Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.1.0)
Enables GTPase activator activity and microfilament motor activity. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including Rho protein signal transduction; lamellipodium morphogenesis; and leukocyte chemotaxis. Located in filopodium tip and lamellipodium. Is expressed in several structures, including brain; heart; sensory organ; and skeletal muscle. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in celiac disease. Orthologous to human MYO9B (myosin IXB).