

The enzyme that phosphorylates the light chains is called myosin light-chain kinase (MLCK), also called MLC kinase.

MYLK4 is a member of the myosin light-chain kinase family of serine/threonine-specific protein kinases that phosphorylate the regulatory light chain of myosin II.

Cytoskeleton Three genes: Myosin light chain, Myosin heavy chain and MLCK (Myosin light-chain kinase) are notable in this category.

Active PKG adds an inhibitory phosphate to myosin light-chain kinase (MLCK) - a protein involved in the activation of cross-bridge cycling (i.e. contraction) in smooth muscle.

Calcium binds to calmodulin which then binds and activates myosin light-chain kinase, that will enable the myosin crossbridge to bind to the actin filament and allow contraction to begin.