MYH8

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
Gene gene Q18029745
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MYH8

Summary

MYH8 is a gene[1]. MYH8 ranks in the top 2% of gene entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • MYH8's instance of is recorded as gene[3].
  • MYH8's subclass of is recorded as protein-coding gene[4].
  • MYH8's Entrez Gene ID is recorded as 4626[5].
  • MYH8's HGNC gene symbol is recorded as MYH8[6].
  • MYH8's HGNC ID is recorded as 7578[7].
  • MYH8's OMIM ID is recorded as 160741[8].
  • MYH8's HomoloGene ID is recorded as 68256[9].
  • MYH8's Ensembl gene ID is recorded as ENSG00000133020[10].
  • MYH8's RefSeq RNA ID is recorded as NM_002472[11].
  • MYH8's genomic start is recorded as 10390322[12].
  • MYH8's genomic start is recorded as 10293639[13].
  • MYH8's genomic end is recorded as 10421950[14].
  • MYH8's genomic end is recorded as 10325267[15].
  • MYH8's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03m5sck[16].
  • MYH8's ortholog is recorded as Myh8[17].
  • MYH8's ortholog is recorded as Myh8[18].
  • MYH8's ortholog is recorded as myo-1[19].
  • MYH8's ortholog is recorded as unc-54[20].
  • MYH8's ortholog is recorded as myo-5[21].
  • MYH8's ortholog is recorded as myo-3[22].
  • MYH8's ortholog is recorded as myo-2[23].
  • MYH8's ortholog is recorded as Mhc[24].
  • MYH8's encodes is recorded as Myosin heavy chain 8[25].
  • MYH8's Gene Atlas image is recorded as PBB GE MYH8 34471 at fs.png[26].
  • MYH8's Gene Atlas image is recorded as PBB GE MYH8 206717 at fs.png[27].

Why It Matters

MYH8 ranks in the top 2% of gene entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month).[2] MYH8 is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Ensembl Release 87. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Q20641742. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Q20641742. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Q20641742. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Q20641742. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Q20641742. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . HomoloGene build68. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Orthologous MAtrix. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Orthologous MAtrix. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Orthologous MAtrix. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Orthologous MAtrix. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Orthologous MAtrix. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Orthologous MAtrix. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · ~2026-27310-87 · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encodes Myosin heavy chain 8
    Found in taxon Homo sapiens
    Aliases
    Instance of gene
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P2067]]: 222 kilodalton"
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