NameTubulin beta-2A chain
Synonyms
  • TUBB2
  • Tubulin beta class IIa
Gene NameTUBB2A
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0012381|Tubulin beta-2A chain
MREIVHIQAGQCGNQIGAKFWEVISDEHGIDPTGSYHGDSDLQLERINVYYNEAAGNKYV
PRAILVDLEPGTMDSVRSGPFGQIFRPDNFVFGQSGAGNNWAKGHYTEGAELVDSVLDVV
RKESESCDCLQGFQLTHSLGGGTGSGMGTLLISKIREEYPDRIMNTFSVMPSPKVSDTVV
EPYNATLSVHQLVENTDETYSIDNEALYDICFRTLKLTTPTYGDLNHLVSATMSGVTTCL
RFPGQLNADLRKLAVNMVPFPRLHFFMPGFAPLTSRGSQQYRALTVPELTQQMFDSKNMM
AACDPRHGRYLTVAAIFRGRMSMKEVDEQMLNVQNKNSSYFVEWIPNNVKTAVCDIPPRG
LKMSATFIGNSTAIQELFKRISEQFTAMFRRKAFLHWYTGEGMDEMEFTEAESNMNDLVS
EYQQYQDATADEQGEFEEEEGEDEA
Number of residues445
Molecular Weight49906.67
Theoretical pI4.52
GO Classification
Functions
  • structural constituent of cytoskeleton
  • GTP binding
  • GTPase activity
Processes
  • protein folding
  • 'de novo' posttranslational protein folding
  • cellular protein metabolic process
  • microtubule-based process
Components
  • extracellular exosome
  • extracellular vesicle
  • cytoplasm
  • microtubule
  • nucleus
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 (By similarity).
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein IDNot Available
UniProtKB IDQ13885
UniProtKB Entry NameTBB2A_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCytoplasm
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0012382|Tubulin beta-2A chain (TUBB2A)
ATGCGCGAGATCGTGCACATCCAGGCGGGCCAGTGCGGCAACCAGATCGGCGCCAAGTTT
TGGGAGGTCATCAGCGATGAGCATGGGATCGACCCCACAGGCAGTTACCATGGAGACAGT
GACTTGCAGCTGGAGAGAATCAACGTGTACTACAATGAGGCTGCTGGTAACAAATATGTA
CCTCGGGCCATCCTGGTGGATCTGGAGCCTGGCACCATGGACTCTGTCAGGTCTGGACCC
TTCGGCCAGATCTTCAGACCAGACAACTTCGTGTTCGGCCAGAGTGGAGCCGGGAATAAC
TGGGCCAAGGGCCACTACACAGAGGGAGCCGAGCTGGTCGACTCGGTCCTGGATGTGGTG
AGGAAGGAGTCAGAGAGCTGTGACTGTCTCCAGGGCTTCCAGCTGACCCACTCTCTGGGG
GGCGGCACGGGGTCCGGGATGGGCACCCTGCTCATCAGCAAGATCCGGGAAGAGTACCCA
GACCGCATCATGAACACCTTCAGCGTCATGCCCTCACCCAAGGTGTCAGACACGGTGGTG
GAGCCCTACAACGCCACCCTCTCTGTCCACCAGCTGGTGGAAAACACAGATGAAACCTAC
TCCATTGATAACGAGGCCCTGTATGACATCTGCTTCCGCACCCTGAAGCTGACCACCCCC
ACCTACGGGGACCTCAACCACCTGGTGTCGGCCACCATGAGCGGGGTCACCACCTGCCTG
CGCTTCCCGGGCCAGCTGAACGCAGACCTGCGCAAGCTGGCGGTGAACATGGTGCCCTTC
CCTCGCCTGCACTTCTTCATGCCCGGCTTCGCGCCCCTGACCAGCCGGGGCAGCCAGCAG
TACCGGGCGCTCACGGTGCCCGAGCTCACCCAGCAGATGTTCGACTCCAAGAACATGATG
GCCGCCTGCGACCCGCGCCACGGCCGCTACCTGACGGTGGCTGCCATCTTCCGGGGCCGC
ATGTCCATGAAGGAGGTGGACGAGCAGATGCTCAACGTGCAGAACAAGAACAGCAGCTAC
TTCGTGGAGTGGATCCCCAACAACGTGAAGACGGCCGTGTGCGACATCCCGCCCCGCGGC
CTGAAGATGTCGGCCACCTTCATCGGCAACAGCACGGCCATCCAGGAGCTGTTCAAGCGC
ATCTCCGAGCAGTTCACGGCCATGTTCCGGCGCAAGGCCTTCCTGCACTGGTACACGGGC
GAGGGCATGGACGAGATGGAGTTCACCGAGGCCGAGAGCAACATGAACGACCTGGTGTCC
GAGTACCAGCAGTACCAGGACGCCACGGCCGACGAACAAGGGGAGTTCGAGGAGGAGGAG
GGCGAGGACGAGGCTTAA
GenBank Gene IDX79535
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDTUBB2A
HGNC IDHGNC:12412
Chromosome Location6
Locus6p25
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