Gene name: TUBA8

Uniprot entry:

Q9NY65

Protein names:

Tubulin alpha-8 chain (Alpha-tubulin 8) (Tubulin alpha chain-like 2)

Protein sequence:

1_MRECI 6_ SVHVG 11_ QAGVQ 16_ IGNAC 21_ WELFC 26_ LEHGI 31_ QADGT 36_ FDAQA 41_ SKIND 46_ DDSFT 51_ TFFSE 56_ TGNGK 61_ HVPRA 66_ VMIDL 71_ EPTVV 76_ DEVRA 81_ GTYRQ 86_ LFHPE 91_ QLITG 96_ KEDAA 101_ NNYAR 106_ GHYTV 111_ GKESI 116_ DLVLD 121_ RIRKL 126_ TDACS 131_ GLQGF 136_ LIFHS 141_ FGGGT 146_ GSGFT 151_ SLLME 156_ RLSLD 161_ YGKKS 166_ KLEFA 171_ IYPAP 176_ QVSTA 181_ VVEPY 186_ NSILT 191_ THTTL 196_ EHSDC 201_ AFMVD 206_ NEAIY 211_ DICRR 216_ NLDIE 221_ RPTYT 226_ NLNRL 231_ ISQIV 236_ SSITA 241_ SLRFD 246_ GALNV 251_ DLTEF 256_ QTNLV 261_ PYPRI 266_ HFPLV 271_ TYAPI 276_ ISAEK 281_ AYHEQ 286_ LSVAE 291_ ITSSC 296_ FEPNS 301_ QMVKC 306_ DPRHG 311_ KYMAC 316_ CMLYR 321_ GDVVP 326_ KDVNV 331_ AIAAI 336_ KTKRT 341_ IQFVD 346_ WCPTG 351_ FKVGI 356_ NYQPP 361_ TVVPG 366_ GDLAK 371_ VQRAV 376_ CMLSN 381_ TTAIA 386_ EAWAR 391_ LDHKF 396_ DLMYA 401_ KRAFV 406_ HWYVG 411_ EGMEE 416_ GEFSE 421_ AREDL 426_ AALEK 431_ DYEEV 436_ GTDSF 441_EEENE

Protein annotations

Protein functions:

1: Tubulin is the major constituent of microtubules, a cylinder consisting of laterally associated linear protofilaments composed of alpha- and beta-tubulin heterodimers. Microtubules grow by the addition of GTP-tubulin dimers to the microtubule end, where a stabilizing cap forms. Below the cap, tubulin dimers are in GDP-bound state, owing to GTPase activity of alpha-tubulin