ID TBA_LEPDS Reviewed; 450 AA. AC Q8WQ47; DT 07-JUN-2004, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot. DT 01-JUN-2002, sequence version 2. DT 27-MAR-2024, entry version 76. DE RecName: Full=Tubulin alpha chain; DE EC=3.6.5.- {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P68363}; DE AltName: Allergen=Lep d ?; OS Lepidoglyphus destructor (Storage mite) (Glycyphagus destructor). OC Eukaryota; Metazoa; Ecdysozoa; Arthropoda; Chelicerata; Arachnida; Acari; OC Acariformes; Sarcoptiformes; Astigmata; Glycyphagoidea; Glycyphagidae; OC Lepidoglyphus. OX NCBI_TaxID=36936; RN [1] RP NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [MRNA], AND ALLERGEN. RX PubMed=12740526; DOI=10.1159/000070212; RA Saarne T., Kaiser L., Rasool O., Huecas S., van Hage-Hamsten M., RA Gafvelin G.; RT "Cloning and characterisation of two IgE-binding proteins, homologous to RT tropomyosin and alpha-tubulin, from the mite Lepidoglyphus destructor."; RL Int. Arch. Allergy Immunol. 130:258-265(2003). CC -!- FUNCTION: Tubulin is the major constituent of microtubules, a cylinder CC consisting of laterally associated linear protofilaments composed of CC alpha- and beta-tubulin heterodimers. Microtubules grow by the addition CC of GTP-tubulin dimers to the microtubule end, where a stabilizing cap CC forms. Below the cap, tubulin dimers are in GDP-bound state, owing to CC GTPase activity of alpha-tubulin. CC -!- CATALYTIC ACTIVITY: CC Reaction=GTP + H2O = GDP + H(+) + phosphate; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:19669, CC ChEBI:CHEBI:15377, ChEBI:CHEBI:15378, ChEBI:CHEBI:37565, CC ChEBI:CHEBI:43474, ChEBI:CHEBI:58189; CC Evidence={ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P68363}; CC PhysiologicalDirection=left-to-right; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:19670; CC Evidence={ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P68363}; CC -!- COFACTOR: CC Name=Mg(2+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:18420; CC Evidence={ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P68363}; CC -!- SUBUNIT: Dimer of alpha and beta chains. A typical microtubule is a CC hollow water-filled tube with an outer diameter of 25 nm and an inner CC diameter of 15 nM. Alpha-beta heterodimers associate head-to-tail to CC form protofilaments running lengthwise along the microtubule wall with CC the beta-tubulin subunit facing the microtubule plus end conferring a CC structural polarity. Microtubules usually have 13 protofilaments but CC different protofilament numbers can be found in some organisms and CC specialized cells. CC -!- SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton. CC -!- PTM: Undergoes a tyrosination/detyrosination cycle, the cyclic removal CC and re-addition of a C-terminal tyrosine residue by the enzymes tubulin CC tyrosine carboxypeptidase (TTCP) and tubulin tyrosine ligase (TTL), CC respectively. {ECO:0000250}. CC -!- PTM: Acetylation of alpha chains at Lys-40 stabilizes microtubules and CC affects affinity and processivity of microtubule motors. This CC modification has a role in multiple cellular functions, ranging from CC cell motility, cell cycle progression or cell differentiation to CC intracellular trafficking and signaling (By similarity). {ECO:0000250}. CC -!- ALLERGEN: Causes an allergic reaction in human. Common symptoms of mite CC allergy are bronchial asthma, allergic rhinitis and conjunctivitis. CC {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12740526}. CC -!- SIMILARITY: Belongs to the tubulin family. {ECO:0000305}. CC -!