MYH11 / SMMHC Drug Discovery Landscape & Assay Solutions

Market Intelligence, Clinical Progress, and High-Purity Reagents for Leukemia, Vascular Disorders, and Diagnostic Pathology.

TarMart Solution Ecosystem & Related Targets

"Comprehensive reagent toolkit for MYH11 / SMMHC drug discovery and diagnostic assay development. Select your modality below:"

Component / Network Product Description Product Link
Antigen MYH11 Recombinant Protein (Motor Domain / Rod Domain)
High purity (>95%), Endotoxin controlled. Sequence Verified. Suitable for ATPase and binding assays.
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Gene Delivery MYH11 / CBFB-MYH11 Promise-ORF / Lentivirus
Full-length ORF and fusion constructs for stable cell line generation and signaling validation.
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Benchmark Ab Anti-MYH11 Recombinant Antibody (SMMS-1 Sequence)
Recombinant positive control for immunohistochemistry (IHC) and flow cytometry.
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Validator MYH11 siRNA Set
Target-specific knockdown verification in smooth muscle and leukemia cell models.
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Related Target A CBFB
Core binding factor subunit beta. Partners with MYH11 in inv(16) acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
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Related Target B RUNX1
Runt-related transcription factor 1. Key component of the core binding factor complex disrupted by CBFB-MYH11.
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Related Target C MYH9
Non-muscle myosin heavy chain IIA. Critical paralog for selectivity and off-target safety screening.
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Critical Assay Challenge The TarMart Advantage (Technical Spec)
Paralog Selectivity (MYH11 vs. MYH9/MYH7) High-purity recombinant motor domains with sequence verification via mass spectrometry to ensure target-specific screening.
Insoluble High Molecular Weight Expression Domain-specific truncations (active motor domain) optimized for soluble expression and high yield.
Lack of Controls Sequence-defined recombinant benchmark antibodies (SMMS-1 biosimilar) for assay calibration.
Off-Target Phenotypes Sequence-verified siRNA sets included for functional target knockdown validation.

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Global Clinical Landscape & Future Outlook

The therapeutic and diagnostic targeting of MYH11 (Smooth Muscle Myosin Heavy Chain, SMMHC) spans oncology, cardiology, and pathology. In acute myeloid leukemia (AML), the inv(16)(p13q22) chromosomal inversion generates the oncogenic CBFB-MYH11 fusion protein, a validated driver of leukemogenesis. Current clinical development focuses on small-molecule protein-protein interaction (PPI) inhibitors designed to disrupt the CBFB-MYH11 complex, restoring normal RUNX1/CBFB transcriptional activity.

In vascular medicine, MYH11 mutations are linked to thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections (TAAD). Research is directed toward modulating myosin motor activity and smooth muscle cell (SMC) phenotypic switching. Concurrently, MYH11 remains a gold-standard diagnostic immunohistochemical marker for distinguishing benign smooth muscle tumors from leiomyosarcomas, and evaluating myoepithelial integrity in breast cancer lesions.

Competitive Modality & Indication Snapshot

Modality Representative Players Key Indications Critical Assay Need (Why TarMart?)
Small Molecule PPI Inhibitors Academic Consortia, Biotech Startups inv(16) Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) CBFB-MYH11 protein interaction assays (Requires high-purity CBFB and MYH11 fragments)
Allosteric Myosin Modulators Cardiovascular Therapeutics Developers Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm (TAAD) ATPase activity kinetic assays (Requires functional MYH11 motor domain)
Diagnostic Antibodies Pathology Reference Labs, IVD Manufacturers Leiomyosarcoma, Breast DCIS High-affinity, sequence-verified SMMHC antigen for IHC calibration