Gene Symbol |
TUBB2A
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Entrez Gene |
7280
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Alt Symbol |
CDCBM5, TUBB, TUBB2, dJ40E16.7
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Species |
Human
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Gene Type |
protein-coding
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Description |
tubulin, beta 2A class IIa
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Other Description |
class IIa beta-tubulin|tubulin beta class IIa|tubulin beta-2A chain|tubulin, beta polypeptide 2
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Swissprots |
Q8IWR2 Q6FGZ8 Q13885
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Accessions |
EAW55124 Q13885 AK308772 AK312621 BAG35507 AL038778 AY159127 AAN85571 BC001194 AAH01194 BC018780 AAH18780 BC127873 BC141924 AAI41925 BC141925 AAI41926 CR541958 CAG46756 DQ892343 ABM83269 DQ895718 ABM86644 X79535 CAA56071 NM_001069 NP_001060
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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 (By similarity). {ECO:0000250}.
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Subcellular Location |
Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton {ECO:0000250}.
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Tissue Specificity |
High expression in brain, where it represents 30% of all beta-tubulins. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:20191564}.
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Top Pathways |
Gap junction, Pathogenic Escherichia coli infection, Phagosome
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