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> Record changed: 2026-10-13

# MYH7B

ENSG00000078814

Target class

Unclassified protein

Chromosome

20

Approved drugs

1

Clinical candidates (approved and in development)

3

## Clinical evidence

**Approved drugs**

1

**Clinical candidates (approved and in development)**

3

## Druggability

**Chemical probe available**

No

## Names

**Target name**

MYH7B

**Gene name**

Myosin heavy chain 7B

**Gene symbol**

MYH7B

**Protein name**

Myosin-7B (Antigen MLAA-21) (Myosin cardiac muscle beta chain) (Myosin heavy chain 7B, cardiac muscle beta isoform) (Slow A MYH14)

### Other names (5)

- KIAA1512
- dJ756N5.1
- MYH14
- MHC14
- lncMYH7b

## Classification

**Gene biotype**

Protein coding

**Gene family**

Myosin heavy chains, class II|MicroRNA protein coding host genes

**Target class**

Unclassified protein

**Target type**

Human gene

## Expression and localisation

**Tissues expressed in**

42

**Highest tissue expression**

78.51

**Tissue specificity (Gini)**

0.668

**Tissue specificity (tau)**

0.944

## Pathways and interactions

**KEGG gene identifiers**

- hsa:57644

## Genomic location

**End position**

35002437

**Start position**

34955810

**Chromosome**

20

**Strand**

Forward

## Identifiers

**Ensembl gene ID**

ENSG00000078814

**HGNC ID**

HGNC:15906

Source: [www.genenames.org](https://www.genenames.org/data/gene-symbol-report/#!/hgnc%5Fid/HGNC:15906)

**NCBI Gene ID**

57644

**UniProt ID**

A7E2Y1

## Cellular location

- Membrane
- Peripheral membrane protein .

### Publication evidence

- PubMed 15755502  
Source: [pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15755502/)

## Tissue expression

**Tissue specificity (tau)**

0.944057

**Expression inequality (Gini)**

0.668486

### Highest expression

Expression in transcripts per million

**Heart - Left Ventricle**

78.51

**Heart - Atrial Appendage**

49.42

**Testis**

32.75

**Muscle - Skeletal**

9.47

**Brain - Spinal cord (cervical c-1)**

8.78

### All tissues (54)

Expression in transcripts per million

- Heart - Left Ventricle78.51
- Heart - Atrial Appendage49.42
- Testis32.75
- Muscle - Skeletal9.47
- Brain - Spinal cord (cervical c-1)8.78
- Brain - Frontal Cortex (BA9)7.7
- Brain - Cortex7.61
- Brain - Cerebellar Hemisphere7.23
- Brain - Cerebellum6.97
- Brain - Substantia nigra6.26
- Nerve - Tibial6.17
- Brain - Hippocampus4.77
- Brain - Hypothalamus4.68
- Ovary4.64
- Brain - Putamen (basal ganglia)4.58
- Brain - Caudate (basal ganglia)4.47
- Thyroid4.35
- Cervix - Ectocervix4.23
- Brain - Amygdala4.14
- Pituitary4.12
- Brain - Anterior cingulate cortex (BA24)4.05
- Uterus3.77
- Brain - Nucleus accumbens (basal ganglia)2.99
- Fallopian Tube2.94
- Cervix - Endocervix2.93

And 29 more, listed on the interactive page.

## Biological functions

### Molecular functions

- GO:0005515  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005515)

## Related records

### Trials (65)

- A Long-Term Safety Extension Study of Mavacamten in Adults Who Have Completed MAVERICK-HCM or EXPLORER-HCM
- A Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Study of Omecamtiv Mecarbil in Healthy Volunteers
- A Phase 2 Open-label Pilot Study Evaluating MYK-461 in Subjects With Symptomatic Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction
- A Phase 2 Study of Mavacamten in Adults With Symptomatic Non-Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (nHCM)
- A Prospective Registry Study to Assess Real-world Patient Characteristics, Treatment Patterns, and Longitudinal Outcomes in Patients Receiving Mavacamten and Other Treatments for Symptomatic Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (Obstructive-HCM)
- A Retrospective Cohort Study of Mavacamten Patient Support Program in Canada
- A Study of CK-1827452 Infusion in Stable Heart Failure
- A Study of Mavacamten in Adults With Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in India (ROVER)
- A Study of Mavacamten in Non-Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- A Study of Mavacamten in Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- A Study of Mavacamten in Participants With HFpEF and Elevation of NT-proBNP With or Without Elevation of cTnT
- A Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Danicamtiv in Participants With Symptomatic Genetic and Familial Dilated Cardiomyopathy
- A Study of the Long-term Safety and Efficacy of Danicamtiv in Adults With Symptomatic Genetic and Familial Dilated Cardiomyopathy
- A Study to Assess the Effect of Danicamtiv on the Drug Levels of Midazolam in Participants With Stable Heart Failure
- A Study to Assess the Effects on the Single-Dose Drug Levels of Mavacamten in Healthy Participants
- A Study to Assess the Real-World Effectiveness of Mavacamten in Adult Patients With Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in China
- A Study to Assess the Relative Biological Availability and the Effect of Food on the Drug Levels of Danicamtiv in Healthy Adult Participants
- A Study to Assess the Safety of Mavacamten in Korean Patients With Symptomatic Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- A Study to Assess the Treatment of Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (oHCM) With Mavacamten in the US
- A Study to Evaluate Mavacamten Impact on Myocardial Structure in Participants With Symptomatic Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

### Drugs (3)

- Danicamtiv Cardiac myosin activator
- [Mavacamten](https://trialight.com/data/asset/mavacamten-71ab9bd6-4d0a-448d-a680-fb7603992b64.md) Cardiac myosin inhibitor
- [Omecamtiv mecarbil](https://trialight.com/data/asset/omecamtiv-mecarbil-8ce221d4-7034-4673-8234-9147bbfc6b99.md) Cardiac myosin activator

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