One of two type I myosin motors; involved in clathrin-mediated endocytosis; activation by TEDS site phosphorylation increases actin gliding, motor activity and ligand-induced endocytosis; contains proline-rich tail homology 2 (TH2) and SH3 domains; MYO5 deletion has little effect on growth, but
myo3 myo5 double deletion causes severe defects in growth and actin cytoskeleton organization; MYO5 has a paralog, MYO3, that arose from the whole genome duplication