Send us a Message



Submit Data |  Help |  Video Tutorials |  News |  Publications |  Download |  REST API |  Citing RGD |  Contact   

Ontology Browser

Term:
Parent Terms Term With Siblings Child Terms
inner dynein arm  
outer dynein arm  
Outer arm structure present on the outer doublet microtubules of ciliary and flagellar axonemes. Outer dynein arms contain 2-3 heavy chains, two or more intermediate chains and a cluster of 4-8 light chains. Inner and outer dynein arms have different functions in the generation of microtubule-based motility.

Synonyms
Exact Synonyms: outer dynein arm complex
Definition Sources: GOC:BHF, GOC:vk, PMID:2557057, PMID:6218174

paths to the root