Tubulin alpha chain
Details
- Name
- Tubulin alpha chain
- Synonyms
- Not Available
- Gene Name
- Not Available
- Organism
- Plasmodium falciparum (isolate K1 / Thailand)
- Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0051389|Tubulin alpha chain MREVISIHVGQAGIQVGNACWELFCLEHGIQPDGQMPSDKASRANDDAFNTFFSETGAGK HVPRCVFVDLEPTVVDEVRTGTYRQLFHPEQLISGKEDAANNFARGHYTIGKEVIDVCLD RIRKLADNCTGLQGFLMFSAVGGGTGSGFGCLMLERLSVDYGKKSKLNFCCWPSPQVSTA VVEPYNSVLSTHSLLEHTDVAIMLDNEAIYDICRRNLDIERPTYTNLNRLIAQVISSLTA SLRFDGALNVDVTEFQTNLVPYPRIHFMLSSYAPVVSAEKAYHEQLSVSEITNSAFEPAN MMAKCDPRHGKYMACCLMYRGDVVPKDVNAAVATIKTKRTIQFVDWCPTGFKCGINYQPP TVVPGGDLAKVMRAVCMISNSTAIAEVFSRMDQKFDLMYAKRAFVHWYVGEGMEEGEFSE AREDLAALEKDYEEVGIESNEAEGEDEGYEADY
- Number of residues
- 453
- Molecular Weight
- 50296.57
- Theoretical pI
- Not Available
- GO Classification
- FunctionsGTP binding / GTPase activity / structural constituent of cytoskeletonProcessesmicrotubule-based processComponentscytoplasm / microtubule
- General 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.
- Specific Function
- Gtp binding
- Pfam Domain Function
- Transmembrane Regions
- Not Available
- Cellular Location
- Cytoplasm
- Chromosome Location
- Not Available
- Locus
- Not Available
- External Identifiers
Resource Link UniProtKB ID P14642 UniProtKB Entry Name TBA_PLAFK - General References
- Holloway SP, Sims PF, Delves CJ, Scaife JG, Hyde JE: Isolation of alpha-tubulin genes from the human malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum: sequence analysis of alpha-tubulin. Mol Microbiol. 1989 Nov;3(11):1501-10. [Article]