- CAUTION: This protein lacks the required Tyr in position 450; it is CC replaced by a Phe. {ECO:0000305}. CC --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC Copyrighted by the UniProt Consortium, see https://www.uniprot.org/terms CC Distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License CC --------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR EMBL; AJ428050; CAD20979.2; -; mRNA. DR AlphaFoldDB; Q8WQ47; -. DR SMR; Q8WQ47; -. DR Allergome; 1075; Lep d 33. DR GO; GO:0005737; C:cytoplasm; IEA:UniProtKB-KW. DR GO; GO:0005874; C:microtubule; IEA:UniProtKB-KW. DR GO; GO:0005525; F:GTP binding; IEA:UniProtKB-KW. DR GO; GO:0016787; F:hydrolase activity; IEA:UniProtKB-KW. DR GO; GO:0046872; F:metal ion binding; IEA:UniProtKB-KW. DR GO; GO:0005200; F:structural constituent of cytoskeleton; IEA:InterPro. DR GO; GO:0007017; P:microtubule-based process; IEA:InterPro. DR CDD; cd02186; alpha_tubulin; 1. DR Gene3D; 1.10.287.600; Helix hairpin bin; 1. DR Gene3D; 3.30.1330.20; Tubulin/FtsZ, C-terminal domain; 1. DR Gene3D; 3.40.50.1440; Tubulin/FtsZ, GTPase domain; 1. DR InterPro; IPR002452; Alpha_tubulin. DR InterPro; IPR008280; Tub_FtsZ_C. DR InterPro; IPR000217; Tubulin. DR InterPro; IPR037103; Tubulin/FtsZ-like_C. DR InterPro; IPR018316; Tubulin/FtsZ_2-layer-sand-dom. DR InterPro; IPR036525; Tubulin/FtsZ_GTPase_sf. DR InterPro; IPR023123; Tubulin_C. DR InterPro; IPR017975; Tubulin_CS. DR InterPro; IPR003008; Tubulin_FtsZ_GTPase. DR PANTHER; PTHR11588; TUBULIN; 1. DR PANTHER; PTHR11588:SF239; TUBULIN ALPHA CHAIN; 1. DR Pfam; PF00091; Tubulin; 1. DR Pfam; PF03953; Tubulin_C; 1. DR PRINTS; PR01162; ALPHATUBULIN. DR PRINTS; PR01161; TUBULIN. DR SMART; SM00864; Tubulin; 1. DR SMART; SM00865; Tubulin_C; 1. DR SUPFAM; SSF55307; Tubulin C-terminal domain-like; 1. DR SUPFAM; SSF52490; Tubulin nucleotide-binding domain-like; 1. DR PROSITE; PS00227; TUBULIN; 1. PE 1: Evidence at protein level; KW Acetylation; Allergen; Cytoplasm; Cytoskeleton; GTP-binding; Hydrolase; KW Magnesium; Metal-binding; Microtubule; Nucleotide-binding. FT CHAIN 1..450 FT /note="Tubulin alpha chain" FT /id="PRO_0000048185" FT ACT_SITE 254 FT /evidence="ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P68363" FT BINDING 11 FT /ligand="GTP" FT /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:37565" FT /evidence="ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P68363" FT BINDING 71 FT /ligand="GTP" FT /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:37565" FT /evidence="ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P68363" FT BINDING 71 FT /ligand="Mg(2+)" FT /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:18420" FT /evidence="ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P68363" FT BINDING 140 FT /ligand="GTP" FT /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:37565" FT /evidence="ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P68363" FT BINDING 144 FT /ligand="GTP" FT /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:37565" FT /evidence="ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P68363" FT BINDING 145 FT /ligand="GTP" FT /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:37565" FT /evidence="ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P68363" FT BINDING 179 FT /ligand="GTP" FT /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:37565" FT /evidence="ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P68363" FT BINDING 206 FT /ligand="GTP" FT /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:37565" FT /evidence="ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P68363" FT BINDING 228 FT /ligand="GTP" FT /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:37565" FT /evidence="ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P68363" FT MOD_RES 40 FT /note="N6-acetyllysine" FT /evidence="ECO:0000250" SQ SEQUENCE 450 AA; 50038 MW; 1B2910B19021220D CRC64; MRECISVHVG QAGVQIGNAC WELYCLEHGI QPDGQMPSDK TIGTGDDSFN TFFSETGSGK HVPRAVYVDL EPTVVDEVRT GTYRQLFHPE QLITGKEDAA NNYARGHYTI GKEIVDLVLD RIRKLADQCT GLQGFLIFHS FGGGTGSGFT SLLMERLSVD YGKKSKLEFA VYPAPQVSTA VVEPYNSILT THTTLEHSDC AFMVDNEAIY DICRRNLDIE RPTYTNLNRL IGQIVSSITA SLRFDGALNV DLTEFQTNLV PYPRIHFPLV TYAPVISSEK AYHEQLTVSE ITNTCFEPAN QMVKCDPRHG KYMACCLLYR GDVVPKDVNA AIAAIKTKRS IQFVDWCPTG FKVGINYQPP TVVPGGDLAK VQRAVCMLSN TTAIAEAWAR LDHKFDLMYA KRAFVHWYVG EGMEEGEFSE AREDLAALEK DYEEVGLDST EADDTAGEEF //