1. A protein that uses energy from ATP to move along microtubules and generate force in cells, involved in cell division and the movement of cilia and flagella.
Usage: technical; biology

Examples

• Dynein proteins are essential for the beating motion of cilia in respiratory cells.
• The movement of chromosomes during cell division depends on dynein and other motor proteins.
• Mutations in dynein genes can cause ciliary dysfunction and affect cell transport.
• Dynein works alongside kinesin to transport cargo within the cell.
• Scientists study dynein to understand how cells move and divide.