Dynein

A family of multisubunit cytoskeletal motor proteins that use the energy of ATP hydrolysis, generated by a ring of AAA ATPASES in the dynein heavy chain, to power a variety of cellular functions. Dyneins fall into two major classes based upon structural and functional criteria. (mesh:D004398)

Cross-references

• MESH:D004398 - Dyneins
• HGNC_GROUP:537

Synonyms

Synonym	Reference	Specificity
motor dynein		Exact
dynein motors		Exact
dynein		Exact
dynein complex		Exact
dynein motor complex		Exact
dynein motor		Exact
dyneins		Exact
Dynein		Exact
dynein complexes		Exact
Dyneins		Exact
motor protein dynein		Exact

Incoming Relations

Identifier	Name	Relation
FPLX:Axonemal_dynein	Axonemal_dynein	isa
FPLX:Cytoplasmic_dynein	Cytoplasmic_dynein	isa

Outgoing Relations

None available.