Predicted to enable actin filament binding activity and microfilament motor activity. Predicted to be involved in actin filament-based process; sensory organ development; and sensory perception of sound. Predicted to be located in several cellular components, including actin cytoskeleton; microvillus; and vesicle. Predicted to be part of myosin VI complex. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including Usher syndrome type 1; auditory system disease (multiple); and congenital nystagmus. Is an ortholog of human MYO7A (myosin VIIA).
Map position created from combination of previous interpolated map position (based on known location of sequence) and allele information. Therefore this is not a genetic map position based on recombination frequencies or genetic experiments. This was done on advice of the CGC.