NameTubulin gamma-1 chain
Synonyms
  • Gamma-1-tubulin
  • Gamma-tubulin complex component 1
  • GCP-1
  • TUBG
Gene NameTUBG1
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0012587|Tubulin gamma-1 chain
MPREIITLQLGQCGNQIGFEFWKQLCAEHGISPEGIVEEFATEGTDRKDVFFYQADDEHY
IPRAVLLDLEPRVIHSILNSPYAKLYNPENIYLSEHGGGAGNNWASGFSQGEKIHEDIFD
IIDREADGSDSLEGFVLCHSIAGGTGSGLGSYLLERLNDRYPKKLVQTYSVFPNQDEMSD
VVVQPYNSLLTLKRLTQNADCVVVLDNTALNRIATDRLHIQNPSFSQINQLVSTIMSAST
TTLRYPGYMNNDLIGLIASLIPTPRLHFLMTGYTPLTTDQSVASVRKTTVLDVMRRLLQP
KNVMVSTGRDRQTNHCYIAILNIIQGEVDPTQVHKSLQRIRERKLANFIPWGPASIQVAL
SRKSPYLPSAHRVSGLMMANHTSISSLFERTCRQYDKLRKREAFLEQFRKEDMFKDNFDE
MDTSREIVQQLIDEYHAATRPDYISWGTQEQ
Number of residues451
Molecular Weight51169.48
Theoretical pI6.06
GO Classification
Functions
  • GTP binding
  • GTPase activity
  • structural constituent of cytoskeleton
Processes
  • microtubule cytoskeleton organization
  • cytoplasmic microtubule organization
  • G2/M transition of mitotic cell cycle
  • meiotic spindle organization
  • mitotic cell cycle
  • microtubule nucleation
  • organelle organization
Components
  • apical part of cell
  • centrosome
  • cytoplasmic microtubule
  • cell leading edge
  • ciliary basal body
  • cytoplasm
  • condensed nuclear chromosome
  • centriole
  • gamma-tubulin complex
  • pericentriolar material
  • polar microtubule
  • cytosol
  • nonmotile primary cilium
  • recycling endosome
General FunctionStructural constituent of cytoskeleton
Specific FunctionTubulin is the major constituent of microtubules. The gamma chain is found at microtubule organizing centers (MTOC) such as the spindle poles or the centrosome. Pericentriolar matrix component that regulates alpha/beta chain minus-end nucleation, centrosome duplication and spindle formation.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID183703
UniProtKB IDP23258
UniProtKB Entry NameTBG1_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCytoplasm
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0012588|Tubulin gamma-1 chain (TUBG1)
ATGCCGAGGGAAATCATCACCCTACAGTTGGGCCAGTGCGGCAATCAGATTGGGTTCGAG
TTCTGGAAACAGCTGTGCGCCGAGCATGGTATCAGCCCCGAGGGCATCGTGGAGGAGTTC
GCCACCGAGGGCACTGACCGCAAGGACGTCTTTTTCTACCAGGCAGACGATGAGCACTAC
ATCCCCCGGGCCGTGCTGCTGGACTTGGAACCCCGGGTGATCCACTCCATCCTCAACTCC
CCCTATGCCAAGCTCTACAACCCAGAGAACATCTACCTGTCGGAACATGGAGGAGGAGCT
GGCAACAACTGGGCCAGCGGATTCTCCCAGGGAGAAAAGATCCATGAGGACATTTTTGAC
ATCATAGACCGGGAGGCAGATGGTAGTGACAGTCTAGAGGGCTTTGTGCTGTGTCACTCC
ATTGCTGGGGGGACAGGCTCTGGACTGGGTTCCTACCTCTTAGAACGGCTGAATGACAGG
TATCCTAAGAAGCTGGTGCAGACATACTCAGTGTTTCCCAACCAGGACGAGATGAGCGAT
GTGGTGGTCCAGCCTTACAATTCACTCCTCACACTCAAGAGGCTGACGCAGAATGCAGAC
TGTGTGGTGGTGCTGGACAACACAGCCCTGAACCGGATTGCCACAGACCGCCTGCACATC
CAGAACCCATCCTTCTCCCAGATCAACCAGCTGGTGTCTACCATCATGTCAGCCAGCACC
ACCACCCTGCGCTACCCTGGCTACATGAACAATGACCTCATCGGCCTCATCGCCTCGCTC
ATTCCCACCCCACGGCTCCACTTCCTCATGACCGGCTACACCCCTCTCACTACGGACCAG
TCAGTGGCCAGCGTGAGGAAGACCACGGTCCTGGATGTCATGAGGCGGCTGCTGCAGCCC
AAGAACGTGATGGTGTCCACAGGCCGAGACCGCCAGACCAACCACTGCTACATCGCCATC
CTCAACATCATCCAGGGAGAGGTGGACCCCACCCAGGTCCACAAGAGCTTGCAGAGGATC
CGGGAACGCAAGTTGGCCAACTTCATCCCGTGGGGCCCCGCCAGCATCCAGGTGGCCCTG
TCGAGGAAGTCTCCCTACCTGCCCTCGGCCCACCGGGTCAGCGGGCTCATGATGGCCAAC
CACACCAGCATCTCCTCGCTCTTCGAGAGAACCTGTCGCCAGTATGACAAGCTGCGTAAG
CGGGAGGCCTTCCTGGAGCAGTTCCGCAAGGAGGACATGTTCAAGGACAACTTTGATGAG
ATGGACACATCCAGGGAGATTGTGCAGCAGCTCATCGATGAGTACCATGCGGCCACACGG
CCAGACTACATCTCCTGGGGCACCCAGGAGCAGTGA
GenBank Gene IDM61764
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDNot Available
HGNC IDHGNC:12417
Chromosome Location17
Locus17q21
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