GO cellular component ontology term - GO:0016460 - myosin II complex
Term summary
- ID
- GO:0016460
- Name
- myosin II complex
- Ontology or CV name
- GO cellular component
- Definition
- A myosin complex containing two class II myosin heavy chains, two myosin essential light chains and two myosin regulatory light chains. Also known as classical myosin or conventional myosin, the myosin II class includes the major muscle myosin of vertebrate and invertebrate muscle, and is characterized by alpha-helical coiled coil tails that self assemble to form a variety of filament structures.
