NameTubulin beta-4A chain
Synonyms
  • TUBB4
  • TUBB5
  • Tubulin 5 beta
  • Tubulin beta-4 chain
Gene NameTUBB4A
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0010987|Tubulin beta-4A chain
MREIVHLQAGQCGNQIGAKFWEVISDEHGIDPTGTYHGDSDLQLERINVYYNEATGGNYV
PRAVLVDLEPGTMDSVRSGPFGQIFRPDNFVFGQSGAGNNWAKGHYTEGAELVDAVLDVV
RKEAESCDCLQGFQLTHSLGGGTGSGMGTLLISKIREEFPDRIMNTFSVVPSPKVSDTVV
EPYNATLSVHQLVENTDETYCIDNEALYDICFRTLKLTTPTYGDLNHLVSATMSGVTTCL
RFPGQLNADLRKLAVNMVPFPRLHFFMPGFAPLTSRGSQQYRALTVPELTQQMFDAKNMM
AACDPRHGRYLTVAAVFRGRMSMKEVDEQMLSVQSKNSSYFVEWIPNNVKTAVCDIPPRG
LKMAATFIGNSTAIQELFKRISEQFTAMFRRKAFLHWYTGEGMDEMEFTEAESNMNDLVS
EYQQYQDATAEEGEFEEEAEEEVA
Number of residues444
Molecular Weight49585.475
Theoretical pI4.51
GO Classification
Functions
  • GTP binding
  • GTPase activity
  • structural constituent of cytoskeleton
Processes
  • microtubule-based process
  • protein folding
  • 'de novo' posttranslational protein folding
  • cellular protein metabolic process
  • G2/M transition of mitotic cell cycle
  • mitotic cell cycle
  • organelle organization
Components
  • cilium
  • internode region of axon
  • microtubule
  • nucleus
  • cytosol
  • extracellular exosome
  • myelin sheath
  • neuronal cell body
General FunctionStructural constituent of cytoskeleton
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 ID35959
UniProtKB IDP04350
UniProtKB Entry NameTBB4A_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCytoplasm
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0010988|Tubulin beta-4A chain (TUBB4A)
ATGAGAAGGGGGGCTGCGGACCGAGAAACTGAGCGGCTCCCGGGGGCGCAGGGACCGTGC
TCCGCCGTCTCCGCCGCATCTTCCACCCTCGCCGCCGCCGCAGCTCCCCGCGCTCGTGCC
ACCGCCGCCGCGTCCACCCTCAGCGCCACCGCCATGCGGGAGATCGTGCACCTGCAGGCC
GGCCAGTGCGGCAACCAGATCGGGGCCAAGTTTTGGGAGGTTATCAGTGACGAACATGGC
ATCGACCCCACAGGCACATACCATGGGGACAGTGACCTGCAACTGGAGAGGATCAACGTG
TACTACAACGAGGCCACAGGAGGAAATTATGTCCCCAGAGCGGTGCTGGTGGACCTGGAA
CCCGGCACCATGGACTCTGTCCGTTCTGGCCCCTTCGGTCAGATCTTTCGGCCGGACAAC
TTCGTGTTTGGCCAATCCGGAGCCGGCAACAACTGGGCAAAGGGGCACTACACGGAGGGC
GCAGAGCTGGTGGACGCTGTCCTGGACGTAGTCCGGAAGGAGGCCGAGAGCTGCGACTGC
CTTCAGGGCTTCCAGCTGACCCACTCGCTGGGGGGTGGCACGGGGTCCGGAATGGGCACG
CTGCTCATCAGTAAGATCCGCGAGGAGTTCCCAGACCGCATCATGAACACCTTCAGCGTG
GTGCCCTCGCCCAAAGTGTCAGACACGGTGGTGGAGCCCTACAACGCCACGCTGTCTGTG
CACCAGCTGGTGGAGAATACGGATGAGACCTACTGCATCGACAACGAGGCACTCTACGAC
ATCTGTTTCCGCACCCTCAAGCTGACCACCCCCACCTACGGGGACCTCAACCACCTGGTG
TCGGCCACCATGAGCGGGGTCACCACCTGCCTGCGCTTCCCGGGCCAGCTGAACGCCGAC
CTGCGCAAGCTGGCCGTCAACATGGTTCCCTTTCCTCGCCTGCACTTCTTCATGCCCGGC
TTCGCACCCCTGACCAGCCGGGGCAGCCAGCAGTACCGGGCCCTGACGGTGCCCGAGCTC
ACCCAGCAGATGTTCGATGCCAAGAACATGATGGCGGCGTGCGACCCGCGCCACGGCCGC
TACCTGACCGTGGCCGCCGTGTTCCGGGGCCGCATGTCCATGAAGGAGGTGGACGAGCAG
ATGCTGAGCGTGCAGAGCAAGAACAGCAGCTACTTCGTGGAGTGGATCCCCAACAACGTG
AAGACGGCCGTGTGCGACATCCCGCCCCGCGGCCTGAAGATGGCCGCGACCTTCATCGGC
AACAGCACGGCCATCCAGGAGCTGTTCAAGCGCATCTCCGAGCAGTTCACGGCCATGTTC
CGGCGCAAGGCCTTCTTGCACTGGTACACGGGCGAGGGCATGGACGAGATGGAGTTCACC
GAGGCCGAGAGCAACATGAATGACCTGGTATCTGAGTACCAGCAGTACCAGGACGCCACG
GCCGAGGAGGGCGAGTTCGAGGAGGAGGCGGAGGAGGAGGTGGCCTAG
GenBank Gene IDX00734
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDTUBB4
HGNC IDHGNC:20774
Chromosome Location19
Locus19p13.3
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