"Dyneins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D004398
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.277.040.013.500.063 D08.811.277.040.025.024.063 D08.811.277.040.025.193.249 D12.776.157.025.750.063 D12.776.220.600.200
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| Concept/Terms |
Dyneins- Dyneins
- Adenosine Triphosphatase, Dynein
- Dynein Adenosine Triphosphatase
- Adenosinetriphosphatase, Dynein
- ATPase, Dynein
- Dynein ATPase
- Dynein
- Dynein Adenosinetriphosphatase
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