NameTubulin alpha-3C/D chain
Synonyms
  • Alpha-tubulin 2
  • Alpha-tubulin 3C/D
  • TUBA2
  • Tubulin alpha-2 chain
Gene NameTUBA3C
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0002829|Tubulin alpha-3C/D chain
MRECISIHVGQAGVQIGNACWELYCLEHGIQPDGQMPSDKTIGGGDDSFNTFFSETGAGK
HVPRAVFVDLEPTVVDEVRTGTYRQLFHPEQLITGKEDAANNYARGHYTIGKEIVDLVLD
RIRKLADLCTGLQGFLIFHSFGGGTGSGFASLLMERLSVDYGKKSKLEFAIYPAPQVSTA
VVEPYNSILTTHTTLEHSDCAFMVDNEAIYDICRRNLDIERPTYTNLNRLIGQIVSSITA
SLRFDGALNVDLTEFQTNLVPYPRIHFPLATYAPVISAEKAYHEQLSVAEITNACFEPAN
QMVKCDPRHGKYMACCMLYRGDVVPKDVNAAIATIKTKRTIQFVDWCPTGFKVGINYQPP
TVVPGGDLAKVQRAVCMLSNTTAIAEAWARLDHKFDLMYAKRAFVHWYVGEGMEEGEFSE
AREDLAALEKDYEEVGVDSVEAEAEEGEEY
Number of residues450
Molecular Weight49959.145
Theoretical pI4.74
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
Components
  • microtubule
  • nucleus
  • cytoplasm
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 ID2843123
UniProtKB IDQ13748
UniProtKB Entry NameTBA3C_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCytoplasm
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0010999|Tubulin alpha-3C/D chain (TUBA3C)
ATGCGCGAGTGTATCTCTATCCACGTGGGGCAGGCGGGTGTCCAGATCGGCAATGCCTGC
TGGGAACTGTACTGCCTTGAACATGGAATTCAGCCCGATGGCCAAATGCCAAGTGATAAA
ACCATTGGTGGCGGGGACGACTCCTTCAACACGTTCTTCAGTGAGACTGGAGCTGGCAAG
CACGTGCCCAGAGCAGTGTTTGTGGACCTGGAGCCCACTGTGGTCGATGAAGTGCGCACA
GGGACCTACAGGCAGCTCTTCCACCCGGAGCAGCTGATCACCGGGAAGGAAGATGCAGCC
AATAATTACGCCAGGGGCCATTACACCATCGGCAAGGAGATTGTTGACCTAGTCCTGGAC
CGGATCCGCAAACTGGCGGATCTGTGCACAGGACTGCAGGGCTTCCTCATCTTCCACAGC
TTTGGGGGCGGCACTGGCTCTGGGTTCGCATCTCTGCTCATGGAGCGGCTCTCAGTGGAT
TACGGCAAGAAGTCCAAGCTAGAGTTTGCCATTTACCCAGCCCCCCAGGTCTCCACAGCC
GTGGTGGAGCCCTACAACTCCATCCTGACCACCCACACGACCCTGGAACATTCTGACTGT
GCCTTCATGGTCGACAATGAAGCCATCTATGACATATGTCGGCGCAACCTGGACATTGAA
CGTCCCACGTACACCAACCTCAATCGCCTGATTGGGCAGATCGTGTCCTCCATCACAGCC
TCCCTGCGATTTGATGGGGCCCTGAATGTGGACTTGACGGAATTCCAGACCAACCTAGTG
CCGTACCCCCGCATCCACTTCCCCCTGGCCACCTATGCCCCAGTCATCTCAGCTGAGAAG
GCCTACCACGAGCAGCTGTCTGTGGCCGAGATCACCAATGCCTGCTTCGAGCCAGCCAAT
CAAATGGTCAAGTGTGACCCTCGCCACGGCAAGTACATGGCCTGCTGCATGTTGTACAGG
GGGGACGTGGTCCCCAAAGACGTCAACGCGGCCATCGCCACCATCAAGACCAAGCGCACC
ATCCAGTTTGTGGATTGGTGCCCGACTGGATTTAAGGTGGGCATTAACTACCAGCCCCCC
ACAGTGGTCCCCGGGGGAGACCTGGCCAAGGTGCAGCGGGCCGTGTGCATGCTGAGCAAC
ACCACGGCCATTGCGGAGGCCTGGGCCCGCCTGGACCATAAGTTCGATCTCATGTATGCC
AAGCGGGCCTTTGTGCACTGGTACGTGGGCGAAGGCATGGAAGAGGGAGAGTTCTCTGAG
GCCCGCGAGGACCTGGCAGCTCTAGAGAAGGATTATGAAGAGGTGGGCGTGGATTCCGTG
GAAGCTGAGGCTGAAGAAGGCGAAGAATACTGA
GenBank Gene IDAF005392
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDTUBA3C
HGNC IDHGNC:12408
Chromosome Location13
Locus13q11
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