Component of the cytoplasmic dynein which acts as a motor for the intracellular retrograde motility of vesicles and organelles along microtubules. May play an important role in the proper orientation of the mitotic spindle into the budding daughter cell yeast. Probably required for normal progression of the cell cycle (By similarity). The cytoplasmic dynein is composed of at least two heavy chains and a number of intermediate and light chains. Belongs to the dynein light intermediate chain DYN3 family.