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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP08048
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 13759
Name Tubulin beta chain
Synonyms
  1. Tubulin beta-5 chain
Gene Name TUBB
Protein Type Unknown
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in structural molecule activity
Specific Function Tubulin 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
Pathways Not Available
Reactions Not Available
GO Classification
Component
macromolecular complex
protein complex
microtubule
Function
purine nucleotide binding
binding
nucleotide binding
catalytic activity
hydrolase activity
guanyl nucleotide binding
guanyl ribonucleotide binding
gtp binding
structural molecule activity
gtpase activity
nucleoside-triphosphatase activity
hydrolase activity, acting on acid anhydrides
hydrolase activity, acting on acid anhydrides, in phosphorus-containing anhydrides
pyrophosphatase activity
Process
cellular process
cellular component organization or biogenesis
cellular component organization
cellular component assembly
macromolecular complex assembly
cellular protein complex assembly
microtubule-based process
microtubule-based movement
protein complex assembly
protein polymerization
Cellular Location
  1. Cytoplasmic
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location Chromosome:6
Locus 6p21.33
SNPs TUBB
Gene Sequence
>1335 bp
ATGAGGGAAATCGTGCACATCCAGGCTGGTCAGTGTGGCAACCAGATCGGTGCCAAGTTC
TGGGAGGTGATCAGTGATGAACATGGCATCGACCCCACCGGCACCTACCACGGGGACAGC
GACCTGCAGCTGGACCGCATCTCTGTGTACTACAATGAAGCCACAGGTGGCAAATATGTT
CCTCGTGCCATCCTGGTGGATCTAGAACCTGGGACCATGGACTCTGTTCGCTCAGGTCCT
TTTGGCCAGATCTTTAGACCAGACAACTTTGTATTTGGTCAGTCTGGGGCAGGTAACAAC
TGGGCCAAAGGCCACTACACAGAGGGCGCCGAGCTGGTTGATTCTGTCCTGGATGTGGTA
CGGAAGGAGGCAGAGAGCTGTGACTGCCTGCAGGGCTTCCAGCTGACCCACTCACTGGGC
GGGGGCACAGGCTCTGGAATGGGCACTCTCCTTATCAGCAAGATCCGAGAAGAATACCCT
GATCGCATCATGAATACCTTCAGTGTGGTGCCTTCACCCAAAGTGTCTGACACCGTGGTC
GAGCCCTACAATGCCACCCTCTCCGTCCATCAGTTGGTAGAGAATACTGATGAGACCTAT
TGCATTGACAACGAGGCCCTCTATGATATCTGCTTCCGCACTCTGAAGCTGACCACACCA
ACCTACGGGGATCTGAACCACCTTGTCTCAGCCACCATGAGTGGTGTCACCACCTGCCTC
CGTTTCCCTGGCCAGCTCAATGCTGACCTCCGCAAGTTGGCAGTCAACATGGTCCCCTTC
CCACGTCTCCATTTCTTTATGCCTGGCTTTGCCCCTCTCACCAGCCGTGGAAGCCAGCAG
TATCGAGCTCTCACAGTGCCGGAACTCACCCAGCAGGTCTTCGATGCCAAGAACATGATG
GCTGCCTGTGACCCCCGCCACGGCCGATACCTCACCGTGGCTGCTGTCTTCCGTGGTCGG
ATGTCCATGAAGGAGGTCGATGAGCAGATGCTTAACGTGCAGAACAAGAACAGCAGCTAC
TTTGTGGAATGGATCCCCAACAATGTCAAGACAGCCGTCTGTGACATCCCACCTCGTGGC
CTCAAGATGGCAGTCACCTTCATTGGCAATAGCACAGCCATCCAGGAGCTCTTCAAGCGC
ATCTCGGAGCAGTTCACTGCCATGTTCCGCCGGAAGGCCTTCCTCCACTGGTACACAGGC
GAGGGCATGGACGAGATGGAGTTCACCGAGGCTGAGAGCAACATGAACGACCTCGTCTCT
GAGTATCAGCAGTACCAGGATGCCACCGCAGAAGAGGAGGAGGATTTCGGTGAGGAGGCC
GAAGAGGAGGCCTAA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 444
Molecular Weight 49670.5
Theoretical pI 4.52
Pfam Domain Function
Signals
  • None
Transmembrane Regions
  • None
Protein Sequence
>Tubulin beta chain
MREIVHIQAGQCGNQIGAKFWEVISDEHGIDPTGTYHGDSDLQLDRISVYYNEATGGKYV
PRAILVDLEPGTMDSVRSGPFGQIFRPDNFVFGQSGAGNNWAKGHYTEGAELVDSVLDVV
RKEAESCDCLQGFQLTHSLGGGTGSGMGTLLISKIREEYPDRIMNTFSVVPSPKVSDTVV
EPYNATLSVHQLVENTDETYCIDNEALYDICFRTLKLTTPTYGDLNHLVSATMSGVTTCL
RFPGQLNADLRKLAVNMVPFPRLHFFMPGFAPLTSRGSQQYRALTVPELTQQVFDAKNMM
AACDPRHGRYLTVAAVFRGRMSMKEVDEQMLNVQNKNSSYFVEWIPNNVKTAVCDIPPRG
LKMAVTFIGNSTAIQELFKRISEQFTAMFRRKAFLHWYTGEGMDEMEFTEAESNMNDLVS
EYQQYQDATAEEEEDFGEEAEEEA
GenBank ID Protein Not Available
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID P07437
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name TBB5_HUMAN
PDB IDs
GenBank Gene ID AF141349
GeneCard ID TUBB
GenAtlas ID TUBB
HGNC ID HGNC:20778
References
General References
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