<protein> Form of myosin isolated from Acanthamoeba, only 180 kD, but capable of binding to actin. ... (18 Nov 1997) ... 
Form of myosin isolated from Acanthamoeba ; only 180 kD, but capable of binding to actin.
Type: Term Pronunciation: min′ē-mī′ō-sin Definitions: 1. A protein similar to myosin in having a globular actin-binding domain and a short tail that can bind to membranes but lacking a long α-helical tail; believed to have a role in filopodium extension in the growth cone of neurons.