ID Q94978_HIRME Unreviewed; 451 AA.
AC Q94978;
DT 01-FEB-1997, integrated into UniProtKB/TrEMBL.
DT 01-FEB-1997, sequence version 1.
DT 27-MAR-2024, entry version 115.
DE RecName: Full=Tubulin alpha chain {ECO:0000256|RuleBase:RU000352};
OS Hirudo medicinalis (Medicinal leech).
OC Eukaryota; Metazoa; Spiralia; Lophotrochozoa; Annelida; Clitellata;
OC Hirudinea; Hirudinida; Hirudiniformes; Hirudinidae; Hirudo.
OX NCBI_TaxID=6421 {ECO:0000313|EMBL:AAB07728.1};
RN [1] {ECO:0000313|EMBL:AAB07728.1}
RP NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE.
RA Fedorov A.N., Korneev S.A., Quinn Z.A., Blackshaw S.E., Davies J.A.;
RL Submitted (AUG-1996) to the EMBL/GenBank/DDBJ databases.
RN [2] {ECO:0000313|EMBL:AAB07728.1}
RP NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE.
RX PubMed=9931409; DOI=10.1016/S0378-1119(98)00603-9;
RA Fedorov A., Johnston H., Korneev S., Blackshaw S., Davies J.;
RT "Cloning, characterisation and expression of the alpha-tubulin genes of the
RT leech, Hirudo medicinalis.";
RL Gene 227:11-19(1999).
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 -!- 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; U67676; AAB07728.1; -; Genomic_DNA.
DR EMBL; U67678; AAB07891.1; -; mRNA.
DR AlphaFoldDB; Q94978; -.
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: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:SF239; TUBULIN ALPHA 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 2: Evidence at transcript level;
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}.
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"
FT REGION 432..451
FT /note="Disordered"
FT /evidence="ECO:0000256|SAM:MobiDB-lite"
SQ SEQUENCE 451 AA; 50149 MW; ADB7C027355E0ECC CRC64;
MRECISVHVG QAGVQMGNAC WELYCLEHGI QPDGQMPCDK TIGGGDDSFN TFFSETGAGK
HVPRAVFVDL EPTVVDEVRT GTYRQLFHPE QLITGKEDAA NNYARGHYTI GKEIVDLVLD
RIRKLADQCT GLQGFLIFHS FGGGTGSGFT SLLMERLSVD YGKKSKLEFA VYPAPQISTA
VVEPYNSILT THTTLEHSDC AFMVDNEAIY DICRRNLDIE RPTYTNLNRL IGHIVSSITA
SLRFDGALNV DLTEFQTNLV PYPRIHFPLA TYAPVISAEK AYHEQLTVAE ITNACFEPAN
QMVKCDPRHG KYMACCMLYR GDVVPKDVNA AIATIKTKRT IQFVDWCPTG FKVGINYQPP
TVVPGGDLAK VQRAVCMLSN TTAIAEAWAR LDHKFDLMYA KRAFVHWYVG EGMEEGEFSE
AREDLAALEK DYEEVGVDSV EGEGEEEGEE Y
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