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Cytoplasmic dynein heavy chain: the servant of many masters.
Trends in neurosciences - 1 Nov 2013
Schiavo Giampietro, Greensmith Linda, Hafezparast Majid, Fisher Elizabeth M C
Abstract excerpt
Cytoplasmic dynein is the main retrograde motor in all eukaryotic cells. This complex comprises different subunits assembled on a cytoplasmic dynein heavy chain 1 (DYNC1H1) dimer. Cytoplasmic dynein is particularly important for neurons because it carries essential signals and organelles from distal sites to the cell body. In the past decade, several mouse models have helped to dissect the numerous functions of...
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