Tubulin alpha-8 chain

• Alpha-tubulin 8
• TUBAL2
• Tubulin alpha chain-like 2

>lcl|BSEQ0002699|Tubulin alpha-8 chain
MRECISVHVGQAGVQIGNACWELFCLEHGIQADGTFDAQASKINDDDSFTTFFSETGNGK
HVPRAVMIDLEPTVVDEVRAGTYRQLFHPEQLITGKEDAANNYARGHYTVGKESIDLVLD
RIRKLTDACSGLQGFLIFHSFGGGTGSGFTSLLMERLSLDYGKKSKLEFAIYPAPQVSTA
VVEPYNSILTTHTTLEHSDCAFMVDNEAIYDICRRNLDIERPTYTNLNRLISQIVSSITA
SLRFDGALNVDLTEFQTNLVPYPRIHFPLVTYAPIISAEKAYHEQLSVAEITSSCFEPNS
QMVKCDPRHGKYMACCMLYRGDVVPKDVNVAIAAIKTKRTIQFVDWCPTGFKVGINYQPP
TVVPGGDLAKVQRAVCMLSNTTAIAEAWARLDHKFDLMYAKRAFVHWYVGEGMEEGEFSE
AREDLAALEKDYEEVGTDSFEEENEGEEF

• Tubulin (PF00091 )
• Tubulin_C (PF03953 )

>lcl|BSEQ0051294|Tubulin alpha-8 chain (TUBA8)
ATGCGGGAATGCATATCAGTCCACGTGGGCCAAGCGGGAGTTCAGATTGGCAATGCCTGC
TGGGAGCTCTTCTGCCTGGAACACGGCATCCAGGCAGACGGCACTTTTGATGCTCAAGCT
AGCAAGATCAACGATGATGACTCCTTCACCACCTTTTTCAGCGAGACTGGCAATGGGAAG
CATGTGCCCCGGGCCGTCATGATAGATCTGGAGCCTACTGTAGTGGATGAGGTTCGGGCA
GGAACCTACCGCCAGCTCTTCCATCCAGAGCAGCTGATCACAGGAAAGGAGGATGCAGCC
AACAACTATGCCCGGGGCCACTACACGGTGGGCAAGGAGAGCATTGACCTGGTGCTGGAC
CGCATACGGAAGCTGACAGATGCTTGCTCTGGCCTGCAGGGCTTCCTGATTTTCCACAGT
TTTGGTGGGGGCACTGGCTCCGGCTTCACTTCTCTGCTGATGGAACGCCTCTCCCTGGAT
TATGGCAAGAAATCCAAGCTGGAGTTTGCCATCTACCCAGCCCCCCAGGTCTCTACTGCA
GTGGTGGAGCCCTACAACTCCATCCTGACCACCCACACCACACTGGAACATTCAGATTGT
GCTTTCATGGTGGACAACGAAGCCATCTATGACATCTGCCGCAGGAACCTTGACATTGAG
CGCCCTACCTATACCAACCTCAACCGCCTCATCAGTCAGATTGTGTCCTCAATCACTGCT
TCTCTCCGCTTTGACGGGGCCCTCAATGTGGACCTCACTGAGTTCCAGACCAACCTGGTG
CCCTACCCCCGCATCCACTTCCCGCTGGTCACCTACGCGCCCATCATCTCTGCCGAGAAA
GCCTATCACGAACAGCTCTCTGTGGCCGAGATAACCAGCTCCTGCTTTGAGCCCAACAGC
CAGATGGTGAAGTGCGACCCGAGACATGGCAAGTACATGGCCTGCTGCATGCTCTACCGG
GGCGACGTGGTGCCCAAGGATGTGAATGTCGCTATTGCTGCCATCAAGACCAAGAGGACC
ATCCAGTTTGTAGACTGGTGTCCCACAGGCTTCAAGGTGGGCATCAACTACCAGCCCCCG
ACCGTGGTCCCCGGGGGAGACCTGGCCAAGGTGCAGCGGGCCGTCTGCATGCTCAGCAAC
ACCACGGCCATTGCGGAGGCCTGGGCCCGCCTCGACCACAAGTTCGACCTCATGTACGCC
AAGCGGGCCTTTGTGCATTGGTATGTGGGAGAGGGGATGGAAGAAGGAGAATTTTCTGAG
GCCAGGGAAGACTTAGCTGCCCTGGAGAAGGATTATGAAGAAGTGGGGACTGATTCGTTT
GAAGAAGAAAATGAAGGGGAGGAATTTTAA

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