ID A0A0M8ZUN7_9HYME Unreviewed; 445 AA.
AC A0A0M8ZUN7;
DT 09-DEC-2015, integrated into UniProtKB/TrEMBL.
DT 09-DEC-2015, sequence version 1.
DT 24-JAN-2024, entry version 30.
DE RecName: Full=Tubulin alpha chain {ECO:0000256|RuleBase:RU000352};
GN ORFNames=WN51_06224 {ECO:0000313|EMBL:KOX69879.1};
OS Melipona quadrifasciata.
OC Eukaryota; Metazoa; Ecdysozoa; Arthropoda; Hexapoda; Insecta; Pterygota;
OC Neoptera; Endopterygota; Hymenoptera; Apocrita; Aculeata; Apoidea;
OC Anthophila; Apidae; Melipona.
OX NCBI_TaxID=166423 {ECO:0000313|EMBL:KOX69879.1, ECO:0000313|Proteomes:UP000053105};
RN [1] {ECO:0000313|EMBL:KOX69879.1, ECO:0000313|Proteomes:UP000053105}
RP NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA].
RC STRAIN=0111107301 {ECO:0000313|EMBL:KOX69879.1};
RC TISSUE=Whole body {ECO:0000313|EMBL:KOX69879.1};
RA Pan H., Kapheim K.;
RT "The genome of Melipona quadrifasciata.";
RL Submitted (JUL-2015) to the EMBL/GenBank/DDBJ databases.
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|ARBA:ARBA00011747,
CC 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; KQ435879; KOX69879.1; -; Genomic_DNA.
DR AlphaFoldDB; A0A0M8ZUN7; -.
DR STRING; 166423.A0A0M8ZUN7; -.
DR OrthoDB; 899149at2759; -.
DR Proteomes; UP000053105; Unassembled WGS sequence.
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-4 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 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:UP000053105}.
FT DOMAIN 42..242
FT /note="Tubulin/FtsZ GTPase"
FT /evidence="ECO:0000259|SMART:SM00864"
FT DOMAIN 244..389
FT /note="Tubulin/FtsZ 2-layer sandwich"
FT /evidence="ECO:0000259|SMART:SM00865"
SQ SEQUENCE 445 AA; 49564 MW; 873F22B23C2B3978 CRC64;
MHVGQAGVQM GNACWELYCL EHGIQPDGTI PSDKVSGTND CFNTFFNETS SGKMVPRAVM
VDLEPTVVDE VRIGRYKQLY HPEQLITGKE DAANNYARGH YSIGREVIDS VMDRVRRLTD
QCTGLQGFFV FHSFGGGTGS GFTSLLMQKL SDDYGKKSKL EFAIYPAPQL PYVSTAVVEP
YNAVLTTHTT IGHSDCAFMV DNEAIYDICR RKLGIERPSY ANLNRLISQV VSSITASLRF
DGALNVDLTE FQTNLVPYPR IHFPLATYAP VVSSDKAFHE GMSVAEITSE CFEASNQMVK
CDPREGKYMA CCLLYRGEVV PKDVNAAIAA MKRKSCIRFV DWCPTGFKVG INYQPPTVVP
GGDLAKVQRA VSMLSNTTAI EEAWSKLNYK FDLMYHKRAF IHWYVGEGME EGEFSEARDD
LAALERDYEE VALESSTTPD ASLEY
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