Gene Information
Gene NameTUBB
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length444
Protein NamesTubulin beta chain (Tubulin beta-5 chain)
Target Nametubulin beta chain
Target TypeNA
Gene Age3 ( ENSG00000183311 )
544 ( ENSG00000196230 )
3 ( ENSG00000224156 )
3 ( ENSG00000227739 )
3 ( ENSG00000229684 )
3 ( ENSG00000232421 )
3 ( ENSG00000232575 )
3 ( ENSG00000235067 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBP07437
Gene CardTUBB
Uniprot IDP07437
PfamPF00091; PF03953
In ASDyes
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.999942399)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ TUBB ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ TUBB ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ TUBB ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ TUBB ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Tubb5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ TUBB ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Tubb5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ TUBB ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsTUBB4B
ParalogsTUBA4B, TUBA8, TUBA4A, TUBB6, TUBB3, TUBAL3, TUBG2, TUBB8, TUBB8B, TUBE1, TUBB1, TUBB4B, TUBB4A, TUBA1B, TUBA1A, TUBA1C, TUBA3E, TUBA3C, TUBA3D, TUBD1, TUBG1, TUBB2A, TUBB2B
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityUbiquitously expressed with highest levels in spleen, thymus and immature brain. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:20191564}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);NULL(Rat);0.017021(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 3QNZ  (X-ray  2.20A  3QO0  (X-ray  2.30A  5N5N  (EM  4.00A  6I2I  (EM  3.60A  6QUS  (EM  3.70A  6QUY  (EM  3.80A  6QVE  (EM  3.70A  6QVJ  (EM  3.80A 
DBSNP rs864321676  rs864321677  rs587777355  rs587777356  rs587777357 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton {ECO:0000269|PubMed:26637975}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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