Dynein heavy chain: Proteins and Enzymes

Dynein heavy chain 9, axonemal is a protein that has three isoforms, with lengths of 4486, 4410, and 798 amino acids and weights of approximately 512, 503, and 798 kDa respectively. Dynein heavy chain generates force at the minus end of the microtubules that make up cilia which occurs due to the use of ADP that dynein obtains through ATPase activity. Current research is being done on diseases and disorders linked to this protein including ciliary dyskinesia, Kartagener syndrome, bronchiectasis, and malaria. Dynein heavy chain has also been shown to have interactions with BCL6, DNAH1, DNAH17, DNAH2, and DNAH3 in pathways such as the cytoplasmic microtubules pathway.