ID H2P8P0_PONAB Unreviewed; 448 AA.
AC H2P8P0; A0A2J8TUH3; A0A663D8Z2;
DT 21-MAR-2012, integrated into UniProtKB/TrEMBL.
DT 21-MAR-2012, sequence version 1.
DT 24-JAN-2024, entry version 76.
DE RecName: Full=Tubulin alpha chain {ECO:0000256|RuleBase:RU000352};
GN Name=TUBA4A {ECO:0000313|Ensembl:ENSPPYP00000014752.1};
GN ORFNames=CR201_G0032370 {ECO:0000313|EMBL:PNJ36675.1};
OS Pongo abelii (Sumatran orangutan) (Pongo pygmaeus abelii).
OC Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia;
OC Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae;
OC Pongo.
OX NCBI_TaxID=9601 {ECO:0000313|Ensembl:ENSPPYP00000014752.1, ECO:0000313|Proteomes:UP000001595};
RN [1] {ECO:0000313|Ensembl:ENSPPYP00000014752.1, ECO:0000313|Proteomes:UP000001595}
RP NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA].
RA Wilson R.K., Mardis E.;
RT "A 6x draft sequence assembly of the Pongo pygmaeus abelii genome.";
RL Submitted (FEB-2008) to the EMBL/GenBank/DDBJ databases.
RN [2] {ECO:0000313|EMBL:PNJ36675.1}
RP NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA].
RC STRAIN=Susie {ECO:0000313|EMBL:PNJ36675.1};
RA Pollen A., Hastie A., Hormozdiari F., Dougherty M., Liu R., Chaisson M.,
RA Hoppe E., Hill C., Pang A., Hillier L., Baker C., Armstrong J.,
RA Shendure J., Paten B., Wilson R., Chao H., Schneider V., Ventura M.,
RA Kronenberg Z., Murali S., Gordon D., Cantsilieris S., Munson K., Nelson B.,
RA Raja A., Underwood J., Diekhans M., Fiddes I., Haussler D., Eichler E.;
RT "High-resolution comparative analysis of great ape genomes.";
RL Submitted (DEC-2017) to the EMBL/GenBank/DDBJ databases.
RN [3] {ECO:0000313|Ensembl:ENSPPYP00000014752.1}
RP IDENTIFICATION.
RG Ensembl;
RL Submitted (JUL-2023) to UniProtKB.
CC -!- FUNCTION: Tubulin is the major constituent of microtubules, a cylinder
CC consisting of laterally associated linear protofilaments composed of
CC alpha- and beta-tubulin heterodimers. Microtubules grow by the addition
CC of GTP-tubulin dimers to the microtubule end, where a stabilizing cap
CC forms. Below the cap, tubulin dimers are in GDP-bound state, owing to
CC GTPase activity of alpha-tubulin. {ECO:0000256|RuleBase:RU000352}.
CC -!- CATALYTIC ACTIVITY:
CC Reaction=GTP + H2O = GDP + H(+) + phosphate; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:19669,
CC ChEBI:CHEBI:15377, ChEBI:CHEBI:15378, ChEBI:CHEBI:37565,
CC ChEBI:CHEBI:43474, ChEBI:CHEBI:58189;
CC Evidence={ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00001702};
CC PhysiologicalDirection=left-to-right; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:19670;
CC Evidence={ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00001702};
CC -!- COFACTOR:
CC Name=Mg(2+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:18420;
CC Evidence={ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00001946};
CC -!- SUBUNIT: Dimer of alpha and beta chains. A typical microtubule is a
CC hollow water-filled tube with an outer diameter of 25 nm and an inner
CC diameter of 15 nM. Alpha-beta heterodimers associate head-to-tail to
CC form protofilaments running lengthwise along the microtubule wall with
CC the beta-tubulin subunit facing the microtubule plus end conferring a
CC structural polarity. Microtubules usually have 13 protofilaments but
CC different protofilament numbers can be found in some organisms and
CC specialized cells. {ECO:0000256|RuleBase:RU000352}.
CC -!- SIMILARITY: Belongs to the tubulin family.
CC {ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00009636, ECO:0000256|RuleBase:RU000352}.
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DR EMBL; NDHI03003483; PNJ36675.1; -; Genomic_DNA.
DR RefSeq; XP_002812930.1; XM_002812884.3.
DR SMR; H2P8P0; -.
DR STRING; 9601.ENSPPYP00000014752; -.
DR Ensembl; ENSPPYT00000015349.2; ENSPPYP00000014752.1; ENSPPYG00000013203.2.
DR GeneID; 100449357; -.
DR KEGG; pon:100449357; -.
DR eggNOG; KOG1376; Eukaryota.
