Reviewed, UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot O44388 (TBB_TRITR)

Names and origin

Protein names	Recommended name:     Tubulin beta chain Alternative name(s):     Beta-tubulin
Organism	Trichuris trichiura (Whipworm)
Taxonomic identifier	36087 [NCBI]
Taxonomic lineage	Eukaryota › Metazoa › Nematoda › Enoplea › Trichocephalida › Trichuridae › Trichuris

Protein attributes

Sequence length	444 AA.
Sequence status	Complete.
Protein existence	Inferred from homology.

General annotation (Comments)

Function	Tubulin is the major constituent of microtubules. It binds two moles of GTP, one at an exchangeable site on the beta chain and one at a non-exchangeable site on the alpha-chain.
Subunit structure	Dimer of alpha and beta chains.
Sequence similarities	Belongs to the tubulin family.

Ontologies

Keywords
Cellular component	Microtubule
Ligand	GTP-binding Nucleotide-binding
Gene Ontology (GO)
Biological process	microtubule-based movement Inferred from electronic annotation. Source: InterPro protein polymerization Inferred from electronic annotation. Source: InterPro
Cellular component	microtubule Inferred from electronic annotation. Source: UniProtKB-KW
Molecular function	GTP binding Inferred from electronic annotation. Source: UniProtKB-KW GTPase activity Inferred from electronic annotation. Source: InterPro structural molecule activity Inferred from electronic annotation. Source: InterPro
Complete GO annotation...

Sequence annotation (Features)

	Feature key	Position(s)	Length	Description	Graphical view	Feature identifier
Molecule processing
	Chain	1 – 444	444	Tubulin beta chain		PRO_0000260089
Regions
	Nucleotide binding	140 – 146	7	GTP Potential

Sequences

	Sequence		Length	Mass (Da)
	O44388-1 [UniParc]. Last modified June 1, 1998. Version 1. Checksum: 197107C99D9A582D	FASTA	444	49,848
	10 20 30 40 50 60 MREIVHIQAG QCGNQIGAKF WEVISDEHGI DPTGTYHGDS DLQLERINVY YNEASGGKYV 70 80 90 100 110 120 PRAILVDLEP GTMDSVRAGP FGTLFRPDNF IFGQSGAGNN WAKGHYTEGA ELVDNVLDVV 130 140 150 160 170 180 RKESESCDCL QGFQLTHSLG GGTGSGMGTL LISKIREEYP DRIMTTFSVV PSPKVSDTVV 190 200 210 220 230 240 EPYNATLSVH QLVENTDETF CIDNEALYDI CFRTLKLTTP TYGDLNHLVS ATMSGVTTCL 250 260 270 280 290 300 RFPGQLNADL RKLAVNMVPF PRLHFFMPGF APLTSRGSQG YRALTVPELT QQMFDAKNMM 310 320 330 340 350 360 AACDPRHGRY LTVAAIFRGR MSMKEVDEQM LNVQNKNNAY FVEWIPNNVK TAVCDIPPRG 370 380 390 400 410 420 LKMSATFIGN STAIQELFKR ISEQFTAMFR RKAFLHWYTG EGMDEMEFTE AESNMNDLVS 430 440 EYQQYQEATV EDEDFEEEGD YERE

References

[1]	"A beta-tubulin gene from Trichuris trichiura." Bennett A.B., Barker G.C., Bundy D.A.P. Mol. Biochem. Parasitol. 103:111-116(1999) [PubMed: 10514087] [Abstract] Cited for: NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [GENOMIC DNA].

Cross-references

Sequence databases
EMBL GenBank DDBJ	AF034219 Genomic DNA. Translation: AAB99949.1.
3D structure databases
HSSP	HSSP built from PDB template 1FFX based on UniProtKB P02554.
SMR	O44388. Positions 1-427.
ModBase	Search...
Family and domain databases
InterPro	IPR013838. Beta-tubulin_BS. IPR002453. Beta_tubulin. IPR008280. Tub_FtsZ_C. IPR000217. Tubulin. IPR018316. Tubulin/FtsZ_2-layer-sand-dom. IPR017975. Tubulin_CS. IPR003008. Tubulin_FtsZ_GTPase. IPR019746. Tubulin_FtsZ_N. [Graphical view]
Gene3D	G3DSA:3.30.1330.20. Tubulin/FtsZ_2-layer-sand-dom. 1 hit. G3DSA:3.40.50.1440. Tubulin_FtsZ. 1 hit.
PANTHER	PTHR11588:SF9. Beta_tubulin. 1 hit. PTHR11588. Tubulin. 1 hit.
Pfam	PF00091. Tubulin. 1 hit. PF03953. Tubulin_C. 1 hit. [Graphical view]
PRINTS	PR01163. BETATUBULIN. PR01161. TUBULIN.
SMART	SM00865. Tubulin_C. 1 hit. [Graphical view]
PROSITE	PS00227. TUBULIN. 1 hit. PS00228. TUBULIN_B_AUTOREG. 1 hit. [Graphical view]
ProtoNet	Search...
Other Resources
DrugBank	DB00643. Mebendazole.

Entry information

Entry name

TBB_TRITR

Accession

Primary (citable) accession number: O44388

Entry history

Integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot:	November 28, 2006
Last sequence update:	June 1, 1998
Last modified:	January 19, 2010
This is version 48 of the entry and version 1 of the sequence. [Complete history]

Entry status

Reviewed (UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot)