Gene Information
Gene NameTUBA1A
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length451
Protein NamesTubulin alpha-1A chain (EC 3.6.5.-) (Alpha-tubulin 3) (Tubulin B-alpha-1) (Tubulin alpha-3 chain) [Cleaved into: Detyrosinated tubulin alpha-1A chain]
Target Nametubulin alpha-1a chain
Target TypeNA
Gene Age55 ( ENSG00000167552 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ71U36
Gene CardTUBA1A
Uniprot IDQ71U36
PfamPF00091; PF03953
In ASDyes
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.99998543)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ TUBA1A ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ TUBA1B ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Tuba1a ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ TUBA1A ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsTUBA4A
ParalogsTUBA1B, TUBA1C, TUBA3E, TUBA3C, TUBA3D, TUBB, TUBA4B, TUBA8, TUBA4A, TUBB6, TUBB3, TUBAL3, TUBG2, TUBB8, TUBB8B, TUBE1, TUBB1, TUBB4B, TUBB4A, TUBD1, TUBG1, TUBB2A, TUBB2B
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed at a high level in fetal brain. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17584854}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 5JCO  (EM  4.00A  6J8F  (X-ray  2.28A  6WSL  (EM  3.10A  7C1M  (NMR 
DBSNP rs137853045  rs137853046  rs137853043  rs587784483  rs137853044  rs137853044  rs137853047  rs1065730 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton.
Mouse PG classificationHPG
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