DR GeneTree; ENSGT00950000183165; -.
DR HOGENOM; CLU_015718_0_0_1; -.
DR OMA; RRVTDNC; -.
DR OrthoDB; 899149at2759; -.
DR TreeFam; TF300314; -.
DR Proteomes; UP000001595; Chromosome 2B.
DR GO; GO:0005737; C:cytoplasm; IEA:UniProtKB-KW.
DR GO; GO:0005874; C:microtubule; IEA:UniProtKB-KW.
DR GO; GO:0005525; F:GTP binding; IEA:UniProtKB-UniRule.
DR GO; GO:0016787; F:hydrolase activity; IEA:UniProtKB-KW.
DR GO; GO:0019901; F:protein kinase binding; IEA:Ensembl.
DR GO; GO:0005200; F:structural constituent of cytoskeleton; IEA:InterPro.
DR GO; GO:0007017; P:microtubule-based process; IEA:InterPro.
DR CDD; cd02186; alpha_tubulin; 1.
DR Gene3D; 1.10.287.600; Helix hairpin bin; 1.
DR Gene3D; 3.30.1330.20; Tubulin/FtsZ, C-terminal domain; 1.
DR Gene3D; 3.40.50.1440; Tubulin/FtsZ, GTPase domain; 1.
DR InterPro; IPR002452; Alpha_tubulin.
DR InterPro; IPR008280; Tub_FtsZ_C.
DR InterPro; IPR000217; Tubulin.
DR InterPro; IPR037103; Tubulin/FtsZ-like_C.
DR InterPro; IPR018316; Tubulin/FtsZ_2-layer-sand-dom.
DR InterPro; IPR036525; Tubulin/FtsZ_GTPase_sf.
DR InterPro; IPR023123; Tubulin_C.
DR InterPro; IPR017975; Tubulin_CS.
DR InterPro; IPR003008; Tubulin_FtsZ_GTPase.
DR PANTHER; PTHR11588; TUBULIN; 1.
DR PANTHER; PTHR11588:SF53; TUBULIN ALPHA-4A CHAIN; 1.
DR Pfam; PF00091; Tubulin; 1.
DR Pfam; PF03953; Tubulin_C; 1.
DR PRINTS; PR01162; ALPHATUBULIN.
DR PRINTS; PR01161; TUBULIN.
DR SMART; SM00864; Tubulin; 1.
DR SMART; SM00865; Tubulin_C; 1.
DR SUPFAM; SSF55307; Tubulin C-terminal domain-like; 1.
DR SUPFAM; SSF52490; Tubulin nucleotide-binding domain-like; 1.
DR PROSITE; PS00227; TUBULIN; 1.
PE 3: Inferred from homology;
KW Cytoplasm {ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00022490};
KW Cytoskeleton {ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00023212};
KW GTP-binding {ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00023134, ECO:0000256|RuleBase:RU000352};
KW Hydrolase {ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00022801};
KW Microtubule {ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00022701, ECO:0000256|RuleBase:RU000352};
KW Nucleotide-binding {ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00022741,
KW ECO:0000256|RuleBase:RU000352};
KW Reference proteome {ECO:0000313|Proteomes:UP000001595}.
FT DOMAIN 49..246
FT /note="Tubulin/FtsZ GTPase"
FT /evidence="ECO:0000259|SMART:SM00864"
FT DOMAIN 248..393
FT /note="Tubulin/FtsZ 2-layer sandwich"
FT /evidence="ECO:0000259|SMART:SM00865"
SQ SEQUENCE 448 AA; 49924 MW; C00ED90A183FE8F2 CRC64;
MRECISVHVG QAGVQMGNAC WELYCLEHGI QPDGQMPSDK TIGGGDDSFT TFFCETGAGK
HVPRAVFVDL EPTVIDEIRN GPYRQLFHPE QLITGKEDAA NNYARGHYTI GKEIIDPVLD
RIRKLSDQCT GLQGFLVFHS FGGGTGSGFT SLLMERLSVD YGKKSKLEFS IYPAPQVSTA
VVEPYNSILT THTTLEHSDC AFMVDNEAIY DICRRNLDIE RPTYTNLNRL ISQIVSSITA
SLRFDGALNV DLTEFQTNLV PYPRIHFPLA TYAPVISAEK AYHEQLSVAE ITNACFEPAN
QMVKCDPRHG KYMACCLLYR GDVVPKDVNA AIAAIKTKRS IQFVDWCPTG FKVGINYQPP
TVVPGGDLAK VQRAVCMLSN TTAIAEAWAR LDHKFDLMYA KRAFVHWYVG EGMEEGEFSE
AREDMAALEK DYEEVGIDSY EDEDEGEE
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