NameTubulin beta-1 chain
SynonymsNot Available
Gene NameTUBB1
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0009884|Tubulin beta-1 chain
MREIVHIQIGQCGNQIGAKFWEMIGEEHGIDLAGSDRGASALQLERISVYYNEAYGRKYV
PRAVLVDLEPGTMDSIRSSKLGALFQPDSFVHGNSGAGNNWAKGHYTEGAELIENVLEVV
RHESESCDCLQGFQIVHSLGGGTGSGMGTLLMNKIREEYPDRIMNSFSVMPSPKVSDTVV
EPYNAVLSIHQLIENADACFCIDNEALYDICFRTLKLTTPTYGDLNHLVSLTMSGITTSL
RFPGQLNADLRKLAVNMVPFPRLHFFMPGFAPLTAQGSQQYRALSVAELTQQMFDARNTM
AACDLRRGRYLTVACIFRGKMSTKEVDQQLLSVQTRNSSCFVEWIPNNVKVAVCDIPPRG
LSMAATFIGNNTAIQEIFNRVSEHFSAMFKRKAFVHWYTSEGMDINEFGEAENNIHDLVS
EYQQFQDAKAVLEEDEEVTEEAEMEPEDKGH
Number of residues451
Molecular Weight50326.56
Theoretical pI4.82
GO Classification
Functions
  • GTP binding
  • GTPase activity
  • structural constituent of cytoskeleton
Processes
  • protein folding
  • 'de novo' posttranslational protein folding
  • cellular protein metabolic process
  • spindle assembly
Components
  • microtubule
  • extracellular exosome
  • cytoplasm
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 ID11230445
UniProtKB IDQ9H4B7
UniProtKB Entry NameTBB1_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCytoplasm
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0009885|Tubulin beta-1 chain (TUBB1)
ATGCGTGAAATTGTCCATATTCAGATTGGCCAGTGTGGCAACCAGATCGGAGCCAAGTTC
TGGGAGATGATTGGTGAGGAACACGGGATCGACTTGGCTGGGAGCGACCGCGGGGCCTCG
GCCTTGCAGCTGGAGAGAATCAGCGTGTACTACAACGAAGCCTACGGTAGGAAATATGTG
CCCCGAGCAGTCTTGGTGGACCTAGAACCTGGGACGATGGACAGCATTCGATCTAGCAAA
TTAGGAGCTCTCTTTCAACCCGACAGTTTTGTCCATGGTAACTCTGGGGCTGGCAACAAC
TGGGCCAAAGGCCACTACACGGAGGGAGCCGAGCTGATCGAGAATGTCCTAGAGGTGGTG
AGGCACGAGAGTGAGAGCTGTGACTGCCTGCAGGGCTTCCAGATCGTCCACTCCCTGGGC
GGGGGCACAGGCTCCGGGATGGGCACTCTGCTCATGAACAAGATTAGAGAGGAGTACCCG
GACCGGATCATGAATTCCTTCAGCGTCATGCCTTCTCCCAAGGTGTCGGACACTGTGGTG
GAGCCCTACAACGCGGTTCTGTCTATCCACCAGCTGATTGAGAATGCAGATGCCTGTTTC
TGCATTGACAATGAGGCCCTCTATGACATCTGCTTCCGTACCCTGAAGCTGACGACACCC
ACCTATGGGGATCTCAACCACCTAGTGTCCTTGACCATGAGCGGCATAACCACCTCCCTC
CGGTTCCCGGGTCAGCTCAACGCAGACCTGCGCAAGCTGGCGGTGAACATGGTCCCCTTC
CCCCGCCTGCACTTCTTTATGCCCGGCTTTGCCCCACTCACGGCCCAGGGCAGCCAGCAG
TACCGAGCCCTCTCCGTGGCCGAGCTCACCCAGCAGATGTTCGATGCCCGCAATACCATG
GCTGCCTGTGACCTCCGCCGTGGCCGCTACCTCACAGTGGCCTGCATTTTCCGGGGCAAG
ATGTCCACCAAGGAAGTGGACCAGCAACTGCTCTCCGTGCAGACCAGGAACAGCAGCTGC
TTTGTGGAGTGGATTCCCAACAACGTCAAGGTGGCTGTCTGCGACATCCCGCCCCGGGGG
CTGAGCATGGCCGCCACCTTCATTGGCAACAACACGGCCATCCAAGAGATCTTTAATAGG
GTCTCTGAGCATTTCTCAGCCATGTTCAAAAGGAAAGCTTTTGTGCACTGGTACACCAGC
GAAGGGATGGACATAAACGAATTTGGGGAAGCTGAAAATAACATCCATGATTTGGTATCC
GAGTACCAACAATTTCAAGATGCCAAAGCAGTTCTAGAGGAAGATGAAGAGGTCACGGAG
GAGGCAGAAATGGAGCCAGAAGATAAGGGACATTAA
GenBank Gene IDAJ292757
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDTUBB1
HGNC IDHGNC:16257
Chromosome Location20
Locus20q13.32
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