A family of multisubunit cytoskeletal motor proteins that use the energy of ATP hydrolysis, generated by a ring of AAA ATPASES in the dynein heavy chain, to power a variety of cellular functions. Dyneins fall into two major classes based upon structural and functional criteria.

Synonyms: Dynein Adenosine Triphosphatase, ATPase, Dynein, EC 3.6.4.2, Dynein ATPase, Light Chain, Dynein, Dynein Heavy Chain, Dynein Light Chains, Heavy Chains, Dynein, Dynein Intermediate Chains, Chain, Dynein Light, Chains, Dynein Light, Dynein Heavy Chains, Adenosinetriphosphatase, Dynein, Light Chains, Dynein, Chain, Dynein Heavy, Intermediate Chains, Dynein, Dyneins, Chains, Dynein Heavy, Dynein Intermediate Chain, Dynein Light Intermediate Chain, Heavy Chain, Dynein, Intermediate Chain, Dynein, Chains, Dynein Intermediate, 0, Chain, Dynein Intermediate, Adenosine Triphosphatase, Dynein, Dynein, Dynein Adenosinetriphosphatase, Dynein Light Intermediate Chains, Dynein ATP phosphohydrolase (tubulin-translocating), Dynein Light Chain