Tubulin beta-8 chain

NameTubulin beta-8 chain
SynonymsNot Available
Gene NameTUBB8
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0008805|Tubulin beta-8 chain
MREIVLTQIGQCGNQIGAKFWEVISDEHAIDSAGTYHGDSHLQLERINVYYNEASGGRYV
PRAVLVDLEPGTMDSVRSGPFGQVFRPDNFIFGQCGAGNNWAKGHYTEGAELMESVMDVV
RKEAESCDCLQGFQLTHSLGGGTGSGMGTLLLSKIREEYPDRIINTFSILPSPKVSDTVV
EPYNATLSVHQLIENADETFCIDNEALYDICSKTLKLPTPTYGDLNHLVSATMSGVTTCL
RFPGQLNADLRKLAVNMVPFPRLHFFMPGFAPLTSRGSQQYRALTVAELTQQMFDAKNMM
AACDPRHGRYLTAAAIFRGRMPMREVDEQMFNIQDKNSSYFADWLPNNVKTAVCDIPPRG
LKMSATFIGNNTAIQELFKRVSEQFTAMFRRKAFLHWYTGEGMDEMEFTEAESNMNDLVS
EYQQYQDATAEEEEDEEYAEEEVA
Number of residues444
Molecular Weight49775.655
Theoretical pINot Available
GO Classification
Functions
  • GTP binding
  • GTPase activity
  • structural constituent of cytoskeleton
Processes
  • microtubule-based process
Components
  • cytoplasm
  • microtubule
  • extracellular exosome
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 IDQ3ZCM7
UniProtKB Entry NameTBB8_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCytoplasm
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0019663|Tubulin beta-8 chain (TUBB8)
ATGAGGGAGATCGTGCTCACGCAGATCGGGCAGTGCGGGAATCAGATCGGCGCCAAGTTC
TGGGAGGTGATCTCTGATGAACATGCCATCGACTCCGCTGGCACCTACCACGGGGACAGC
CACCTGCAGCTGGAGCGCATCAACGTGTACTACAACGAGGCCAGCGGTGGCAGGTACGTG
CCCCGCGCTGTGCTCGTGGATCTGGAGCCGGGCACCATGGACTCTGTGCGCTCGGGGCCC
TTCGGGCAGGTCTTCAGGCCAGACAACTTCATCTTCGGTCAGTGTGGGGCCGGAAACAAC
TGGGCCAAGGGACACTACACCGAAGGCGCGGAGCTGATGGAGTCAGTGATGGACGTTGTC
AGAAAGGAGGCTGAGAGCTGTGACTGCCTGCAGGGTTTCCAGCTGACCCACTCCCTGGGT
GGGGGGACTGGGTCTGGGATGGGTACCCTTCTGCTCAGTAAGATCCGGGAGGAGTACCCA
GACAGGATCATAAACACATTCAGCATCCTGCCCTCGCCCAAGGTGTCGGACACCGTGGTG
GAGCCCTACAACGCCACCCTCTCAGTCCACCAGCTCATAGAAAACGCAGATGAGACCTTT
TGCATAGATAACGAAGCTCTGTATGACATATGTTCCAAGACCCTAAAACTGCCCACACCC
ACCTATGGTGACCTGAACCACCTGGTGTCTGCTACCATGAGTGGGGTCACCACGTGCCTG
CGCTTCCCGGGCCAGCTGAATGCTGACCTGCGGAAGCTGGCCGTGAACATGGTCCCGTTT
CCCCGGCTGCATTTCTTCATGCCCGGCTTTGCCCCACTGACCAGCCGGGGCAGCCAGCAG
TACCGGGCCTTGACTGTGGCTGAGCTTACCCAGCAGATGTTTGATGCTAAGAACATGATG
GCTGCCTGTGACCCCCGTCACGGCCGCTACCTAACGGCGGCTGCCATTTTCAGGGGTCGC
ATGCCCATGAGGGAGGTGGATGAACAAATGTTCAACATTCAAGATAAGAACAGCAGTTAC
TTTGCTGACTGGCTCCCCAACAACGTAAAAACAGCCGTCTGTGACATCCCACCCCGGGGG
CTAAAAATGTCAGCCACCTTCATTGGGAATAATACGGCCATCCAGGAACTCTTCAAGCGT
GTCTCAGAGCAGTTTACAGCAATGTTCAGGCGCAAGGCCTTCCTCCACTGGTACACGGGC
GAGGGCATGGATGAGATGGAATTCACCGAGGCCGAGAGCAACATGAACGACCTGGTGTCT
GAATATCAGCAATATCAGGATGCCACGGCCGAGGAGGAGGAGGATGAGGAGTATGCCGAG
GAGGAGGTGGCCTAG
GenBank Gene IDNot Available
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDNot Available
HGNC IDHGNC:20773
Chromosome Location10
LocusNot Available
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