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Facts about Dynein heavy chain 17, axonemal.
Dynein has ATPase activity; the force-producing power stroke is thought to occur on release of ADP. Involved in sperm motility; implicated in sperm flagellar assembly (By similarity).
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | DNAH17 |
| Uniprot: | Q9UFH2 |
| Entrez: | 8632 |

| Belongs to: |
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| dynein heavy chain family |

Dynein heavy chain 17, axonemal
Mass (kDA):
509.313 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 17q25.3 |
| Sequence: | 17; NC_000017.11 (78423697..78577436, complement) |
Expressed in testis.
Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, cilium axoneme.


PMID: 9373155 by Neesen J., et al. Identification of dynein heavy chain genes expressed in human and mouse testis: chromosomal localization of an axonemal dynein gene.
PMID: 9545504 by Milisav I., et al. A potential human axonemal dynein heavy-chain gene maps to 17q25.