DNAH9, Official Symbol DNAH9provided by HGNC Official Full Name dynein axonemal heavy chain 9provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:2953 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000007174 MIM:603330; AllianceGenome:HGNC:2953 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as DYH9; HL20; DNEL1; HL-20; CILD40; Dnahc9; DNAH17L Summary This gene encodes the heavy chain subunit of axonemal dynein, a large multi-subunit molecular motor. Axonemal dynein attaches to microtubules and hydrolyzes ATP to mediate the movement of cilia and flagella. The gene expresses at least two transcript variants; additional variants have been described, but their full length nature has not been determined. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] Expression Biased expression in testis (RPKM 1.3), lung (RPKM 1.0) and 6 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all