Anti-Myosin Light Chain Kinase antibody, Mouse monoclonal clone K36, purified from hybridoma cell culture

Myosin Light Chain Kinase (MLCK) also known as MYLK is a Ca2+/calmodulin dependent myosin light chain phosphorylating agent. This enzyme plays a major role in the phosphorylation of the regulatory light chains of myosin which are essential for the shortening and tension development of smooth muscle cells resulting in smooth muscle contraction. Myosin light chain kinase are widely expressed in many different tissues and cells of eukaryote species. There are two genes mylk1 and mylk2 encoding the MLCK protein, mylk2 is exclusively expressed in skeletal muscle cells.