NameTubulin alpha-1A chain
Synonyms
  • Alpha-tubulin 3
  • TUBA3
  • Tubulin alpha-3 chain
  • Tubulin B-alpha-1
Gene NameTUBA1A
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0002661|Tubulin alpha-1A chain
MRECISIHVGQAGVQIGNACWELYCLEHGIQPDGQMPSDKTIGGGDDSFNTFFSETGAGK
HVPRAVFVDLEPTVIDEVRTGTYRQLFHPEQLITGKEDAANNYARGHYTIGKEIIDLVLD
RIRKLADQCTGLQGFLVFHSFGGGTGSGFTSLLMERLSVDYGKKSKLEFSIYPAPQVSTA
VVEPYNSILTTHTTLEHSDCAFMVDNEAIYDICRRNLDIERPTYTNLNRLIGQIVSSITA
SLRFDGALNVDLTEFQTNLVPYPRIHFPLATYAPVISAEKAYHEQLSVAEITNACFEPAN
QMVKCDPRHGKYMACCLLYRGDVVPKDVNAAIATIKTKRTIQFVDWCPTGFKVGINYQPP
TVVPGGDLAKVQRAVCMLSNTTAIAEAWARLDHKFDLMYAKRAFVHWYVGEGMEEGEFSE
AREDMAALEKDYEEVGVDSVEGEGEEEGEEY
Number of residues451
Molecular Weight50135.25
Theoretical pI4.7
GO Classification
Functions
  • GTP binding
  • GTPase activity
  • protein domain specific binding
  • structural constituent of cytoskeleton
  • structural molecule activity
Processes
  • ciliary basal body docking
  • microtubule-based process
  • cell division
  • cytoskeleton-dependent intracellular transport
  • G2/M transition of mitotic cell cycle
Components
  • recycling endosome
  • cytoplasmic microtubule
  • microtubule cytoskeleton
  • microtubule
  • nucleus
  • cytosol
  • extracellular exosome
  • myelin sheath
  • membrane raft
  • cytoplasmic ribonucleoprotein granule
General 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.
Specific FunctionGtp binding
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID37492
UniProtKB IDQ71U36
UniProtKB Entry NameTBA1A_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCytoplasm
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0021297|Tubulin alpha-1A chain (TUBA1A)
ATGCGTGAGTGCATCTCCATCCACGTTGGCCAGGCTGGTGTCCAGATTGGCAATGCCTGC
TGGGAGCTCTACTGCCTGGAACACGGCATCCAGCCCGATGGCCAGATGCCAAGTGACAAG
ACCATTGGGGGAGGAGATGATTCCTTCAACACCTTCTTCAGTGAGACGGGGGCTGGCAAG
CATGTGCCCCGGGCAGTGTTTGTAGACTTGGAACCCACAGTCATTGATGAAGTTCGCACT
GGCACCTACCGCCAGCTCTTCCACCCTGAGCAACTTATCACAGGCAAAGAAGATGCTGCC
AATAACTATGCCCGAGGGCACTACACCATTGGCAAGGAGATCATTGACCTCGTGTTGGAC
CGAATTCGCAAGCTGGCCGACCAGTGCACGGGTCTCCAGGGCTTCTTGGTTTTCCACAGC
TTTGGTGGGGGAACTGGTTCTGGGTTCACCTCGCTGCTCATGGAACGTCTCTCAGTTGAT
TATGGCAAGAAGTCCAAGCTGGAGTTCTCTATTTACCCGGCGCCCCAGGTTTCCACAGCT
GTAGTTGAGCCCTACAACTCCATCCTCACCACCCACACCACCCTGGAGCACTCTGATTGT
GCCTTCATGGTAGACAATGAGGCCATCTATGACATCTGTCGTAGAAACCTCGATATTGAG
CGTCCAACCTATACTAACCTGAATAGGTTAATAGGTCAAATTGTGTCCTCCATCACTGCT
TCCCTGAGATTTGATGGAGCCCTGAATGTTGACCTGACAGAATTCCAGACCAACCTGGTG
CCCTATCCCCGCATCCACTTCCCTCTGGCCACATATGCCCCTGTCATCTCTGCTGAGAAA
GCCTACCATGAACAGCTTTCTGTAGCAGAGATCACCAATGCTTGCTTTGAGCCAGCCAAC
CAGATGGTGAAATGTGACCCTCGCCATGGTAAATACATGGCTTGCTGCCTGTTGTACCGT
GGTGACGTGGTTCCCAAAGATGTCAATGCTGCCATTGCCACCATCAAGACCAAGCGTACC
ATCCAGTTTGTGGATTGGTGCCCCACTGGCTTCAAGGTTGGCATCAACTACCAGCCTCCC
ACTGTGGTGCCTGGTGGAGACCTGGCCAAGGTACAGAGAGCTGTGTGCATGCTGAGCAAC
ACCACAGCCATTGCTGAGGCCTGGGCTCGCCTGGACCACAAGTTTGACCTGATGTATGCC
AAACGTGCCTTTGTTCACTGGTACGTTGGGGAGGGGATGGAGGAAGGTGAGTTTTCAGAG
GCCCGTGAGGACATGGCTGCCCTTGAGAAGGATTATGAGGAGGTTGGTGTGGATTCTGTT
GAAGGAGAGGGTGAGGAAGAAGGAGAGGAATACTAA
GenBank Gene IDX01703
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDTUBA1A
HGNC IDHGNC:20766
Chromosome Location12
Locus12q13.12
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