| Gene Symbol |
TUBB8
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| Entrez Gene |
347688
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| Alt Symbol |
bA631M21.2
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| Species |
Human
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| Gene Type |
protein-coding
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| Description |
tubulin, beta 8 class VIII
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| Other Description |
HSA10p15 beta-tubulin 4Q|class VIII beta-tubulin|tubulin beta-8 chain
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| Swissprots |
Q3ZCM7 Q8WZ78 Q5SQX9
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| Accessions |
AAL32434 EAW86544 EAW86545 EAW86546 Q3ZCM7 BC101270 AAI01271 BC101271 AAI01272 BC156319 AAI56320 BC157066 AAI57067 XM_011519458 XP_011517760 XM_011519459 XP_011517761 XM_011519460 XP_011517762 NM_001164154 NM_177987 NP_817124
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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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| Top Pathways |
Gap junction, Pathogenic Escherichia coli infection, Phagosome
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