NameTubulin beta-4B chain
Synonyms
  • TUBB2C
  • Tubulin beta-2 chain
  • Tubulin beta-2C chain
Gene NameTUBB4B
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0019102|Tubulin beta-4B chain
MREIVHLQAGQCGNQIGAKFWEVISDEHGIDPTGTYHGDSDLQLERINVYYNEATGGKYV
PRAVLVDLEPGTMDSVRSGPFGQIFRPDNFVFGQSGAGNNWAKGHYTEGAELVDSVLDVV
RKEAESCDCLQGFQLTHSLGGGTGSGMGTLLISKIREEYPDRIMNTFSVVPSPKVSDTVV
EPYNATLSVHQLVENTDETYCIDNEALYDICFRTLKLTTPTYGDLNHLVSATMSGVTTCL
RFPGQLNADLRKLAVNMVPFPRLHFFMPGFAPLTSRGSQQYRALTVPELTQQMFDAKNMM
AACDPRHGRYLTVAAVFRGRMSMKEVDEQMLNVQNKNSSYFVEWIPNNVKTAVCDIPPRG
LKMSATFIGNSTAIQELFKRISEQFTAMFRRKAFLHWYTGEGMDEMEFTEAESNMNDLVS
EYQQYQDATAEEEGEFEEEAEEEVA
Number of residues445
Molecular Weight49830.72
Theoretical pI4.52
GO Classification
Functions
  • GTPase activity
  • unfolded protein binding
  • double-stranded RNA binding
  • structural constituent of cytoskeleton
  • MHC class I protein binding
  • GTP binding
Processes
  • G2/M transition of mitotic cell cycle
  • mitotic cell cycle
  • microtubule-based process
  • movement of cell or subcellular component
  • natural killer cell mediated cytotoxicity
  • organelle organization
  • protein folding
  • 'de novo' posttranslational protein folding
  • cellular protein metabolic process
Components
  • cytoskeleton
  • microtubule
  • nucleus
  • cytosol
  • extracellular exosome
  • myelin sheath
  • extracellular vesicle
General FunctionUnfolded protein 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 ID37494
UniProtKB IDP68371
UniProtKB Entry NameTBB4B_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCytoplasm
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0019103|Tubulin beta-4B chain (TUBB4B)
ATGAGGGAAATCGTGCACTTGCAGGCCGGGCAGTGCGGCAACCAAATCGGCGCCAAGTTT
TGGGAGGTGATCAGCGATGAGCACGGCATCGACCCCACGGGCACCTACCACGGGGACAGC
GACCTGCAGCTGGAACGCATCAACGTGTACTACAATGAGGCCACCGGCGGCAAGTACGTG
CCCCGCGCCGTGCTCGTGGATCTGGAGCCCGGCACCATGGACTCCGTGCGCTCGGGGCCC
TTCGGGCAGATCTTCCGGCCGGACAACTTCGTTTTCGGTCAGAGTGGTGCTGGGAACAAC
TGGGCCAAGGGGCACTACACAGAAGGCGCGGAGCTGGTGGACTCGGTGCTGGATGTTGTG
AGAAAGGAGGCTGAGAGCTGTGACTGCCTGCAGGGTTTCCAGCTGACCCACTCCCTGGGT
GGGGGGACTGGGTCTGGGATGGGTACCCTCCTCATCAGCAAGATCCGGGAGGAGTACCCA
GACAGGATCATGAACACGTTTAGTGTGGTGCCTTCGCCCAAAGTGTCAGACACAGTGGTG
GAGCCCTACAACGCCACCCTCTCAGTCCACCAGCTCGTAGAAAACACAGACGAGACCTAC
TGCATTGATAACGAAGCTCTCTACGACATTTGCTTCAGAACCCTAAAGCTGACCACGCCC
ACCTATGGTGACCTGAACCACCTGGTGTCTGCTACCATGAGTGGGGTCACCACCTGCCTG
CGCTTCCCAGGCCAGCTCAATGCTGACCTGCGGAAGCTGGCTGTGAACATGGTCCCGTTT
CCCCGGCTGCACTTCTTCATGCCCGGCTTTGCCCCACTGACCAGCCGGGGCAGCCAGCAG
TACCGGGCGCTGACCGTGCCCGAGCTCACCCAGCAGATGTTTGATGCCAAGAACATGATG
GCTGCCTGCGACCCCCGCCATGGCCGCTACCTGACGGTTGCCGCCGTGTTCAGGGGCCGC
ATGTCCATGAAGGAGGTGGATGAGCAAATGCTTAATGTCCAAAACAAAAACAGCAGCTAT
TTTGTTGAGTGGATCCCCAACAATGTGAAAACGGCTGTCTGTGACATCCCACCTCGGGGG
CTAAAAATGTCCGCCACCTTCATTGGCAACAGCACGGCCATCCAGGAGCTGTTCAAGCGC
ATCTCCGAGCAGTTCACGGCCATGTTCCGGCGCAAGGCCTTCCTGCACTGGTACACGGGC
GAGGGCATGGACGAGATGGAGTTCACCGAGGCCGAGAGCAACATGAATGACCTGGTGTCC
GAGTACCAGCAGTACCAGGATGCCACAGCCGAGGAGGAGGGCGAGTTCGAGGAGGAGGCT
GAGGAGGAGGTGGCCTAG
GenBank Gene IDX02344
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDTUBB2C
HGNC IDHGNC:20771
Chromosome Location9
Locus9q34
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