ATPase, DYH8_HUMAN, Axonemal beta dynein heavy chain 8, Ciliary dynein heavy chain 8, dynein axonemal heavy chain 8, dynein axonemal heavy polypeptide 8, dynein heavy chain 8 axonemal, hdhc9, RP1-202I21.7.
The protein encoded by this gene is a heavy chain of an axonemal dynein involved in sperm and respiratory cilia motility. Axonemal dyneins generate force through hydrolysis of ATP and binding to microtubules. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2012]