Unconventional myosin-XVI (MYO16)

Myosins are actin-based motor molecules with ATPase activity. Unconventional myosins serve in intracellular movements.

Their highly divergent tails are presumed to bind to membranous compartments, which would be moved relative to actin filaments. May be involved in targeting of the catalytic subunit of protein phosphatase 1 during brain development.