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Dynein ATPase

Known as: Dynein Adenosine Triphosphatase, Dynein Adenosinetriphosphatase, Dyneins 
A family of multisubunit cytoskeletal motor proteins that use the energy of ATP hydrolysis to power a variety of cellular functions. Dyneins fall… 
National Institutes of Health

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Broader (2)

Acid Anhydride HydrolasesMicrotubule-Associated Proteins

Narrower (10)

Axonemal DyneinsCytoplasmic DyneinsDYN1 protein, S cerevisiaeDynein Heavy Chains
In BloodProcess of secretionantagonists & inhibitorsaspects of radiation effects

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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
SNARE proteins mediate fusion between cytosolic lipid droplets and are implicated in insulin sensitivity
The accumulation of cytosolic lipid droplets in muscle and liver cells has been linked to the development of insulin resistance… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Huntingtin facilitates dynein/dynactin-mediated vesicle transport
Cytoplasmic dynein is a multisubunit microtubule motor complex that, together with its activator, dynactin, drives vesicular… 
Review
2001
Review
2001
Endocytic Traffic in Polarized Epithelial Cells: Role of the Actin and Microtubule Cytoskeleton
The cytoskeleton is required for multiple cellular events including endocytosis and the transfer of cargo within the endocytic… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Regulation of cytoplasmic dynein behaviour and microtubule organization by mammalian Lis1
Whereas total loss of Lis1 is lethal, disruption of one allele of the Lis1 gene results in brain abnormalities, indicating that… 
Review
1994
Review
1994
DYNEINS: molecular structure and cellular function.
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Cytoplasmic dynein participates in the centrosomal localization of the Golgi complex
The localization of the Golgi complex depends upon the integrity of the microtubule apparatus. At interphase, the Golgi has a… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Taxol-induced microtubule asters in mitotic extracts of Xenopus eggs: requirement for phosphorylated factors and cytoplasmic dynein
Taxol, a microtubule stabilizing drug, induces the formation of numerous microtubule asters in the cytoplasm of mitotic cells (De… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Localization of cytoplasmic dynein to mitotic spindles and kinetochores
WHAT is the origin of the forces generating chromosome and spindle movements in mitosis? Both microtubule dynamics1 and… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Cytoplasmic dynein is localized to kinetochores during mitosis
RECENT evidence suggests that the force for poleward movement of chromosomes during mitosis is generated at or close to the… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Dynein is the motor for retrograde axonal transport of organelles.
Vesicular organelles in axons of nerve cells are transported along microtubules either toward their plus ends (fast anterograde… 
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