This family consists of several eukaryotic dynein light intermediate chain proteins. The light intermediate chains (LICs) of cytoplasmic dynein consist of multiple isoforms, which undergo post-translational modification to produce a large number of species. DLIC1 is known to be involved in assembly, organisation, and function of centrosomes and mitotic spindles when bound to pericentrin [1,2]. DLIC2 is a subunit of cytoplasmic dynein 2 that may play a role in maintaining Golgi organisation by binding cytoplasmic dynein 2 to its Golgi-associated cargo [3].

1: Direct interaction of pericentrin with cytoplasmic dynein light intermediate chain contributes to mitotic spindle organization. Purohit A, Tynan SH, Vallee R, Doxsey SJ; J Cell Biol 1999;147:481-492. PMID:10545494

2: Light intermediate chain 1 defines a functional subfraction of cytoplasmic dynein which binds to pericentrin. Tynan SH, Purohit A, Doxsey SJ, Vallee RB; J Biol Chem 2000;275:32763-32768. PMID:10893222

3: Identification of a novel light intermediate chain (D2LIC) for mammalian cytoplasmic dynein 2. Grissom PM, Vaisberg EA, McIntosh JR; Mol Biol Cell 2002;13:817-829. PMID:11907264

4: Contribution of dynein light intermediate and intermediate chains to subcellular localization of the dynein-dynactin motor complex in Schizosaccharomyces pombe. Fujita I, Yamashita A, Yamamoto M; Genes Cells. 2010;15:359-372. PMID:20298435