Protein Domain : IPR002453

Type:  Family Name:  Beta tubulin
Description:  Microtubules are polymers of tubulin, a dimer of two 55kDa subunits, designated alpha and beta [, ]. Within the microtubule lattice, alpha-betaheterodimers associate in a head-to-tail fashion, giving rise to microtubule polarity. Fluorescent labelling studies have suggested that tubulin isoriented in microtubules with beta-tubulin toward the plus end []. For maximal rate and extent of polymerisation into microtubules, tubulin requires GTP. Two molecules of GTP are bound at different sites, termed N and E. At the E (Exchangeable) site, GTP is hydrolysed during incorporation into the microtubule. Close to the E site is an invariant region rich in glycine residues, which is found in both chains and is thought to control access of the nucleotide to its binding site []. Most species, excepting simple eukaryotes, express a variety of closely related alpha- and beta-isotypes. A third family member, gamma tubulin, hasalso been identified in a number of species [].British type familial amyloidosis is an autosomal dominant disease characterised by progressive dementia, spastic paralysis and ataxia. Amyloid deposits from the brain tissue of an individual who died with this disease have been characterised. Trypsin digestion and subsequent N-terminalsequence analysis yielded a number of short sequences, all of which are tryptic fragments of the C-termini of human alpha- and beta-tubulin []. Consistent with the definition of amyloid, synthetic peptides based on the sequences of these fragments formed fibrils in vitro, suggesting that theC-termini of both alpha- and beta-tubulin are closely associated with the amyloid deposits of this type of amyloidosis [].This entry represents beta tubulin. Short Name:  Beta_tubulin

1 Child Features

DB identifier Type Name
IPR031207 Family Beta-tubulin, nematoda

4 Contains

DB identifier Type Name
IPR003008 Domain Tubulin/FtsZ, GTPase domain
IPR008280 Domain Tubulin/FtsZ, C-terminal
IPR018316 Domain Tubulin/FtsZ, 2-layer sandwich domain
IPR017975 Conserved_site Tubulin, conserved site

1 Cross References

Identifier
PR01163

0 Found In

4 GO Annotations

GO Term Gene Name
GO:0005200 IPR002453
GO:0005525 IPR002453
GO:0007017 IPR002453
GO:0005874 IPR002453

4 Ontology Annotations

GO Term Gene Name
GO:0005200 IPR002453
GO:0005525 IPR002453
GO:0007017 IPR002453
GO:0005874 IPR002453

1 Parent Features

DB identifier Type Name
IPR000217 Family Tubulin

3256 Proteins

DB identifier UniProt Accession Secondary Identifier Organism Name Length
410535 PAC:15406391 Selaginella moellendorffii 440  
92596 D8REZ8 PAC:15419303 Selaginella moellendorffii 448  
186992 D8TAZ0 PAC:15412413 Selaginella moellendorffii 445  
135947 D8TB26 PAC:15418000 Selaginella moellendorffii 450  
136259 PAC:15415648 Selaginella moellendorffii 440  
231661 D8REH4 PAC:15418358 Selaginella moellendorffii 440  
236787 D8T2F5 PAC:15411491 Selaginella moellendorffii 451  
230143 PAC:15411584 Selaginella moellendorffii 452  
23468 D8QV97 PAC:15415701 Selaginella moellendorffii 408  
230116 PAC:15411516 Selaginella moellendorffii 443  
404672 D8QW19 PAC:15411830 Selaginella moellendorffii 451  
78418 PAC:15421370 Selaginella moellendorffii 443  
78469 PAC:15421482 Selaginella moellendorffii 451  
79202 D8QVC4 PAC:15422771 Selaginella moellendorffii 450  
231979 PAC:15420649 Selaginella moellendorffii 450  
100162 PAC:15420360 Selaginella moellendorffii 451  
13237 PAC:15406784 Selaginella moellendorffii 408  
150151 D8RUY0 PAC:15411718 Selaginella moellendorffii 459  
232506 PAC:15420363 Selaginella moellendorffii 451  
23403 PAC:15415572 Selaginella moellendorffii 408  
227365 PAC:15403950 Selaginella moellendorffii 449  
266715 PAC:15410602 Selaginella moellendorffii 443  
105136 PAC:15412624 Selaginella moellendorffii 451  
138663 D8TFW2 PAC:15402199 Selaginella moellendorffii 104  
13250 PAC:15406819 Selaginella moellendorffii 408  
405729 PAC:15415445 Selaginella moellendorffii 451  
233518 PAC:15423207 Selaginella moellendorffii 452  
233509 D8SAW1 PAC:15423185 Selaginella moellendorffii 451  
112368 PAC:15412639 Selaginella moellendorffii 451  
419896 D8SAW2 PAC:15412863 Selaginella moellendorffii 416  

6 Publications

First Author Title Year Journal Volume Pages PubMed ID
            3896122
            8274140
            2194680
            3680207
            8102497
            3999141