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dynactin

dynactin noun: 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.

Noun

dynactin (countable and uncountable, plural dynactins)

  1. 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.

Forms of dynactin

pluraldynactins

Origin of dynactin

From dyn(ein) + actin.

Questions about dynactin

What does dynactin mean?
Dynactin means 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.
What part of speech is dynactin?
Dynactin is a noun.
What is the plural of dynactin?
The plural of dynactin is dynactins.

Words near dynactin in the dictionary

  1. dymondes
  2. Dymonds
  3. dyna
  4. dynabeads
  5. dynacortin
  6. dynactin
  7. dynactinometer
  8. dynactinometers
  9. dynactins
  10. dynae
  11. dynafocal

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