Phosphorylation of Smooth Muscle Myosin Light Chains

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R-HSA-445813
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Reaction [transition]
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Homo sapiens
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The smooth muscle light chain kinase phosphorylates the smooth muscle light chains. This phosphorylation activates the myosin lights chains, effectively allowing contraction to begin.
Literature References
PubMed ID Title Journal Year
2526655 Characterization and differential expression of human vascular smooth muscle myosin light chain 2 isoform in nonmuscle cells

Kumar, CC, Leibowitz, PJ, Zavodny, PJ, Mohan, SR, Narula, SK

Biochemistry 1989
3780718 Isoforms of myosin and actin in human, monkey and rat myometrium. Comparison of pregnant and non-pregnant uterus proteins

d'Albis, A, Ropert, S, Janmot, C, Cavaillé, F

Eur J Biochem 1986
2764880 The distribution of heavy-chain isoforms of myosin in airways smooth muscle from adult and neonate humans

Mohammad, MA, Sparrow, MP

Biochem J 1989
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myosin light chain kinase activity of MYLK:Ca2+:CALM1 [cytosol]

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