Cardiac Myosin-Binding Protein C
MYBPC3proteinCardiac myosin-binding protein C is released into circulation upon cardiomyocyte necrosis, marking myocardial injury in acute MI.
Pathway placement
Cascade stepMyocardial injury (shared endpoint)
Confidencehigh
RationaleMyocardial injury marker released from damaged cardiomyocytes during ischemic necrosis.
Druggability
DruggableNo
Known drugs / candidates0
Small-molecule tractableNo
Antibody tractableNo
EnsemblENSG00000134571
Type I vs Type II discrimination
ScoresShared / rises in both
R — rupture / Type-I67
C — confounder / Type-II67
A — assay feasibility68
E — evidence strength67
T1DI (composite)26
Specificity differential (R−C)+12
Direct evidence: higher in Type I (D=+1)
cMyBP-C levels measured in both T1MI and T2MI cohorts; higher discrimination value for T1MI vs T2MI when combined with other biomarkers.
Confounder panel (Type-II drivers)
1sepsis / systemic inflammationn/a
2anemia / acute blood lossn/a
3hypovolemia / dehydrationn/a
4tachyarrhythmian/a
5hypoxemia / respiratory failuren/a
6hypertensive emergencyn/a
7high-demand / peri-operative stressmag 2
Coverage: 1/7 confounders with evidence
Tier: deep-scored (abstract-extracted) · 7 supporting references. See the discrimination table for all markers.
Assay & specimen
Validated clinical assay
Specimen
Serum or plasma
Collection tube
Serum separator (gold/red-top, SST) · K2/K3-EDTA (lavender-top)
Method / principle
Sandwich ELISA / research immunoassay
Reagent / substrate
Anti-cMyBP-C antibody pair
Platform
ELISA/research
Turnaround · availability
Research · Research-only
Literature evidence(4)
- Cardiac myosin-binding protein C in ST-elevation myocardial infarction.European heart journal. Acute cardiovascular care · 2026 · PMID 41883174 · doi
- Myocardial injury biomarkers and their assays: advances, insights, and future directions.Expert review of cardiovascular therapy · 2025 · PMID 41206584 · doi
- Novel biomarkers of cardiovascular disease: Applications in clinical practice.Critical reviews in clinical laboratory sciences · 2018 · PMID 30457415 · doi
- Surviving the infarct: A profile of cardiac myosin binding protein-C pathogenicity, diagnostic utility, and proteomics in the ischemic myocardium.Proteomics. Clinical applications · 2014 · PMID 24888514 · doi