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DNAI2
Introduction
Dynein intermediate chain 2, axonemal, also known as axonemal dynein intermediate chain 2, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the DNAI2 gene.[1][2]
Function
Function
The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the dynein intermediate chain family, and is part of the dynein complex of respiratory cilia and sperm flagella.[1]
Clinical significance
Clinical significance
Mutations in the DNAI2 gene are associated with primary ciliary dyskinesia.[3]
References
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “Entrez Gene: dynein”.
- ↑ Pennarun G, Chapelin C, Escudier E, Bridoux AM, Dastot F, Cacheux V, Goossens M, Amselem S, Duriez B (December 2000). “The human dynein intermediate chain 2 gene (DNAI2): cloning, mapping, expression pattern, and evaluation as a candidate for primary ciliary dyskinesia”. Hum. Genet. 107 (6): 642–9. doi:10.1007/s004390000427. PMID 11153919.
- ↑ Loges NT, Olbrich H, Fenske L, Mussaffi H, Horvath J, Fliegauf M, Kuhl H, Baktai G, Peterffy E, Chodhari R, Chung EM, Rutman A, O’Callaghan C, Blau H, Tiszlavicz L, Voelkel K, Witt M, Zietkiewicz E, Neesen J, Reinhardt R, Mitchison HM, Omran H (November 2008). “DNAI2 mutations cause primary ciliary dyskinesia with defects in the outer dynein arm”. Am. J. Hum. Genet. 83 (5): 547–58. doi:10.1016/j.ajhg.2008.10.001. PMC 2668028. PMID 18950741.
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