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dynein

a microtubule-dependent motor protein; cytoplasmic dyneins work in organelle transport and mitosis, whereas the closely related ciliary dyneins are attatched to outer doublet microtubules in a cilium or flagellum, providing sliding/bending force used in (for example) sperm propulsion

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