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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP08599
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 14314
Name Tubulin alpha-8 chain
Synonyms
  1. Alpha-tubulin 8
  2. Tubulin alpha chain-like 2
Gene Name TUBA8
Protein Type Unknown
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in structural molecule activity
Specific Function Tubulin 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
Pathways Not Available
Reactions Not Available
GO Classification
Component
macromolecular complex
protein complex
microtubule
Function
purine nucleotide binding
binding
nucleotide binding
catalytic activity
hydrolase activity
guanyl nucleotide binding
guanyl ribonucleotide binding
gtp binding
structural molecule activity
gtpase activity
nucleoside-triphosphatase activity
hydrolase activity, acting on acid anhydrides
hydrolase activity, acting on acid anhydrides, in phosphorus-containing anhydrides
pyrophosphatase activity
Process
cellular process
cellular component organization or biogenesis
cellular component organization
cellular component assembly
macromolecular complex assembly
cellular protein complex assembly
microtubule-based process
microtubule-based movement
protein complex assembly
protein polymerization
Cellular Location
  1. Cytoplasmic
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location Chromosome:2
Locus 22q11.1
SNPs TUBA8
Gene Sequence
>1350 bp
ATGCGGGAATGCATATCAGTCCACGTGGGCCAAGCGGGAGTTCAGATTGGCAATGCCTGC
TGGGAGCTCTTCTGCCTGGAACACGGCATCCAGGCAGACGGCACTTTTGATGCTCAAGCT
AGCAAGATCAACGATGATGACTCCTTCACCACCTTTTTCAGCGAGACTGGCAATGGGAAG
CATGTGCCCCGGGCCGTCATGATAGATCTGGAGCCTACTGTAGTGGATGAGGTTCGGGCA
GGAACCTACCGCCAGCTCTTCCATCCAGAGCAGCTGATCACAGGAAAGGAGGATGCAGCC
AACAACTATGCCCGGGGCCACTACACGGTGGGCAAGGAGAGCATTGACCTGGTGCTGGAC
CGCATACGGAAGCTGACAGATGCTTGCTCTGGCCTGCAGGGCTTCCTGATTTTCCACAGT
TTTGGTGGGGGCACTGGCTCCGGCTTCACTTCTCTGCTGATGGAACGCCTCTCCCTGGAT
TATGGCAAGAAATCCAAGCTGGAGTTTGCCATCTACCCAGCCCCCCAGGTCTCTACTGCA
GTGGTGGAGCCCTACAACTCCATCCTGACCACCCACACCACACTGGAACATTCAGATTGT
GCTTTCATGGTGGACAACGAAGCCATCTATGACATCTGCCGCAGGAACCTTGACATTGAG
CGCCCTACCTATACCAACCTCAACCGCCTCATCAGTCAGATTGTGTCCTCAATCACTGCT
TCTCTCCGCTTTGACGGGGCCCTCAATGTGGACCTCACTGAGTTCCAGACCAACCTGGTG
CCCTACCCCCGCATCCACTTCCCGCTGGTCACCTACGCGCCCATCATCTCTGCCGAGAAA
GCCTATCACGAACAGCTCTCTGTGGCCGAGATAACCAGCTCCTGCTTTGAGCCCAACAGC
CAGATGGTGAAGTGCGACCCGAGACATGGCAAGTACATGGCCTGCTGCATGCTCTACCGG
GGCGACGTGGTGCCCAAGGATGTGAATGTCGCTATTGCTGCCATCAAGACCAAGAGGACC
ATCCAGTTTGTAGACTGGTGTCCCACAGGCTTCAAGGTGGGCATCAACTACCAGCCCCCG
ACCGTGGTCCCCGGGGGAGACCTGGCCAAGGTGCAGCGGGCCGTCTGCATGCTCAGCAAC
ACCACGGCCATTGCGGAGGCCTGGGCCCGCCTCGACCACAAGTTCGACCTCATGTACGCC
AAGCGGGCCTTTGTGCATTGGTATGTGGGAGAGGGGATGGAAGAAGGAGAATTTTCTGAG
GCCAGGGAAGACTTAGCTGCCCTGGAGAAGGATTATGAAGAAGTGGGGACTGATTCGTTT
GAAGAAGAAAATGAAGGGGAGGAATTTTAA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 449
Molecular Weight 50093.1
Theoretical pI 4.7
Pfam Domain Function
Signals
  • None
Transmembrane Regions
  • None
Protein Sequence
>Tubulin alpha-8 chain
MRECISVHVGQAGVQIGNACWELFCLEHGIQADGTFDAQASKINDDDSFTTFFSETGNGK
HVPRAVMIDLEPTVVDEVRAGTYRQLFHPEQLITGKEDAANNYARGHYTVGKESIDLVLD
RIRKLTDACSGLQGFLIFHSFGGGTGSGFTSLLMERLSLDYGKKSKLEFAIYPAPQVSTA
VVEPYNSILTTHTTLEHSDCAFMVDNEAIYDICRRNLDIERPTYTNLNRLISQIVSSITA
SLRFDGALNVDLTEFQTNLVPYPRIHFPLVTYAPIISAEKAYHEQLSVAEITSSCFEPNS
QMVKCDPRHGKYMACCMLYRGDVVPKDVNVAIAAIKTKRTIQFVDWCPTGFKVGINYQPP
TVVPGGDLAKVQRAVCMLSNTTAIAEAWARLDHKFDLMYAKRAFVHWYVGEGMEEGEFSE
AREDLAALEKDYEEVGTDSFEEENEGEEF
GenBank ID Protein 7594610
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID Q9NY65
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name TBA8_HUMAN
PDB IDs Not Available
GenBank Gene ID AJ245922
GeneCard ID TUBA8
GenAtlas ID TUBA8
HGNC ID HGNC:12410
References
General References
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