tubulin beta-8 chain (TUBB8)

Function

• tubulin is the major constituent of microtubules
• it binds two moles of GTP, one at an exchangeable site on the beta chain & one at a non-exchangeable site on the alpha-chain
• dimer of alpha & beta chains (putative)

Structure

belongs to the tubulin family

More general terms

• uncharacterized protein

Database

• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:3476
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q3ZCM7.html