Tubulin alpha-1B chain

NameTubulin alpha-1B chain
Synonyms
  • Alpha-tubulin ubiquitous
  • Tubulin alpha-ubiquitous chain
  • Tubulin K-alpha-1
Gene NameTUBA1B
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0002537|Tubulin alpha-1B chain
MRECISIHVGQAGVQIGNACWELYCLEHGIQPDGQMPSDKTIGGGDDSFNTFFSETGAGK
HVPRAVFVDLEPTVIDEVRTGTYRQLFHPEQLITGKEDAANNYARGHYTIGKEIIDLVLD
RIRKLADQCTGLQGFLVFHSFGGGTGSGFTSLLMERLSVDYGKKSKLEFSIYPAPQVSTA
VVEPYNSILTTHTTLEHSDCAFMVDNEAIYDICRRNLDIERPTYTNLNRLISQIVSSITA
SLRFDGALNVDLTEFQTNLVPYPRIHFPLATYAPVISAEKAYHEQLSVAEITNACFEPAN
QMVKCDPRHGKYMACCLLYRGDVVPKDVNAAIATIKTKRSIQFVDWCPTGFKVGINYQPP
TVVPGGDLAKVQRAVCMLSNTTAIAEAWARLDHKFDLMYAKRAFVHWYVGEGMEEGEFSE
AREDMAALEKDYEEVGVDSVEGEGEEEGEEY
Number of residues451
Molecular Weight50151.24
Theoretical pI4.7
GO Classification
Functions
  • ubiquitin protein ligase binding
  • structural molecule activity
  • GTP binding
  • GTPase activity
  • double-stranded RNA binding
  • structural constituent of cytoskeleton
Processes
  • 'de novo' posttranslational protein folding
  • cellular protein metabolic process
  • cytoskeleton-dependent intracellular transport
  • cellular response to interleukin-4
  • microtubule cytoskeleton organization
  • microtubule-based process
  • protein folding
  • cell division
Components
  • myelin sheath
  • cytoplasmic microtubule
  • microtubule
  • extracellular exosome
General FunctionUbiquitin protein ligase binding
Specific FunctionTubulin is the major constituent of microtubules. It binds two moles of GTP, one at an exchangeable site on the beta chain and one at a non-exchangeable site on the alpha chain.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID340021
UniProtKB IDP68363
UniProtKB Entry NameTBA1B_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCytoplasm
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0019094|Tubulin alpha-1B chain (TUBA1B)
ATGCGTGAGTGCATCTCCATCCACGTTGGCCAGGCTGGTGTCCAGATTGGCAATGCCTGC
TGGGAGCTCTACTGCCTGGAACACGGCATCCAGCCCGATGGCCAGATGCCAAGTGACAAG
ACCATTGGGGGAGGAGATGACTCCTTCAACACCTTCTTCAGTGAGACGGGCGCTGGCAAG
CACGTGCCCCGGGCTGTGTTTGTAGACTTGGAACCCACAGTCATTGATGAAGTTCGCACT
GGCACCTACCGCCAGCTCTTCCACCCTGAGCAGCTCATCACAGGCAAGGAAGATGCTGCC
AATAACTATGCCCGAGGGCACTACACCATTGGCAAGGAGATCATTGACCTTGTGTTGGAC
CGAATTCGCAAGCTGGCTGACCAGTGCACCGGTCTTCAGGGCTTCTTGGTTTTCCACAGC
TTTGGTGGGGGAACTGGTTCTGGGTTCACCTCCCTGCTCATGGAACGTCTCTCAGTTGAT
TATGGCAAGAAGTCCAAGCTGGAGTTCTCCATTTACCCAGCACCCCAGGTTTCCACAGCT
GTAGTTGAGCCCTACAACTCCATCCTCACCACCCACACCACCCTGGAGCACTCTGATTGT
GCCTTCATGGTAGACAATGAGGCCATCTATGACATCTGTCGTAGAAACCTCGATATCGAG
CGCCCAACCTACACTAACCTTAACCGCCTTATTAGCCAGATTGTGTCCTCCATCACTGCT
TCCCTGAGATTTGATGGAGCCCTGAATGTTGACCTGACAGAATTCCAGACCAACCTGGTG
CCCTACCCCCGCATCCACTTCCCTCTGGCCACATATGCCCCTGTCATCTCTGCTGAGAAA
GCCTACCATGAACAGCTTTCTGTAGCAGAGATCACCAATGCTTGCTTTGAGCCAGCCAAC
CAGATGGTGAAATGTGACCCTCGCCATGGTAAATACATGGCTTGCTGCCTGTTGTACCGT
GGTGACGTGGTTCCCAAAGATGTCAATGCTGCCATTGCCACCATCAAAACCAAGCGCAGC
ATCCAGTTTGTGGATTGGTGCCCCACTGGCTTCAAGGTTGGCATCAACTACCAGCCTCCC
ACTGTGGTGCCTGGTGGAGACCTGGCCAAGGTACAGAGAGCTGTGTGCATGCTGAGCAAC
ACCACAGCCATTGCTGAGGCCTGGGCTCGCCTGGACCACAAGTTTGACCTGATGTATGCC
AAGCGTGCCTTTGTTCACTGGTACGTGGGTGAGGGGATGGAGGAAGGCGAGTTTTCAGAG
GCCCGTGAAGATATGGCTGCCCTTGAGAAGGATTATGAGGAGGTTGGTGTGGATTCTGTT
GAAGGAGAGGGTGAGGAAGAAGGAGAGGAATACTAA
GenBank Gene IDK00558
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDTUBA1B
HGNC IDHGNC:18809
Chromosome Location12
LocusNot Available
References
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