Gene Information
Gene NameTUBB6
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length446
Protein NamesTubulin beta-6 chain (Tubulin beta class V)
Target Nametubulin beta-6 chain
Target TypeNA
Gene Age454 ( ENSG00000176014 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ9BUF5
Gene CardTUBB6
Uniprot IDQ9BUF5
PfamPF00091; PF03953
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.152968122)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ TUBB6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ TUBB6 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ TUBB6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ TUBB6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Tubb6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ TUBB6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Tubb6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ TUBB6 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsTUBB, TUBA4B, TUBA8, TUBA4A, TUBB3, TUBAL3, TUBG2, TUBB8, TUBB8B, TUBE1, TUBB1, TUBB4B, TUBB4A, TUBA1B, TUBA1A, TUBA1C, TUBA3E, TUBA3C, TUBA3D, TUBD1, TUBG1, TUBB2A, TUBB2B
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityUbiquitous. Maximal expression in breast and lung, where it represents around 10% of all beta-tubulins. Largely decreased expression in most cancerous tissues. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:20191564}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);0.001000(Mouse);NULL(Rat);NULL(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs1555669248 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton {ECO:0000250}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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