"dynactin" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: dynactins [plural]
Etymology: From dyn(ein) + actin. Etymology templates: {{af|en|dynein|actin|alt1=dyn(ein)}} dyn(ein) + actin Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} dynactin (countable and uncountable, plural dynactins)
  1. (biochemistry) dynein activator complex: a multi-subunit protein found in eukaryotic cells that aids in bidirectional intracellular transport by binding to dynein and kinesin-2 and linking them to the organelle or vesicle to be transported. Tags: countable, uncountable

Inflected forms

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